Business Ideas: 5 foreign start-ups, which are worth to start in Russia
His Work / / December 26, 2019
Core business - a good idea, and it does not have to be 100% original. For those who do not want to reinvent the wheel, we have chosen five international projects which can be turned into successful Russian startups.
1. Codecademy
Codecademy - a platform for teaching programming in English, where 16 million people are registered (!). In 2012, the founders of Codecademy announced the launch of the Russian version, but have not finished it: translated only a few menu items and tasks.
On Codecademy no video lectures. Each lesson consists of a short text and a small fun job. The pupil enters the resulting code in the special field and proceeds to the next module.
In Russia, there is no educational projects similar to Codecademy. Create an analogue - not an easy task, but the result will be worth it: in 2016 the company raised $ 42.5 million investment.
2. Product Hunt
When a developer launches English-language application, he knows exactly where to start promotion: on-site Product Hunt. This is an incredibly authoritative resource for research applications and services: 100-200 vote on Product Hunt can attract thousands of new users. In addition, Product Hunt - an important source of information for international media.
When a developer launches Russian-language application, the issue of the promotion is still open. Product Hunt community of English-speaking, and he was not interested in local projects. So why not open a similar site for the Russian-speaking services and applications?
3. BrandYourself
We all make mistakes in the Internet of varying severity: 18+ photos from parties, obscene comments to Facebook. How to find and hide all the dirt?
For example, using BrandYourself - tools for managing personal reputation on the Internet. Service helps to follow the mention of his name on the web and shows step by step strategy to improve search results.
The problem is that the service does not monitor the content in Russian and did not take into account the results in the "Yandex". If you close these gaps, on the basis of BrandYourself can create a new useful product for the Russian-speaking users.
4. StyleBee
StyleBee - Uber is for hairdressers and makeup artists. Instead of phoning salons or search wizard on the Internet, a resident of the United States can now order the make-up and styling to your home through the app.
In StyleBee investors believe the famous Y Combinator, and the company has received from them $ 1.2 million.
Women in Russia are faced with the same challenges when searching for hairdressers and makeup artists as American. And we need the help of Russian developers.
5. Eden
Imagine that all the computer wizard with ads near the entrance gathered in one place. They not only repaired your technique, but also bring with them friends who will wash the floor and paint the ceiling. This is what offers Eden - a service for ordering technical support, cleaning and minor repairs in the office.
Eden focused on offices and is based in San Francisco. But nothing prevents a similar service adapted as apartments, commercial premises, houses or warehouses in every region of our country. Go for it!
New business ideas - this is the engine of progress. But also to use the experiences of other projects has its advantages: an existing product exactly someone needs to be found and monetization model for him. In addition, the team can focus on developing, rather than thinking about design. The main thing - do not boast of a new concept, and create a high demand product and develop it in the direction that interested users.