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Ask HN: Which itches can I scratch?

1 pointsby gschilleralmost 12 years ago
We&#x27;re always told, &quot;Scratch your own itch&quot; when it comes to entrepreneurship. I think that this is bullshit. I want to solve problems where the money is.<p>What problems do you have to which I could create a solution?

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helen842000almost 12 years ago
The &#x27;scratch your own itch&#x27; is given as advice because it leads to better solutions which lead to money. You are your own target market which makes building decisions and selling easier. It gives you drive &amp; motivation because you know if it&#x27;s something you&#x27;d use yourself or not &amp; you have your first customer from day 1 (yourself). Trying to build something for a group of people you&#x27;re not part of is tough and often results in a lot of guess-work.<p>One problem I&#x27;d like to see a solution for is for enquiry&#x2F;quote based service businesses. Tracking which advertising method brings the most enquiries&#x2F;bookings long term for small businesses. Also with reminders to follow up the following week after a quote is sent. This currently has to be done by combining several systems (analytics, gmail, calendar, spreadsheets, handwritten notes) this could easily be improved &amp; simplified.