Validate your problems, startup ideas to create products which people want http://needgap.com Find your customers by the problem you are solving for them. Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:07:00 +0000 Remote work is making me lonely and depressed #remote #mentalhealth <div>I am a jolly type person who enjoys the relationships we make at office. For the past 1.5 years I have been working remotely due to the pandemic and I feel very lonely, depressed due to that.</div><div><br></div><div>Worst of all it looks like the remote work is going to be permanent and switching jobs is not an option as all other firms are offering remote work only.<br><br>Are you in the same position as me? What have you done to cope with this situation?<br></div> 3 points posted by Jake /problems/243-remote-work-is-making-me-lonely-and-depressed-remote-mentalhealth 243 Sun, 06 Jun 2021 02:08:00 +0000 Remote Daycare for Children #remote #childcare Now that almost all of us are working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, single parents are facing a tough time in taking care of their children and their work at the same time.<div><br></div><div>I'm unable to focus on my work and especially conference calls when having a hyperactive young child besides me. Since, we are all trying to follow physical distancing; there is no question of allowing a baby sitter from outside.</div><div><br></div><div>I was thinking if a remote daycare i.e. someone trusted (like those who are already working in daycare centres) could monitor the child via Skype or Facetime and engage them with games, videos etc. So that the parent can do their work in peace.</div><div><br></div><div>I expect this to be a need gap faced among single parents with no help all over the world, if so I would like to hear your story and solutions.</div> 3 points posted by Angela Hemsworth /problems/104-remote-daycare-for-children-remote-childcare 104 Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:18:00 +0000 Creating a team with only remote employees #remoteworking #employment Forming a good core team for a startup is a large challenge, having remote team could help with better talent acquisition and also reduce the costs for setting up the infrastructure. There is no goto place for getting full-time remote employees for a startup which is yet to be launched.<div><br></div><div>Available options are mostly focussed upon freelance workers, which wouldn't work for a startup needing dedicated workforce.</div> 3 points posted by Yogesh Basu /problems/38-creating-a-team-with-only-remote-employees-remoteworking-employment 38 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 04:59:00 +0000 A Clubhouse for remote teams #remote #communication <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">We’ve been inspired by the growth of remote work, but at the same time, we’ve also seen teams struggling with lack of communication, delays in productivity, and isolation. We think that real-time connection without friction can help solve that problem.</p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Zoom fatigue is real. Video calls make everyone feel the way people on TV feel every slouchy, every mumble, every interruption is magnified. Drop-in audio talk lets remote teams <strong>spark a conversation with a single click.</strong><br></p> 1 points posted by Remote_ /problems/193-a-clubhouse-for-remote-teams-remote-communication 193 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 03:29:00 +0000