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Construction industry suffers from severe logistics and productivity issues leading to expensive slow housing
Construction is the largest least productive industry affecting housing affordability; core issue is getting the right materials, people, and information to the right place at the right time causing delays and high costs.
X4mo agoToolLogistics & Delivery
People managing income and expenses across multiple currencies lack simple budgeting tools
Individuals earning and spending in multiple currencies need a dedicated budgeting app to track and manage finances across borders without complexity.
X4mo agoToolFinance
Founders waste time with vague or overly broad startup pitches that don't clearly solve measurable problems
Many entrepreneurs pitch abstract or huge problems like 'world peace' or vague visions without clear measurable solutions, making it hard for investors or customers to see value.
X4mo agoArticleVC & Startups
Doubt about solving the right problem while building in public
Builders share progress publicly and receive applause, but internally struggle with uncertainty about whether they are addressing the correct problem or merely staying busy without validation.
X4mo agoArticleVC & Startups
Automate Instagram reply messages for businesses
Users want to automate responses on Instagram to engage audiences or save time, but current solutions are expensive or complex for solo entrepreneurs. A simple, affordable tool to set automatic replies based on common queries is needed. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends4mo agoToolMarketing & SalesUS
Real-time traffic delay and incident notification app
Drivers face unpredictable delays due to crashes or road spills like on M5 motorway. A tool that aggregates live traffic incidents and predicts delay lengths can improve travel planning and reduce frustration. [Trending: "m5 junction 30 31 delays" with 100+ searches in GB]
Google Trends4mo agoToolTransportationGB
Find local hardware stores and their inventories nearby
People looking for 'ferramenta parabiago' want to find specific hardware or tools locally but may face fragmented info or outdated catalogs. A digital tool that aggregates store inventories and availability for Parabiago hardware stores would solve this. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends4mo agoToolRetailUS
Simplify tracking and claiming insurance settlement payments
People affected by large insurance settlements struggle to verify eligibility and track incoming payouts. A tool could automate claim status checks and alert users about their settlement payments. [Trending: "blue cross lawsuit settlement payment" with 200+ searches in US]
Google Trends4mo agoToolFinanceUS
Platform to monitor financial health of housing estate projects
Investors and homeowners need transparent, timely alerts about financial issues impacting housing estate builders and projects. A dashboard aggregating financial news and risk scores for estates can reduce surprises and inform decisions. [Trending: "housing estate" with 100+ searches in GB]
Google Trends4mo agoToolReal EstateGB
Reducing household food waste through grocery subscriptions in Latin America
Many households and consumers want to reduce food waste but struggle with planning and purchasing perishables in the right quantities. A subscription service that optimizes grocery delivery to minimize waste was attempted.
YC Graveyard5y agoToolConsumer
Local community chat for neighbors & hyperlocal groups
People want to easily chat and build connections with their local community but existing solutions are fragmented or lack privacy/local focus.
YC Graveyard16y agoToolConsumer
Efficient NFT trading and marketplace tools for traders
NFT trading platforms often lack advanced tools tailored for active traders, including analytics, price prediction, and portfolio management. There is a need for a specialized NFT exchange combining these features.
YC Graveyard4y agoToolConsumer (crypto)
Lack of convenient self-serve bubble tea dispensers
Consumers want quick, customizable bubble tea without waiting in line at cafes.
YC Graveyard8y agoToolConsumer
B2B data collaboration platform
Businesses need easy ways to share and collaborate on complex data sets securely without massive infrastructure.
YC Graveyard18y agoToolB2B SaaS
Efficient motorbike rental marketplace in emerging markets
In many emerging markets, travelers and locals struggle to find reliable, affordable motorbike rentals with transparent pricing and trustworthy service providers. Current marketplaces are fragmented with lack of trust and complex logistics.
YC Graveyard9y agoToolConsumer
VFS on Linux
VFS on Linux needs to have a proper support on KDE/Gnome first, so first step would be to create and commit such a RFC. Then monitor it, so that we can afterwards implement it. As many Linux users also use CLI, maybe we can also enhance our nextcloud to sync/upload/download, e.g.: nextcloudcmd myVirtualImage.png.nextcloud -> downloads and opens it
GitHub5y agoToolDev
Podman support
This is for first-class Podman support, similar to Podman Desktop. It's not planned, but I've opened this issue because it's been mentioned a few times. Please vote 👍 if you're interested. For now, you can create a Linux machine and install Podman in it. Port forwards, bind mounts, etc. should still work just like normal. **If you're interested in this, please comment and share why. Thanks!**
GitHub3y agoToolDesign & Creative
Apple's SHARP running in the browser via ONNX runtime web
Hi HN, author here. SHARP is Apple's recent single-image 3D Gaussian splatting model (https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.10685). Their reference code is PyTorch + a pretty heavy pipeline; I wanted to see if it could run in a browser with no server hop, so I exported the predictor to ONNX and ran it via onnxruntime-web with the WebGPU EP.What works: drop in an image, get a .ply you can download or preview live, all on your machine — your image never leaves the tab. The model is large (~2.4 GB sidecar) so first load is slow on a cold cache, but inference itself is a few seconds on a recent Mac.Caveats: SHARP's released weights are research-use only (Apple's model license, not the code's). I host the exported ONNX on R2 so thedemo "just works", but you can also export your own from the upstream Apple repo and upload locally.Happy to talk about it in the comments :)
Hacker News4mo agoToolDev