The market has seen several mediocre solutions that nobody loves. Unless you can offer something fundamentally different, you’ll likely struggle to stand out or make money.
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Your idea of a "cure to cancer in a pill" falls into a challenging category we call the 'Swamp'. This isn't because the idea itself is bad – curing cancer is an incredibly noble goal – but because many have tried and failed to create a widely adopted solution. Our analysis shows three similar products, indicating some prior attempts, but with very low engagement (average of 1 comment). This suggests these prior attempts haven't resonated strongly with the market. There's no discernible net use or buy signal in the comments of those similar products, which means there's little evidence of people explicitly wanting or willing to pay for similar solutions as they currently exist. Because others have tried this and the competition has been around for a while, it is hard to stand out without something dramatically different.
Your idea of a "cure to cancer in a pill" falls into a challenging category we call the 'Swamp'. This isn't because the idea itself is bad – curing cancer is an incredibly noble goal – but because many have tried and failed to create a widely adopted solution. Our analysis shows three similar products, indicating some prior attempts, but with very low engagement (average of 1 comment). This suggests these prior attempts haven't resonated strongly with the market. There's no discernible net use or buy signal in the comments of those similar products, which means there's little evidence of people explicitly wanting or willing to pay for similar solutions as they currently exist. Because others have tried this and the competition has been around for a while, it is hard to stand out without something dramatically different.
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Aloha HN,In 2018 I moved to Hawai'i from Seattle for my wife's job and was surprised to learn there was no software industry there (I assumed there would be, being in the middle of China and the West Coast). So I looked around for interesting things to work on and ended up joining the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center.At first I didn't know anything about cancer or biology, but knew a lot about software, AI, and data science. About a year in it started to click that this was a big information problem. And I had an idea on how to solve those.Working at a cancer center I became someone my friends would come to when they (or their parents) were diagnosed with cancer. Sadly, two very close friends passed, and it broke my heart that I failed to help them. I kept at it.Finally, last fall, I got the first glimmer of hope that my idea might have promise. The idea is to build a massive strongly typed database with a huge number of edges. Another way to put it is just building a massive (very, very high quality) CSV file.It will work. It will radically improve cancer outcomes. (And of course, all other research domains will then follow our lead)It's starting to come to life. Hoping to accelerate it with outside funds. And not sell my house (but I will if I have to).Would love any feedback. You don't have to sugar coat anything, I have very thick skin.Thanks! -Breck
Comments highlight concerns about potential dangers in some cities, mention a move to Hawai'i for developing a cancer research database, and inquire about servers while praising the Hetionet dataset.
The criticisms highlight two main concerns: the potential for the product or service to cause fatalities, and the lack of a software industry in Hawai'i, which could impact its relevance or adoption in that region.
