Hello,

I’m looking for inspiration to build something new in terms of software/hardware. I wrote down over 25 ideas in total, and by my own standards if I saw someone else building them I’d consider these ideas cool, some are innovative, but my ideas are not exactly what I’m looking for.

I’m looking to invent something and leveraging existing technologies, for example blockchain -> btc or neural networks -> ml/llm.

Some ideas I had:

  • A streaming-service for indie movie makers (* no/low budget)
  • Sleep optimizer that monitors sleep and changes room temperature, light, etc for better sleep
  • A half-digital scavenger hunt game (some parts are online, some offline)
  • A skillswap marketplace, instead of buying a service both parties exchange skills
  • A website that asks user what challenges they face in their every day life
    …

What are some *outside-the-box ideas you’ve heard of? How can I check the viability without building the software or hardware?

  • 𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    2 days ago

    How can I check the viability without building the software or hardware?

    1. see if the thing already exists
    • if it does and is successful, great, viable idea. now figure out how the existing thing sucks (see 2)
    • if not, great, maybe an untapped niche
    1. figure out who the intended users are and talk to them. what do they want? what do they hate?
    • filter through a fine mesh of common sense, pragmatism and cynicism
    1. build a basic version that adresses needs (and users hate less), get feedback, iterate

    it helps when you are an intended user since that’s a tighter feedback loop