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Ask HN: searching for a product idea

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Ideas are worthless and execution is everything, isn't it right?

We're a small capable team based in Kiev, Ukraine. Strong on UI/programming weak on sales and marketing. Looking for the product idea.

Domain: SaaS or a mobile/ipad app for small businesses. Can't afford go for the consumer market.

Product that has clear value to the user, fun to work on, has competition, has no/minimal network effect, has long-term utility to the user and does not require big capital to build.

Sounds easy? Shoot.

PS: first half of May I'll spend in the Valley (for the first time). Tips appreciated.

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Jacques Mattheij's ideas list -

http://jacquesmattheij.com/My+list+of+ideas+for+when+you+are...

I don't think that you will find idea this way. Create something that you yourself will use and pay for, and if everything works smooth you will have a validated business idea.

I believe you're right. Most inspiration comes to me when I'm thinking about what I dislike, and how I could make it better. (i.e. "dammit! the pizza is late where's MY PIZZA")

I have a few ideas, but don't really have time to implement them. On the other hand, there is a long list of ideas posted on this website by Paul Graham. Have you looked at those? There are some really good ones in there!

Are you referring to this?: http://ycombinator.com/ideas.html

Or is there something more recent you're talking about.

Yea, that! :) Thanks for posting the link.

budgeting software - needs to do basic debit/credit and then have sophisticated features for budgeting and comparing how you are doing against the budget

commission - calculate sales person commissions and display them real time so salespeople know exactly how much they will get paid and when (i.e. like with car dealerships)

pricing - simple solution to help small businesses test elasticity of pricing to maximize their gross profits

free quickbooks hosting in the cloud - enables some of the above because it allows you to get access to the data

Email Me. We are an early startup in the Valley looking for a technical team/co-founder. More info to follow.

agentbnd@yahoo.com

contact me here, spfedorov at yahoo dot com

I wonder when bots will figure out that abc at [common domain name] dot [xyz] can be parsed. It would suck, but just wondering...

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