We talk a lot about “startup ideas,” but many real problems around us are still poorly solved or not solved at all.
It could be something in daily life, work, local businesses, logistics, services, or even something very small that keeps annoying you. Sometimes the best startup ideas come from problems we’ve personally experienced.
What’s one problem you see around you that startups are either ignoring or solving badly? Curious to hear different perspectives.
What problem do you see around you that no startup is solving properly?
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Email + LinkedIn spam.
I get so much.
I’d love an agent that auto-filters my email / responds to emails that are low risk. Even with a holding message like “Hey, I’m Nick’s assistant. Please answer A, B, C and I’ll connect you with Nick” for any email that is from a new sender.
The awkward in between moments. Switching tasks, contexts, apps, or even mental modes is exhausting and most tools act like we’re robots with clean workflows.
One thing that stands out to me is how so many tools are great for getting people going at first. But they do not really help with keeping at it later on.
It seems like we have focused a lot on making the start easy and fun. Follow through gets ignored somehow. There are all these apps that hook you right away on day one. Then when your motivation starts to fade, they just kind of fade too. That is frustrating.
I read somewhere, or maybe just thought about it, that inconsistency issues get blamed on lack of motivation most of the time. But it might actually be more about the setup around you, the environment stuff.
For a real example, take dashboards. I would prefer not so many of those. Instead, something that says what to do next, especially if you missed last week or whatever.
Not sure if this is just me noticing it everywhere. Or if other people spot the same pattern. Maybe I am reading too much into it. ~