throwAway741

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   by throwAway741 16y ago

   Thanks for the reply. Ha, that's an interesting analogy! Will take it into account and sample all the ladies.
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   by throwAway741 16y ago

   Thanks for the reply. Yeah I'm trying to discover said problems in any way possible. Possibly could with a startup but there's very few anywhere here, especially in web/tech. College seemed like the best way to network, and I don't mind hav
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   by throwAway741 16y ago

   Thanks for the reply. I'm far from rushing at the moment. Launching one of the ideas is exactly what I intend to do, especially after this thread.
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   by throwAway741 16y ago

   Thanks for the reply. Great point about the cross-referencing, will take it into account.
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   by throwAway741 16y ago

   Thanks for the reply. That's reassuring to hear. I highly expect it's less about laziness and more about not being keen on the idea! My expectation of success isn't really retiring at 17. It's just not having to work for some big corporatio
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   by throwAway741 16y ago

   Thanks for the reply. That's pretty much my train of thought, but I just want to maximize the potential. Great point about figuring out something the competition aren't doing. And I understand about becoming a great hacker, that's why I hav
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   by throwAway741 16y ago

   Thanks for the reply. 1) For what it's worth, the web dev part of the course was given a complete overhaul to bring it to more of an industry standard this year, and 50% of the course is now design. I intended to study business but a massiv
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   by throwAway741 16y ago

   Well I mostly declined it because of choosing college instead, but yes I did and still do have an idea of the projects to pursue.
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   by throwAway741 16y ago

   Thanks for that, some are a little out of my area but I'll read every last one.
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    by throwAway741 16y ago

    Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure if my post seemed to indicate I only have 3 months coding experience, but I've been coding for almost 2 years. I'm about to do exactly what you're suggesting with the niche ideas, but just thought I'd ask
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    by throwAway741 16y ago

    Thanks for the reply. In response to point 2, that's actually exactly what I've been doing (making a Flickr clone), and have found it to be a great idea.
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    by throwAway741 16y ago

    Thanks for the reply. Don't really wish to immediately post the ideas, however I may post some of them in a new thread soon to get feedback as I don't believe in hiding them worrying if they'll be stolen. Stay tuned.
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    by throwAway741 16y ago

    Thanks for the reply. I'm working on the co-founder thing, it's part of the reason for going to college. And yeah I hear that a lot, which is what makes me think I'm just too critical of my own ideas. I really couldn't be that bad.
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    Ask HN: Problem finding/choosing an idea to work on

    29 points by throwAway741 16y ago|30 comments