Startups pitches are around fixing problems, but so often they leave it out the actual problem. So this is a forum of just problems. Problems that need to be solved. If someone wants to solve your problem, they can build it, and you can use it.
Problem solved.
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45 votes
Make Me Dinner - an ebay for food service
A match making service that would connect people who need meals with people who can make them, presumably in their neighborhood.
So a single working person indicates what kind of food they like, and mom who cooks for a family of 6 adds a couple extra portions to what she makes that night and de... more
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44 votes
Finding domain names
Buying domain names sucks.
Find me a better way to do it. It would be great if you could fix DNS while you're at it. -
35 votes
Small business finance sucks
Entrepreneurs are passionate about building good products; not about managing their finances. We're building a "Mint.com for Businesses" to help solve this problem.
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25 votes
I need a Git windows client similar to TortoiseSVN
The only one I could find was Git-Cheetah, which I'd have to build from source myself, which is a pain.
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20 votes
I want to know where the closest free wifi spot is
Mapping device that points to closest free wifi network from your current location
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18 votes
I need developers after StartupWeekend
Need to hook up with developers to collaborate/hire after Startup Weekend
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15 votes
I can't use layaway to put money towards new skis/bike
I could never throw down 1-2k for a new mountain bike or the latest skis I want, my wife would suggest we be more practical. However, I could put $200/month or so towards that new bike I have my eye on. Layaway sites exist but are terrible. This should be an option for bike shops to utilize ju... more
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14 votes
I organize groups and have no single place to do it
I organize Startup Weekends, Ignite, Startup Drinks etc and find it really hard to do it all from one place.
Ideally, a wordpress plugin that handles rsvp, blast emails and helps 'tell the story' of the event for the archives.
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13 votes
Spammers hop from one web startup to another
Web startups have access to little information about entities that have patterns of abuse of other web services: spammers, phishers, etc. These consume the time of the startup staff and damage its reputation in the community.
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13 votes
getting free, factual data on products with UPCs and pics.
Scrape Amazon, Ebay, Google Product Search, Freebase, whatever - but it's bullshit that this information isn't out there so that I can price compare or create an online store or help with government contracting or a thousand other things. Factual information should be free.
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10 votes
I miss when people link to my website when I am offline.
When someone links to my website, I would love a txt message or an email. txt message if they have standing (Pagerank?).
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7 votes
Virtual popcorn & a movie; virtual film festivals
Always traveling, my partner & I long for ways to connect and share while apart. We'd like to be able to share a film/tv show and discuss it/mock it in real time (same as we might when together). I propose a social networking site which allows 2 or more people to schedule movie/tv watching ... more
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7 votes
Anonymous 4chan-like forum creation and maintenance platform
A quickly deployable, minimally featured forum portal with a singular web admin console. Anonymous users can create forums and post images to a central server which can spin up other vm's for each forum created. You know, if you have a couple months...
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6 votes
great ideas from startup weekends get overlooked
the big ideas sometimes get lost a bit with so many web 2.0 ideas.
I gave a 30 sec pitch regarding an idea that will change the way movies are distributed. a win/win for everyone.
As a filmmaker, I don't have the coding knowledge to start the project myself.
Arin Lance and some friends started... more
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6 votes
news overload: too many great sources
There are tons of quality blogs and news sources, but I don't have time to read *all* of their content. I want a recommendation engine that'll show me specific articles that I'll enjoy.
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3 votes
I want my computer to work out how to connect to internet
I'm fed up with helping my computer to connect to the internet. I want to switch it on, and have it work out how to get connected without my input.