| AppSumo has shown that there's definitely interest in this area. This is so flippin' easy to build that it comes down to this - are you passionate about it? If you are, and you can dedicate a year to seeing it through, you will build a nice business out of it. If you expand your "hacker" definition to include the audience that buys gifts @ ThinkGeek.com you could be on to something big. When I say this is easy here's what I mean: a) The tech is a piece of cake. b) The design is linear and lots of examples for inspiration in this space. c) You will make it or break it based on the strength of the deals, just like everybody else competing in this space. For instance if you found a way to convince ThinkGeek to provide you with a 5% off or something from them (plus a comission to you) in exchange for long-term featured advertising you would essentially be in front of every major "geek" audience from slashdot to reddit to etc in no time. Plus the company that owns ThinkGeek owns Slashdot and you'd be a perfect aquisition if you expanded your market, aggregated an incredible list of geeks with credit cards. So go out there and get it done! I want my 5% off ThinkGeek by Christmas. |
Noah from http://appsumo.com here.
Super interesting comments and a bit surprised / flattered so many of you guys know about us.
We're focused mostly on web software, generally web apps / content that help startups succeed.
What kind of specific stuff is it for hackers that we aren't providing today?
Ps. We have an HN Special - free Thinkgeek.com coupon ($10 off $40)
Email me: hn at appsumo dot com