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An online-only bank (with ATM support of course) that lets you have as many "virtual" accounts as you want, and lets you set up programmatic rules for transferring money in between accounts on certain days/times, or triggered by events ("transfer $100 from B to A if account A goes below $100, and notify me by email"; "on overdraft from A, withdraw from B instead"). Then have a debit card that you can use to charge to…
Identify damaged roofs via satellite imagery, match to addresses, and sell the list to roofers for marketing?
I had a similar idea for pool builders. Find streets where the majority of houses have pools and sell lists of the people without pools.
Something that pipelines charitable donations through micro-financing. Say someone needs a payday loan, and Bill Gates is going to donate a billion dollars to some charity. Instead, that person gets the loan with no interest or penalties and sets up a payment plan with that charity for the amount. Should create more efficient spending patterns for low-income families, particular those that encounter short-term defici…
Identify damaged roofs via satellite imagery, match to addresses, and sell the list to roofers for marketing?
I am fed up with all those warranty cards I am getting with every equipment I buy like juicer,external HDD,etc. so thought what if I can make a smartphone app with open API which other manufacturers can use to link their warranty info. Through the app, you can apply for warranty , see when it is expiring etc.
You don't in normal circumstance have to "apply" for a warranty, at least in the US. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty_...
A couple of years ago I proposed an idea for "AirBnB for self storage" on Quora: http://www.quora.com/Collaborative-Consumption/What-is-the-n... Still seems like a massive opportunity. $24 billion market in the US. Inconvenient locations (for many people). People have (collectively) a massive amount of under-utilized space. Not without its challenges but neither was AirBnB when it started.
I've also had the idea of an AirBnB for 'toys' (i.e. sports equipment, motorcycles, bikes, instruments, etc).
There is already RelayRides for cars, and qraft is probably the closest existing site to my idea, but I think it could be executed much better than qraft.
Identify damaged roofs via satellite imagery, match to addresses, and sell the list to roofers for marketing?
Aerial drone imaging? It would be much more accurate and give you better resolution. Downside is harder to scale.
Recipes based on the content of your pantry/fridge. The ideal solution would provide a db based on sensors/user input to know what ingredients and amount of those ingredients you have. Additionally, you can hook it into some calorie counter or diet tracking/fitness apps and it will make decisions based off of that. Then you simply specify: "I want to make dinner, what can I cook?" The app links you to the recipe and…
I have a loyalty card for my supermarket so they'd know almost everything I buy. If they made that data available to their users, this space might be more accessible.