Requests for Startups Refreshed
I&#x27;ve constantly racked my brain on the Underserved Communities and Social Services: my dad is a Vietnam vet and my mom (while we were growing up) fit that single mother middle-class type...how does technology help them?<p>Part of the problem is they aren&#x27;t tech savvy the way the HN community is - so what works for our community doesn&#x27;t exactly work for theirs, or that they even use technology to the extent that we do (i.e. does technology even solve this problem?).<p>The other problem is revenue&#x2F;profitability...this population is inherently cash-strapped, so trying to create a technology solution that likely lies in the Tech-meets-Consumer Discretionary industry, well, who among these people can (and will) afford such services?<p>It frustrates me to no end...because I want to help, but I can&#x27;t seem to find a viable solution whenever I build something out.<p>It&#x27;s further a problem because it doesn&#x27;t follow the general YC&#x2F;Paul Graham rules for creating solutions - solving your own problems. Most techies aren&#x27;t also veterans or single mothers, so while it was a problem I experienced second hand growing up, it&#x27;s not something I live with today, other than my innate desire to help others. It&#x27;s very hard to solve a problem you can&#x27;t experience first hand.<p>Does anyone have any ideas on how to solve these kinds of problems? Am I approaching it wrong?