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Actually Considering Making A Website That Just Lists Terrible Business Ideas I've Seen On This Subreddit And Other Sites

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I was originally considering making it a subreddit, but the point of it being a website is that some aspiring entrepreneur might Google "is there an app that (insert some Uber variation that's pretty much just a public transit ripoff)", they'll see the idea's page telling them it's a terrible idea and why. Maybe I can even add a comments section so they'll see the social backlash immediately.

The intention was originally to stop people from building dumb things, but once I did some research, I think this might actually backfire on some folks. You might have heard of some business concepts that originally sounded pretty terrible, but actually ended up being quite successful.

Even with these mishaps, it might stop some conscientious folks who just happened to be ignorant. Regardless, it'll look funny.

Of course, every idea I get from Reddit will have a link back to the original source. I'll write a bunch of my own dumb ideas and open the site up to submissions.

My friends think it's a funny, simple idea that'll mess with some aspiring entrepreneurs, but I'd like to hear from actual entrepreneurs on this since I hardly know any in person.

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