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Startup Ideas

Have an idea for a web startup or small project? This is a place to share your ideas, get feedback, and hopefully network with others who may want to collaborate.
Лиова
Здравствуй, frf. Мы с друзьями сделали мини-проект про литературу. Называется http://nocover.ru . Расскажите, что об этом всём думаете, пожалуйста.
Интересный заход! Скажите, кем и как выбираются образцы текста? Сколько книжек в базе? - ETOT ABOUT ТРЕНИНГ
нравится! игровой момент увлекает. только я бы делала цитаты поменьше... - μarka
beskov, можно на ты. Образцы текста пока выбираются в основном одной девочкой, изучающей языкознание в финском университете. На её хороший вкус в какой-то степени можно положиться, я считаю. Мы, ещё 3 айтишника, тоже помаленьку помогаем по мере сил. Отрывков пока чуть меньше 70, добавляем регулярно. - Лиова
очень плохо все переведено. я думал, гораздо лучше все это будет. кнопку "хочу прочитать эту книгу" хочется нажать в основном из чувства awkwardness. Ну и конечно Павмук Муракоэльо во все поля. - псы в рапиде
собс-но, то что написано "о проекте", некоторые могут назвать морализаторством и вкусовщиной. но а так - миленько, и цвета глазу приятные :) зы: как монетизироваться будете? - Правду ежик говорит
Идея отличная, мне нравится. - i'm a ninja
feedetcontra, уже сейчас рядом с названиями большинства книг есть ссылки на их покупку с нашими партнёрками - Лиова
Главный вопрос к frf как к достаточно много читающему сообществу: Хотели бы вы записывать на ресурсе свои любимые книгоцитаты? Или все для этих целей уже используют tumblr? - Лиова
Пока что - на один раз. Сразу же хочется сказать "о, прикольненько", но если просите анализ - то я пока не нахожу ответ на вопрос "почему я могу сюда вернуться?" Возможный ответ - чтобы найти что-то, что хотелось бы прочитать. Но вряд ли это будет работать действительно как поиск новых книг в таком виде, как он есть. Может быть, с расширенными возможностями - сохранение "истории... more... - my week beats your year
Читают книги 80% фф. Читают художественные книги 70% фф. Читают художественные книги регулярно 60% фф. Имеют любимые цитаты 30% фф. Хотят выписывать и делиться с кем-то любимыми цитатами 10% фф. Хотят делиться любимыми цитатами где-то, помимо фф 5% фф. - лупить сисярами
^ откуда статистика? ;) - Правду ежик говорит
экспертная оценка - лупить сисярами
cybrarian, то есть мы можем рассчитывать на примерно четверть человека. спасибо за оценку :) - Лиова
это с одной стороны. с другой, вы можете модифицировать спрос, создав новую культуру, т.к. людей, лайкающих и шаряших цитаты других может быть в несколько раз больше, особенно если навесить игровые механизмы «угадай кто автор в комментах» с 3-мя вариантами ответов. - лупить сисярами
Можно сделать голосование за цитаты, чтобы избавляться от неудачных. Это я к тому, что полистал отрывки, и ничего особо привлекательного не попалось. - Dmitry Sergeev
Поддерживаю идею с голосованием - не только (и не столько) для отсева, сколько для подбора тех, которые ближе по духу. Поэтому лучше сразу цеплять на это дело логику типа LastFM - после первого лайка подставлять человеку цитаты, которые лайкнули другие пользователи, лайкнувшие его первый лайк. - DPihto
Техническое: перемотку хочется стрелками с клавиатуры, само напрашивается - Gleb Kalinin
Нашли цитатный сервис на http://www.livelib.ru/quotes — так что повторять функционал не будем, пожалуй. Останемся простыми - Лиова
Кстати отрывков в базе уже больше 200 - Лиова
Sudip
Can you guys suggest some new ideas for social networking site. I have launched mine - http://www.todleho.com
Michael R. Bernstein
Live streaming of the Startup Bootcamp at MIT. - Michael R. Bernstein from Bookmarklet
Joel
How to execute and protect your ideas: http://www.symbyoz.com/render...
Michael R. Bernstein
Would you go to a 'morning coffee' entrepreneur meetup if one was in your area? If so, what time would be best for you?
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*bump* for the morning people... - Michael R. Bernstein
Yes; 8 or 9 am. - Jenny R
I would say 8, since I assume morning start times of 9am. Other people, however, may start earlier. - Alex Scrivener
Alex, I think we can assume that entrepreneurs have a bit more scheduling flexibility. - Michael R. Bernstein
Michael R. Bernstein
Michael R. Bernstein
What do you folks think of domain names in the format adjectivenoun.com vs. something like noun.me?
Short is better, but .com is more familiar to mainstream audiences (which might also require registering nounme.com if I went the noun.me route). How to choose? - Michael R. Bernstein
Great question. I favor clever inclusion in title.. a la the original delicio.us and the widly circulated bit.ly - hollyrae
Thanks for the feedback, Holly. Any opinion on noun.li vs. noun.me? - Michael R. Bernstein
Michael R. Bernstein
"Working on the web all day long is a recipe for fatness. Not metaphorically, I mean literally. You’re sitting on your butt all day. And especially when you’re working at a startup and putting in 16 hour days, it’s hard to find time to take care of yourself. Both in my previous projects and now working on Dino.sr, I’ve definitely seen the side effects of burning the hours away staring at the screen. Which is why I’ve proposed a few ideas to help us get the best of both worlds: crazy startup work ethic + physical fitness." - Michael R. Bernstein from Bookmarklet
NunziataRusso
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arnaldostream
"A group of investors has teamed up to form AppFund, a company solely focused on raising money for and incubating apps for the iPad. You'll remember the somewhat similar iFund, which even got a mention in an Apple keynote a while back, and eventually offered up millions of dollars to emerging iPhone app companies like ngmoco and others. AppFund is trying to do the same thing, though they're starting out a bit smaller, promising $5000 to $500,000 to folks with interesting iPad ideas and the means to get them up and running. They're soliciting ideas right now, so if you saw the iPad on stage and came up with a brilliant way to use it, you can send them a report and see if they bite. You'll probably need a solid business plan and/or a prototype as well, since they probably won't give you $500,000 to develop an iPad whoopie cushion that you can sneak onto a chair and make someone sit on. Or will they?" - arnaldostream from Bookmarklet
Necmettin
I started working on a data-tree style notetaking application recently. Which similar web application (Wridea, Google Notebook, Evernote, and the like) are you guys using, and what do you love/hate most about that application?
Much less graphical. Mine has no Flash, no fancy graphics and sounds. Just lets you organize whatever you wish to organize into nodes and subs (like the tree on the left of Windows Explorer).. Most mindmapping and note-taking applications have too much detail, too many options and actions (imho). So I'm looking for simpler and easier-to-use applications. Got any? - Necmettin
Something like this: http://tmp.begiter.gen.tr/dt... (I couldn't find how to add an image after creating the entry in FF). - Necmettin
I have been using Treepad for this: see screenshot of how I am using it with. http://www.imagebam.com/image... .Also similar ones available are treedbnotes pro, rightnote, allmynotes organizer pro. But they all lack what I would like. I like the tree-style layout and the ability to create sub nodes of sub nodes at the left, but I would need text colorations and special... more... - TrafficBug
@TrafficBug I'm not sure I understand what you mean by 'wiki of links'. And the applications you list are all desktop applications it seems. Any online options? - Necmettin
@Mehmet Yeah, I love GTasks, too. Except it doesn't use the entire window, just a small portion of it. I don't like that, really. Do you use Google Tasks on a daily basis, or have a better option that syncs with your phone? - Necmettin
You can make Gtasks use the full window. Create a bookmark with the following URL - "http://mail.google.com/tasks..." - Vinayak Joshi
Cool tip, thanks. But then again, I'm writing my own todo-notetaking-datatree application, and I'm hoping to have it published within the week. - Necmettin
@Necmetting, by wiki of links I meant something like this. Link = http://imgur.com/IbezS.png Something like Treepad, but this could be a variation. I havent used online note taking apps so far because I need very fast indexing and fast retrieval and would prefer all data stored on desktop, with prohbably syncs to the cloud at a sequence and interval I determine manually. - TrafficBug
Here is a recap of feature list I would like - freeform database, full-text search, auto-completion of search results (autosuggest), prominent "Find" button provided as part of toolbar, and the whole thing could be like a spreadsheet with rows of data with only 1 column = "data" instead of a tree-data format, something like a scrolling table of entries that match the current dataset as found by the entry in the Find textbox. - TrafficBug
Very nice, useful and applicable ideas, TrafficBug. Except, how would you enter more than one paragraph of text (say, something like a "note" about an entry)? When you say freeform database, do you mean being able to add new columns to entries (separately), or a more relaxed way of saving the data/text? - Necmettin
I made this video of a bookmarking app I use: http://www.screentoaster.com/watch... I especially like how the Find text box is bringing up results as I type (the result dataset keeps changing as I type). As regards your questions, I would define one 'entry' to be a 'text snippet' that is allowed to occupy one row in the search results spreadsheet that appear like... more... - TrafficBug
Wow! Adding everything you described to my "considering doing" list. Thanks for such a detailed description. - Necmettin
@necmettin I have used/tested all of the ones you mention, plus MindMeister, XMind (non-browser), Todoist, RTM, TwitDone yesterday (it actually has some interesting ideas), and even FriendFeed as a To-Do/notes app (as a private Group). None do everything I'd want them to be truly useful, GoogleNotes got close but was missing some things before Google archived the project (clipping was fast/great, as was manual clip sorting; no child nodes though). - Alex Schleber
@necmetin BTW, have you looked into #Wordpress' P2 Theme for note threading? http://p2demo.wordpress.com/ It's only missing edit of posts/replies, which is probably turned on for the admin user, will have to do my own install to test. For clipping, just use the WP PressThis bookmarklet?! - Alex Schleber
Checking out all the options Alex listed (and thanks, Alex, for that), yet I still do not feel like I found *the* todo/notes application. Each and every one of them has strengths, yet again each seem to lack at least one feature I would like to have (and planning to include in the application I'm working on). I have almost always been on the lookout for a perfect notes/todo application... more... - Necmettin
Please post here when your custom app is ready for a testing! IMHO, I could live without the data-tree as provided by Treepad, I guess what I would really need is the Powermarks-style text snippet database, just expanded to include right click integration from any app. (the app in the screencast video). - TrafficBug
yes please keep us posted. I too would love to test! - metalerik
I read through the thread again and may be I may not have been clearer about the term 'wiki of links'. What I really wanted to say (and meant) is a 'treeview of links where each tree node is able to collapse, expand, fold and unfold horizontally rather than vertically'. When unfolding horizontally, the list of links contained within that tree would appear horizontally - each item being... more... - TrafficBug
TrafficBug, I might as well include such a feature if experiments prove fruitful/usable, but it appears to be more of a visual feature than a structural/implementation one. Yet again, why not. I have bookmarked this discussion and implementing features listed / features found in mentioned apps. Beta will be rolled out soon. Just hang on a bit there ;) - Necmettin from IM
I am just wondering: does anyone know of an app that has the explorer folder-style note organization system, with another view mode that maps all of the nodes in a tree visually. What I am looking for is an app that has this: http://www.java2s.com/Tutoria... and this: http://www.clas.ufl.edu/jur... - Eric
I found CintaNotes.com very good for note taking! Very light weight, fast and leaner than Evernote! Since all data is stored in a single file, it is easier to take exports. - TrafficBug
Cintanotes drops the data-tree style structuring concept for snippets and instead uses concept of tags and ' fast as you type' search and doesnt require external libraries like .net framework for installation, etc. Thumbs up for this light and fast app. - MohanArun
Michael R. Bernstein
Tom Pinckney: How to figure out what those VC terms mean for your equity - http://www.tompinckney.com/2010...
"My friend Chris Dixon wrote about what everyone should know about their equity grants. Following up on that, I wrote a simple python program that helps you simulate what your stock would be worth in the event someone buys your company." - Michael R. Bernstein from Bookmarklet
Vezquex
Heineken Wobo Bottle: A Solution To Sustainable Housing Before its Time - http://www.triplepundit.com/2009...
Heineken Wobo Bottle: A Solution To Sustainable Housing Before its Time
curious how strong the resultant walls would be. How easy would it be to break a 'brick' by accident. Some of the comments mention filling the bottles with sand, which is interesting. - mikepk
Nicola Greco
Fwd: Do blog comments powered by FriendFeed work? - http://workingviral.com/2009... (tramite http://friendfeed.com/working...)
questo è un bell'esperimento che sto facendo su workingviral.com dove i commenti sono gestiti da friendfeed. Provate a commentare dal blog, secondo voi funziona una cosa del genere? - Nicola Greco
Io resto per la possibilità di usare più servizi/identità, come Disqus o Intense Debate. La vera ricchezza è la possibilità di scelta, che è anche una componente importante della viralità. Senza contare che il grosso limite di FF è quello dell'API key, mentre le altre identità le utilizzi via login standard. Per il resto mi sembra un buon esperimento, ben integrato nel tema. - Mushin
ho visto che si può fare una richiesta alle api via http senza l'api key ma direttamente con la password, anche se molto probabilmente l'utente non va a scrivere la password ovunque su altri siti. Mi serviva una piattaforma che mi gestisse i commenti senza dispersione, ossia avere un'unica discussione, disqus da quel punto di vista, fa si che io ritorni sul blog per vedere cosa hanno scritto gli altri, invece in questo modo basta aggiornare friendfeed :) - Nicola Greco
Usa OAuth se proprio vuoi proseguire su questa strada: http://friendfeed.com/api... - alieb
ottimo anche quello si, anche se l'api key mi veniva più veloce, dato che la salvo anche nei cookie e quindi è come fossi loggato anche sul blog :) - Nicola Greco
Nicola Greco
DMM (Direct Message Marketing) is the new DEM (Direct Email Marketing)
am I the first who used the word DMM ? - Nicola Greco
Ok no one cares about the future of the web marketing. - Nicola Greco
put your idea here ..it can be worth $25000 - http://bit.ly/4BE1V4 - ideas4all
cool, do you think could be fine? - Nicola Greco
ideas4all
Startuppers with ideas could be iterested with our challenge ...ideas @ideas4all ca be worth $25000 - http://www.ideas4all.com/static...
Keith
put your idea here ..it can be worth $25000 - http://bit.ly/4BE1V4 - ideas4all
Sercan YILMAZ
I started to write a weblog about entrepreneurship, startups, fundings, investments and new trends.. Please share your thoughts, comments about the design, content or whatever.. BTW, I am giving the ad spots on blog away for free.. Let me know if you interested.. - http://www.cazcaz.net
put your idea here ..it can be worth $25000 - http://bit.ly/4BE1V4 - ideas4all
Anthony Feint
my idea is groups for Twitter. I have sort of put this into practice at Twitly.com but the execution could be better. Its something that Twitter really needs - the ability to separate the people you follow into more managable and readable groups - http://www.twitly.com/login...
I think it's a good idea. Group together people that you follow because they share a common purpose. I would like to see this put further by being able to send one group a tweet the rest of my followers don't see. Only real solution seems to be multiple accounts which is frustrating - Tomas Marquez
put your idea here ..it can be worth $25000 - http://bit.ly/4BE1V4 - ideas4all
Tomas Marquez
I was thinking of a site that could take your grocery list and tell you where each item was in the store for easy finding, and quickest route. This would apply to any grocery store you visit not just one, the site would reorganize list for you according to store you visit. Could also suggest recipes and other items in store based on list.
put your idea here ..it can be worth $25000 - http://bit.ly/4BE1V4 - ideas4all
Michael R. Bernstein
Michael R. Bernstein
""We live in an era of rapid innovation." I'm sure you've heard that phrase, or some variant, over and over again. The evidence appears to be all around us: Google (GOOG), Facebook, Twitter, smartphones, flat-screen televisions, the Internet itself. But what if the conventional wisdom is wrong? What if outside of a few high-profile areas, the past decade has seen far too few commercial innovations that can transform lives and move the economy forward? What if, rather than being an era of rapid innovation, this has been an era of innovation interrupted? And if that's true, is there any reason to expect the next decade to be any better?" - Michael R. Bernstein from Bookmarklet
Michael R. Bernstein
"[A] weekly video series detailing the founders, mentors and events throughout the summer. Every Tuesday at noon you can see the a new episode following three of our Boulder teams as they progress through the program. We are going to do 14 episodes showing what the experience is like as the teams build their companies." - Michael R. Bernstein from Bookmarklet
Hah! I beat Andrew by posting this first! [Edit: Darn, no I didn't.] - Michael R. Bernstein
Michael R. Bernstein
This was a really great webinar. I even got my question answered (at 00:59)! - Michael R. Bernstein
Michael R. Bernstein
Tired of Looking for Work, Some Create Their Own - NYTimes.com - http://www.nytimes.com/glogin...
Tired of Looking for Work, Some Create Their Own - NYTimes.com
Tired of Looking for Work, Some Create Their Own - NYTimes.com
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"Plenty of other laid-off workers across the country, burned out by a merciless job market, are building business plans instead of sending out résumés. For these people, recession has become the mother of invention." - Michael R. Bernstein from Bookmarklet
Ben
Ben
Intuit UK offering its QuickBooks SimpleStart software free for three days, from Tuesday 20th Jan - http://www.QuickBooks.co.uk/freefor...
Michael R. Bernstein
Startup Florida: What is the economic impact of a Tech Startup? (Part I) - http://startupflorida.blogspot.com/2008...
Startup Florida: What is the economic impact of a Tech Startup? (Part I)
Michael R. Bernstein
fsb@crynwr.com: Thread on: Free *Network* Software Business? - http://www.crynwr.com/cgi-bin...
The entire discussion about business-model constraints that might apply to my recent idea for a brand new medium and content industry. - Michael R. Bernstein from Bookmarklet
Michael R. Bernstein
Michael R. Bernstein
Springwise: new business ideas for entrepreneurial minds. - http://springwise.com/
This is a great site for getting the creative juices flowing. - Michael R. Bernstein
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