Offer HN: Let Me Give You Ideas For Your Business

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by myronbolitar • 13 years ago

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d0m• 13 years ago

Inspired by twitter and snapchat:

You call a friend over the phone but, here's the twist, it will hang up automatically after 15 secs. Better make it quick.

Value proposition: - Nobody has time for calls that last more than 15 secs nowadays - You're more likely to pickup the line if you know it's 15 secs instead of letting go on the voicemail. - If it's someone you don't like, it will only be 15 secs

Pricing Model: - Waiting to receive a $3B offer, turning it out, accepting a $12B one for Christmas.

Audience: - Everyone who used a phone and is ready for the phone experience 2.0.

Yes, I'm kidding!

Lost_BiomedE• 13 years ago

I actually would like this if the caller put in an 'offer' of the amount of time (not mandatory 15s, or hangup...just a guestimate). But, I probably only use/like this if it was available without a separate app.

mattlutze3• 13 years ago

Even though you're kidding...

1. 30 seconds would give you enough time for a bit of back and forth, while still being refreshingly brief.

1.1 Or, make it just under a minute, as you'd otherwise be throwing away the fraction of the minute not used.

2. Block the caller from calling again for x minutes, set by the receiver.

theseoafs• 13 years ago

I like 30 seconds. Call the service SmallTalk. If you get sufficiently popular, you could advertise on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. "You've chosen to use your 'phone a friend' lifeline. Remember, you only have 30 seconds. We'll have the guys from SmallTalk connect you to your mother."

rfnslyr5• 13 years ago

I would honestly use this. Knowing there's a time limit I'd definitely pick it up/dial. This coming from a person that avoids phone calls like the plague. I hate anything that lasts more than 15 seconds to be honest.

surreal• 13 years ago

I hate anything that lasts more than 15 seconds to be honest.

Wish my girlfriend took the same view

mchaver• 13 years ago

Speed video conferencing

One minute video conferences will reduce time waste and let you focus on your work!

rfnslyr5• 13 years ago

Timer + any existing service = new niche of services!

krashidov• 13 years ago

I have a relevant anecdote.

Back when I visited my home country they had this very bizarre mobile plan where the first 10 seconds of all cell phone calls were free. So what you would see is people hanging up after 10 seconds, recalling the person they were speaking to, continuing the conversation , and then doing it all over again. It was hilarious. It got even crazier when some companies reduced the time limit to 5 seconds.

woah• 13 years ago

So many ideas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BjrHpZwRFo

psuter• 13 years ago

Also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr3EYyOVg88

kordless• 13 years ago

From Pipedrive's HTML:

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I'd suggest making it harder than Googling 'binary to ASCII conversion'! :)

Edit: text overflow.

Basilius2• 13 years ago

FoodSnap

You take a photo of everything you eat. The app organizes the photos by day. The daily digest view shows you everything you ate for that day.

This could be used for dieting (perhaps looking at everything you ate that day before going to sleep helps you realize how much you actually ate, as opposed to not thinking about it when you're munching bite by bite).

This could be used for personal discovery (probably everything you eat has an effect. You can start to become more vigilant of your food patterns by keeping a visual journal).

This could be used for medical purposes (need to monitor what you're eating, etc).

Anyhow, probably v1 is very simple. Version A might involve image detections. Version B might just get some mechanical turks to identify what you ate to make the visual data textual. Version C might let you make quick notes after you take the photo.

Brainstorm to where the app is something people pay to download or use.

[edited typos]

gms7777• 13 years ago

It looks like a few people have had this same idea:

MealLogger: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wellnessfo... https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/meallogger-photo-food-journa... Odish: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.odish.app&...

I don't know much about those apps though, so I don't know if they're actually any good.

jaredsohn• 13 years ago

There is even an app (MealSnap: http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/05/too-lazy-to-count-calories-...) that goes a step further and returns back calorie estimates from a photo. (But I haven't personally used it so I can't say how good that one is either.)

rfnslyr5• 13 years ago

Haha I'm literally working on this, been using it to diet. I made a simple glorified calorie counter but I'm working on integrating instagram for it. Instagram your food and in the description you put #p#f#c, so if my meal is 200 grams of protein, 200 carbs, and 200 fat, I'd write 200p200f200c. End of the day my app parses all that and lays out the photos in a timeline and then calculates daily macros.

Basilius2• 13 years ago

Yeah I can see it being useful (not being sarcastic)... but let's see what the OP says in response!

JVIDEL• 13 years ago

Flashprint: we print whatever you want and send it to you on an airtight envelope. Once it's exposed to air you have 10 until it becomes a blank page.

I want 20 billion, cash no stock.

delinka• 13 years ago

10 what? Seconds? Minutes?

uptown• 13 years ago

Just 10.

bernatfp3• 13 years ago

This would be Snapchat hadn't Internet been invented.

dblacc• 13 years ago

Ha ! An analogue version of Snapchat

DoggettCK• 13 years ago

I'll give you $47 for 85% of your company.

Mark Cuban is out.

bernatfp3• 13 years ago

Just make a Snapchat clone that lets you send pictures from your photo gallery, I REALLY NEED IT. I don't have many relevant pics to make and send via Snapchat but I do have lots of stupid pictures that I want to forward to my friends.

icpmacdo• 13 years ago

Mind if I build this?

bernatfp3• 13 years ago

No problem, I will be waiting for my compensation when you get hella rich ;-)

michaelfdeberry2• 13 years ago

I have built that, or at least something similar, and no one uses it :(

jnbiche• 13 years ago

Well? Put your link up, man! I suspect your problem (like my own, alas) may be an aversion to self-advertising.

myronbolitar• 13 years ago

OP here - I'm going to respond to everyone who drops me an email at adam [at] ypprojects.com or comments in here. If you comment in here, though, please leave your email address.

wikwocket• 13 years ago

Just wanted to post that if you enjoy giving feedback and suggestions, you could register at criticue.com. You give feedback to webpages/apps and get credits for reviews of your own stuff. I have gotten decent feedback for my sites there, although mostly I just like opining on others' work!

measure2xcut1x• 13 years ago

Snapco:

A free saas + iaas cloud platform that provides all the plumbing and infrastructure necessary to launch your startup in 90 days ...or else.

If your startup doesn't achieve exit or real revenue target within 90 days, you forfeit ownership to Snapco.

Else, Snapco takes a percent of exit proceeds and ongoing revenue.

</kidding>

scrozier2• 13 years ago

I'm an entrepreneur and my circle of colleagues includes other entrepreneurs, designers, developers, marketers, etc. We generate 3 ideas per second about my business. I'll pay you $5 to not give me three ideas about my business.

nekopa• 13 years ago

I accept your offer. You have 24 hours to send me $5 (billing details to follow), or else you shall receive my three ideas about your business.

scrozier2• 13 years ago

I've sent you $5 via PayPal.

christiangenco• 13 years ago

Alright, hear me out on this one: SnapchatSnapchat.

Our company will make you a Snapchat clone (put it on the app store, advertise it, the full 9 yards), but after 30 days it just disappears. I need an idea for the revenue model.

fish2000• 13 years ago

Use the same business plan as everybody else these days – give the product away for free and sell the customer data up the river

namenotrequired• 13 years ago

I need an idea for the revenue model.

Just tell your investors that you had a business plan written out, but you saved it in SnapBox...

davidsmith8900• 13 years ago

- Thanks for sharing

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