Is your app like this? Oh, that’s been done before

4 points by ebbflowgo ↗ HN
You’re a social media company, like Instagram? That’s been done before

Phone, like the iPhone? That’s been done before

Car dealership, like Mercedes? That’s been done before

Bank, like JP Morgan? That’s been done before

Restaurant, like the Olive Garden? That’s been done before

Gym, like Equinox? That’s been done before

Tennis player, like Federer? That’s been done before

Human, like Adam and Eve? That’s been done before

Video platform, like Vibehut.io? That’s been done before

It’s allllll been done before, what you feel like working on is the only difference.

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How about an app that allows you to see in the dark or make fart sounds?
Almost nothing has been done. The secret is staying on the f*cking bus[0]

[0] https://jamesclear.com/stay-on-the-bus

This has been exactly my experience building (the apparent 200th) uptime monitoring service over the last 18 months.

They all look the same to start with, but over time you learn a "better way" of doing things, that the others haven't considered.

Is it a better way to customers? Or just a better way for you to implement it that customers don't see the difference?
Just lack of imagination. There is no app to rent real steampunk robots, none!
> Video platform, like Vibehut.io?

Oh that’s your website…

Flagged as spam. Nice try OP
I thought it was a nice post too!

Value, perspective and supporting the business that I've spent months making.