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Are you viewing this as a hobby, or as a business idea? As a hobby (or learning project), I'd say: sure, go for it, have fun. If you're planning on monetizing
by michael_dorfman 17y ago
Are you viewing this as a hobby, or as a business idea?
As a hobby (or learning project), I'd say: sure, go for it, have fun.
If you're planning on monetizing it, well.....
- mahmud 17y agoWhat? YC funds an startup that does exactly that: http://octopart.com/ http://octopart.com/
- sam 17y agoYup, you might be interested in checking out our part search API: http://octopart.com/api http://octopart.com/api . In general there a some hard parts to component search: - getting complete and accurate data - setting up a system to store that data in a smart way - setting up search on arbitrary attributes (text and numbers) - creating a UI on top of all that We've been working on the problem of part search for the past few years and we'd be happy to talk.
- theboos 17y agoWow. I didn't see that. That is almost exactly what I want. It doesn't seem to do computer components specifically but it could definitely be adapted into one or have the capability added later.
- theboos 17y agoAs a hobby and a valuable tool for my "business" of custom builds. A Newegg partnership/acquisition/sponsorship would be nice though.