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Startups Paul Likes

July 20, 2008

Paul Graham has listed the sort of startups he wants to fund through Y Combinator.  The list includes, well, about everything I could even think of.  What did he miss?

  • A cure for the disease of which the RIAA is a symptom.
  • Simplified browsing.
  • New news.
  • Outsourced IT.
  • Enterprise software 2.0.
  • More variants of CRM.
  • Something your company needs that doesn’t exist.
  • Dating.
  • Photo/video sharing services.
  • Auctions.
  • Web Office apps.
  • Fix advertising.
  • Online learning.
  • Tools for measurement.
  • Off the shelf security.
  • A form of search that depends on design.
  • New payment methods.
  • The WebOS.
  • Application and/or data hosting.
  • Shopping guides.
  • Finance software for individuals and small businesses.
  • A web-based Excel/database hybrid.
  • More open alternatives to Wikipedia.
  • A buffer against bad customer service.
  • A Craigslist competitor.
  • Better video chat.
  • Hardware/software hybrids.
  • Fixing email overload.
  • Easy site builders for specific markets.
  • Startups for startups.

Written by Alexander Muse · Filed Under Blog, Startups 

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