Ask HN: Drowning in tech and content. How do you spot the next opportunity?

1 fwiech 0 8/5/2025, 11:43:32 AM

There is more stuff in the world that anyone can use in a lifetime.

In the post-industrial world, so many things are created already. There is more content to consume than you'll ever have time for. There is so much written code, more you'll ever be able to read. And more software than you can ever use in a lifetime.

Everyone jumps onto the AI hype train rebuilding things that are already built. May it be the search for fully autonomous machines or the desperate attempt to fill the marketing void.

How do you move, adapt, advertise and find new business opportunities in this world?

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Ask HN: Drowning in tech and content. How do you spot the next opportunity?

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Ask HN: Drowning in tech and content. How do you spot the next opportunity?

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