Date: October 28th, 2021 11:10 AM Author: ponyboy curtis
Track and manage frequent flyer points across airlines, show which points can be exchanged, maybe provide platform for exchange, beyond the points wallet stuff you'd want gimmicky shit like graphics showing how many times you've circled the globe or how close you would be if headed to the moon based on total mileage travelled, neat gimmicky graphics people could poast on facebook or Instagram or whatever which would make others want to download the app.
Date: October 28th, 2021 11:03 AM Author: ponyboy curtis
Your app sounds legit. But then I read this:
"We'll see if travel gets back to pre-china virus levels and makes it worth working on."
The fuck? Do you really think people are going to stop traveling as a result of the kung-flu? Either the app is worth it, or it isn't. And for investors, the question isn't whether or not the app is worth investing in, it's whether or not *you* are worth investing in. And for anyone who sees your wait and see attitude, the answer is going to be a resounding no.
Date: October 28th, 2021 11:20 AM Author: ponyboy curtis
I agree, in fact I'm sure it's worth it. But do you really have the type of hunger necessary to put in 100+ hour work weeks for years on end to see this thing through?
Edit: I suggest you think about taking on a co-founder. You can offer a lot of things - overall vision and access to potential investors, which is fucking huge - but take an honest look at yourself and consider the types of things you're not well suited for, then seek those qualities out in a cofounder.
Date: November 22nd, 2022 5:59 PM Author: Vibrant Box Office Electric Furnace
Well, I have a degree from Columbia, so…I’d love to have my book published. Tough climate to publish a literary fiction novel with masculine themes about a straight white male protag these days. Can only hope for the best. The startup, I am sure could be successful but yes, I really don’t care.
Date: November 22nd, 2022 5:47 PM Author: Contagious Base
Dat step 3 ENTERPRISE PIVOT is truly hilarious. This guy's thinking in decades like he's setting strategy for Amazon. Meanwhile he can't spend an hour away from Benzo
Date: November 22nd, 2022 6:05 PM Author: Rusted space main people
Needs to bring it back - only let users signup who have XXX,XXXX miles - an exclusive social site for people who love flying.
I’m working on a social network for 6’4 men only - to sign up you need to use the Apple AR tool to measure your height as part of the signup process. If your height is 6’3 or below you’re redirected to twitter.
Date: November 22nd, 2022 6:19 PM Author: Contagious Base
(Without actually knowing) no fucking way they have APIs for anything. Gotta do endless dirty screen scraping BS integrating with old world companies. And it's grey legally etc
Date: November 22nd, 2022 6:25 PM Author: Amber gunner
It doesn’t. Not sure how data scraping would work here with this. I guess If everyone gave you their login info for all their FF programs then you could get it. Seems very 2009. There were companies where you could give them all your credit card and bill info and they’d track it for you. All that shit went out of business afaik because it’s a huge data concern, among other things like lack of monetization without naked data selling. With CCPA/CPRA I doubt moast with agree to the type of disclosures you’d need here. But best of luck, I think it’s a huge lift but maybe you can get it done.
Date: November 22nd, 2022 6:28 PM Author: Contagious Base
This doofus never even thought this deeply about tech integrations it was gonna be a self-reporting system. At best they'd hire a mech turk Indian to look at screenshots
Date: November 22nd, 2022 6:44 PM Author: Contagious Base
This is one of those businesses that's essentially a job. You get a team of 5-8 offshore workers, peak at a million in revenue, never get any rich buyout offer, etc. Someday you shut down because it's not growing or sell for 2x revenue to an MBA rich kid's search fund
Date: November 22nd, 2022 8:35 PM Author: confused field
There's a lot of reasons to bash RSF but trying to start a business isn't one of them.
Every successful entrepreneur has tons of failed ideas.
An app for people to share info about travel and credit card miles doesn't seem like a bad idea TBH.
By way of contrast, my only business idea was spend $120k and give up 3 years of my youth for a license to sell all of my time pushing papers around until I die.