Ask HN: I am sick and tired, help me.

There's a huge step between collecting emails and launching - and that's talking to those potential customers. I suggest you read Running Lean by Ash Maurya. It contains actionable steps on how to get feedback from your customers so that when you launch it's something they love.

But, mind you, you'll have to "get out the building", which most people (including me) tend to stray away from.

Another thing to maybe realize is people who really know their stuff, who have ideas they know will work and have thought through their idea thoroughly, won't likely be willing to do 51/49 split.

Build a digital replacement for annual reports with a print on demand option. Right now, companies pay a lot to have annual reports designed and then printed as lengthy documents or put up as unwieldy and bland PDFs. Build a format/system/engine for accommodating what they should/could be using instead. e.g., why aren't annual reports more like pitch decks?

Sell it to graphic designers and encourage large companies to recommend it to their designers. Charge per instance (based on size) and take a cut from any POD.

Make it less about the obligation of providing it and more about the opportunities it might create for these companies to deliver something more engaging to their shareholders.

"Don't re-invent the wheel, make a wheel that's better"

"Do what you know" - e.g. Work on what you know, via life experience.

What problems do you have and would like solutions for?

Is it big enough and would provide enough value that you'd pay if it existed?

I could go on ...

And I do need some RoR work done (along with javascript/CSS) that I was about to hire 1 to 1.5 weeks worth of work for. Maybe we could talk more and figure something out where I can help guide you in a more specific direction?

Make an email client that doesn't suck and make it open source. Price whatever you decide. Obviously web based. Seriously current email tech is stuck in the 90s. Gmail really hasn't changed since then nor has Yahoo email or AOL. They all look the same and act the same. They are very programable and by that I mean I cannot control them. I want to control my email very precisely and yes gmail filters does sort of provide that but I want to be able to control more.

The easiest thing is to do what you know. Find a problem you have, and probably others have that problem too - though then it's a matter of finding if there are any worthwhile solutions already existing for it. Even if there are, maybe you can build a better version?

What are you goals? Long-term recurring revenue? Want to make $50,000 a year? $500,000 a year? Etc..

Just email me.