Readit Newsd7z commented on Ask HN: We have a great team and capital but can't find a good idea · Posted by u/0bsidian
how about building a social platform and further learning site for serial entrepreneurs?? Serial entrepreneurs get together to test ideas, projects, etc...
They learn mainly by seeing what others are doing and sharing thoughts.
I go to sites to learn something, it is designed for someone just starting out. I want to talk to fellow serial entrepreneurs who are looking at various ideas, but don't know where to meet them and how. Even sharing of visions and opportunities that serials entrepreneurs see could be really insightful not only for themselves, but for anyone who are looking at what is going to happen next.
If you need that, check out https://DoerHub.com
Programming humans?
Confidence - never thought it would be an issue when you're leading your own company. I quit a great job on the east coast in 2012, went to grad school and moved to Silicon Valley after graduation (2014) to work on my startup. I've been learning and building constantly for the past 4 years. I would rather my work speak for me, so I don't draw any attention to what I'm doing or to myself until I have great results to report. I don't have a co-founder because the people I would ask are not financially independent enough to take the risk without a salary. I'd rather make some money and hire them with as much equity as they can handle.
My first project stalled because of poor architectural decisions that overlapped with not-yet-profitable product-market fit (and too much networking instead of product work) and a baby. I learned that lesson and turned into a hermit to rewrite it completely - the market is there, but not immediately lucrative. I'm also writing something that makes money first. I'm hammering day and night with nothing else in my life but my family and the product. My second project is written in GO, wonderfully cheap to run, and about to be ready for launch. Not sure how to turn on that swagger button yet.
Selling to customers is one thing, but how/when do I start selling to investors and employees when few people know me in SV because I've been hammering instead of networking for almost 2 years straight.
If you have a site full of Google ads and a site without google ads, the former wins Google search traffic.
If you have a site with google analytics and one without the former wins.
If you have a search engine should you be allowed to prioritize entries that use your advertising network, analytics software, payment methods, etc?