Show HN: Backlog – a public repository of real work problems

(worldsbacklog.com)

35 points | by anticlickwise 5 hours ago ago

7 comments

  • rubyfan 2 hours ago ago

    Nice idea, sort of like the inverse of Product Hunt.

    1) it seems aggressively walled off by login/singup, e.g. one must signup or login just to view the details of a problem.

    2) there is a variation of this in the corporate world where “innovation” consultants try to pitch corporate clients on the idea of featuring business problems to a panel of startups. There are a few problems I’ve seen with this model but the most applicable is, people most passionate about a problem set aren’t always the decision makers to procure or fund the solution.

    3) have you thought about how to make this a functioning market? It seems like you need to attract builder to work on these problems and subject matter experts to document the problems more deeply than the top level titles.

  • xnx 32 minutes ago ago

    Similar: "[flagged] Database full of 1000+ validated problems that can be turned into applications" (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42260998)

  • wingtw 31 minutes ago ago

    Great idea! I would n it differently, tho - many of "problem owners" might not be aware of the term backlog.

  • never_giveup 26 minutes ago ago

    Yes please, this is a great idea. I feel like the key is to promote it among non-builders.

  • jamiepond 5 hours ago ago

    This is a smart idea. Looking forward to seeing it populated!