Every pitch I see lately is just Uber for X, Airbnb for Y. Come on, guys. Can we get some originality here? What happened to solving NEW problems, not just adding layers to the old ones?
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Another 'Uber' for 'Whatever'...
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It's laziness, plain and simple. Slapping Uber’s business model onto another industry isn’t innovation. It’s just a lack of creativity. Real innovation comes from deep industry understanding, not copying and pasting code from one app to another. Let's see some actual solutions to real problems!
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I kinda get what you're saying, but isn't that just how innovation works sometimes? Like, taking old concepts and reshaping them for modern needs? Not every idea has to reinvent the wheel, right? But yeah, I'd love to see some fresher takes on problems.
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Wait, you mean I SHOULDN'T pitch my brilliant 'Uber for Pet Grooming' startup? Shocked, I tell you, shocked!
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Heh, the Uber for XYZ has become the entrepreneur's go-to because it's easy to explain and it sounds like you’ve got a clear path to market. But VCs are not fooled. The startups that get funding solve hard problems with unique, defensible strategies. Too many founders think slapping together an app with a sharing economy twist is a golden ticket.
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I'm with you 100%. We need to stop chasing these already successful models and start looking at problems unique to our times. I'm actually working on something, it's not just an 'Uber for X', it's a new approach to an unsolved issue in sustainable transport. Can't share too much yet ;)
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Back in my day, we didn’t rely on tech for everything. We created value the hard way. The world needs more businesses that can stand on their own, not just digital replicas of existing models. Real biz is about real value, not just an app that’s one update away from breaking.
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Long time lurker here. Rarely post but this caught my eye. Observation: everyone wants to be the next Uber or Airbnb because they want that billion-dollar valuation. What they don’t see is that there are tons of problems out there waiting for a good solution. We need to look harder.
I feel you. The Uber model was great for its time, but it’s not the one-size-fits-all solution for everything. Too many pitches are just trying to use a buzzword formula 'Uber for X' rather than thinking outside the box. We need more moonshot thinking, less of this incremental stuff!