I need ideas

2 points·elDee··4 comments

I have built backend and I have built iOS and Android apps for employers. I have been very good at it.

Now I want to build something of my own. But I have no ideas! I have spent a month to come up with an idea, and I have nothing. So I am turning to this community.

My goal is to build a service that I can charge a low subscription price, say, $5 per month. Or, a mobile app. Do you have a burning need that can be solved by software?

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I'm in a similar boat, and I'm about to embark on my first idea.

All I can tell you is, keep at it! Think of ideas, and write them down; draw diagrams of the architecture; investigate what other people are doing.

I came across this site today (on HN I believe):

https://www.mashape.com/

This is chock full of subscription services for inspiration.

Good luck to you!

I'd love to see a hyperlocal (bluetooth, maybe?), mesh network-based messaging app popularize. I uncertain if you'd be able to charge for it though, since users are often of the "open, free access for all" type. Marketing to a different demographic may help though. For the common high school student, something that allows messages to be sent without service or WIFI sounds valuable.

I'm sorry but your final paragraph turned me away. It's one thing if you're looking for fun side projects to play around with, but asking others to provide income-generating ideas seems unethical to me.

I respectfully disagree. If you read the last sentence of the post, you can see this can be an honest exchange.

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