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Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Opportunity

AI-buildable

Traction

100

Creativity

The take

effort: ~1-2 months

Heuristic estimate (AI scoring not configured). Started a stupid company. Failed. shows 1,344 engagement on askhn. Buildability is inferred from the description; add an AI gateway key for a tailored read.

Deliver it

A starter prompt for Claude Code, what you'll need, and how to reach them.

Build a minimal version of "Started a stupid company. Failed.". Read the original at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6805699 for the exact requirements, then scaffold a Next.js + Tailwind app, implement the smallest valuable slice first, and ship it. (Enable AI scoring for a tailored, detailed prompt.)

Prerequisites — cost & what to learn

Node.js + a Vercel accountFree · —✓ in your stack
Any APIs/data the find depends onFree · —✓ in your stack

Setup steps

1.Clone a Next.js starter
2.Wire the core feature
3.Deploy a thin public version

Reach them

Reply in the Hacker News thread (and email the poster if they list one).

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How you'd build it

1Open the project and list its 3-5 core user-facing features.
2Scaffold a Next.js + AI Gateway app and rebuild the smallest valuable slice first.
3Wire any external data/APIs it depends on; stub what you can't access.
4Ship a thin public version and measure whether the demand signal reproduces.

Risks & moats

Traction may be launch-day spike rather than durable demand.
Heuristic scoring can't judge true novelty or competition — verify manually.

Original context

Ran out of money. Ran out of credit. Losing house in two months (already foreclosed). Wife pregnant. Three kids all under 6. Pretty sure I am the opposite of everyone here. I am no man. Just a statistic. Everything is gone. Selling spare parts to keep the lights on. It was a nice fantasy, HN. To the rest of you: fight hard and good luck.