Ask HN: What problem in your industry is a potential startup?

3 points by axit 5 years ago | 3 comments

Repost of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9799007 5 years later:

Instead of always looking for ideas, lets try and ask this: What problem in your industry would be a successful startup if someone decided to solve it?

nosmokewhereiam 5 years ago |

Cannabis could gain from more efficient use of their electricity.

Currently, most indoor and greenhouse grows will have the lights on during the day and off at night, exactly opposite of when energy is cheapest. Batteries (any type, whatever works) could allow for purchasing energy at cheap levels (at night) and using that energy during the day.

An alternative would be to hire a night crew and operate entirely when enrgy is cheapest.

core-questions 5 years ago | |

I guess this presupposes a place where electricity rates are charged based on time of use rates, yeah?

What about installing light pipes to enable sunlight for work lighting during the day, so you can still have a day crew, and just turning the lights on at night

nosmokewhereiam 5 years ago | | |

We've tried to use green-spectrum lights in the past, but if they are bright enough to work under, they are too bright for the plants when they need complete darkness. Otherwise a seeded crop may be produced due to environmental stress, lowering the value.