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HackerRank for DS

Hello, IH

I'm thinking about the business similar to "HackerRank for Data Scientists".
My vision is slightly different, but it's the same idea.

Pros:

  • The idea is validated.
  • I'm from the DS field. It means that I have a good chance to make a good platform in a product and technical sense for the side of DS.

Cons:

  • HackerRank is doing exactly this from the summer of 2019. At least one other company in the US has a similar model. However, the market is not a "winner takes all" kind.
  • I know little about B2B sales
  • I'm not in the US, so it's harder to make sales.

What am I missing?
What would you do?

on January 20, 2020
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    Honestly, I'm not sold on the idea. But it could just because I am a skeptic of every startup idea.

    Most of my concerns come from the question why would I use your platform instead of Hackerrank that has a history behind it?

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      I see a few different companies in the field. As I said before, it's not "winner takes all" kind of market. There should be reasons why other companies exist.

      Points I can see are:

      • It's relatively simple to try and compare. Anything bad can happen only after full integration in the process
      • The founders are DS. Hopefully, it will lead to a better product
      • A different task set
      • More flexibility in a product
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    IH!
    I really need your comments