Ask HN: Startup Ideas vs Bureaucracy?
How do you guys deal with (government) politics and the hurdle of a good idea? Do you think of ways around it or just hold off the idea till later?
One of the coolest things about the internet is the lack of politics and bureaucracy. Want to start a website about something social? Just start it! Unfortunately though, as time goes on and more people want their hand in the cookie jar, politics and bureaucracy will rear it's ugly head similar to other more mature industries.
For example, I have a cool idea of a medical start up where doctors and people get together and treat and research each other. The hurdle? Nine thousand miles of red tape, politics, court orders, licenses, insurance, privacy laws, liability laws, and so forth. That's even before I get to the idea! It's so much easier to start a social networking start up than to deal with that mess. Though for how long, I don't know.