Seneca Systems (YC S16) Raises $3.5M to Make Cities More Responsive, Efficient
&gt; Feher said the constituent management software the federal government uses is “very expensive and not really want we needed at the local level,”<p>I think this is a great way to find startup ideas. There&#x27;s a lot of expensive and awful software that needs to be replaced with modern websites and mobile apps. The other day I was reading through this huge thread about IT people who hate IBM&#x27;s WebSphere product with a passion [1]. (Excuse the explicit language.) I guess this is the enterprise &#x2F; government world. And it&#x27;s not just IT, there are underserved government workers, insurance agents, accountants, etc. working with outdated and terrible software. Patching things together with spreadsheets, or pens and paper.<p>I posted this the other day, but it&#x27;s also relevant here. From @patio11: [2]<p>&gt; Here&#x27;s an exercise you can do: do you understand what a life insurance agent does all day every day? Make it your mission for a week to do so, well enough to explain it to a close friend who has no access 
to your sources. All you have to do to learn this is read and make conversations happen. (People are happy to talk to you!)<p>Go and talk to real people and solve real problems!<p>P.S. Congrats to the Seneca team on the launch!<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;programming&#x2F;comments&#x2F;7zb7jt&#x2F;ibm_java_cto_devs_shouldnt_have_to_learn_docker&#x2F;dumthik&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;programming&#x2F;comments&#x2F;7zb7jt&#x2F;ibm_jav...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.indiehackers.com&#x2F;forum&#x2F;im-patio11-patrick-mckenzie-creator-of-appointment-reminder-ama-fb96fd1f86?commentId=-L5qqQU1KexqFnGATD7I" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.indiehackers.com&#x2F;forum&#x2F;im-patio11-patrick-mckenz...</a>