Ask HN: Ideas for algorithmically-challenging autonomous web-based apps
Thinking of something like search, where scalability becomes an issue without having to serve a large number of users.
I am not sure if it is that challenging, but calculating the impact of different pricing schemes on revenue is quite a mess.
You have hundred of thousands of product numbers. That are sold in different quantities, bulks, countries, regions.
You have to record data at order and billing levels. This means millions of records each month.
Finally, you have to provide different scenarios of impact on revenue based on price variations of products...
You have to separate the effect of different product mixes from the effect of price variation on revenue.