I can't tell you how many bad startup ideas I've seen...especially at those hacker/startup meetups.
I'm in the Chicago area and one of the winners (startup weekend winner) was a clone of twitter that allows 300 characters instead of 128. I can't see this ever really making it.
I think the problem is that too many people focus on "me too " ideas and don't even think about how they are going to actually make money.
The other problem is that the end goal for many of these startups is to get venture capital, not build a successful business.
I'm in the Chicago area and one of the winners (startup weekend winner) was a clone of twitter that allows 300 characters instead of 128. I can't see this ever really making it.
I think the problem is that too many people focus on "me too " ideas and don't even think about how they are going to actually make money.
The other problem is that the end goal for many of these startups is to get venture capital, not build a successful business.