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Problems - Startup Ideas Forum

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.

  1. 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

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 23 votes
  6. 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

  7. 18 votes

    I need developers after StartupWeekend

    Need to hook up with developers to collaborate/hire after Startup Weekend

  8. 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

  9. 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.

  10. 14 votes
  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. 12 votes
  14. 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?).

  15. 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

  16. 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...

  17. 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

  18. 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.

  19. 3 votes
  20. 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.

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