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Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund
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#32Some things I want: 1) A way to ensure that each person can only create one account on a website, without having to sacrifice anonymity. 2) A day planner that plans my day for me; based on my to-do list, what my friends are doing, and also what's going on in the local area. Also, populate the bulk of my to-do list automatically based on what my friends in the same classes are adding to theirs. Plan social dates for m…
What's a peapod order?
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#33Really a great list on what is broken and why it needs to be fixed. Pretty much everything on the internet is broken to a certain extent, that gives an opportunity for early and existing Entrepreneurs. I really want to do something with music and news, those two are totally broken which will eventually destroy the industry.
Regarding music, I've laid out a formula here:
"Using a solution of microformats, browser and OS media tracking, and direct-to-creator payments, a new Web model is quite possible."
http://cleanzap.com/grabbing-music-from-the-net/
Basically, the creator applies metadata to their media, and lets it circulate (P2P, fansites, internet radio - anything) wherever it needs to go from the outset. A Creative Commons Attribution license is used.
Browsers, media players, or a special app tracks whatever is played locally and a special app regularly prompts for voluntary payment at regular times. Only 5% may pay - but in a global world with low production costs, that might be enough.
http://Musicbrainz.org can be used to retag the files if the metadata is corrupted along the way.
News can also be 'solved' the same way - track what's being consumed and let the consumer voluntarily pay later. Few will pay, but in paying, other benefits can be obtained, like the content creator being able to give previews or special releases to their known audiences.
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#34#30 is too meta. Will we eventually have startups that help startups make products for other startups that make products for other startups?
It's just not scalable.
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#35Some things I want: 1) A way to ensure that each person can only create one account on a website, without having to sacrifice anonymity. 2) A day planner that plans my day for me; based on my to-do list, what my friends are doing, and also what's going on in the local area. Also, populate the bulk of my to-do list automatically based on what my friends in the same classes are adding to theirs. Plan social dates for m…
What's a peapod order?
http://www.peapod.com Looks like an online grocery store.
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#36Some things I want: 1) A way to ensure that each person can only create one account on a website, without having to sacrifice anonymity. 2) A day planner that plans my day for me; based on my to-do list, what my friends are doing, and also what's going on in the local area. Also, populate the bulk of my to-do list automatically based on what my friends in the same classes are adding to theirs. Plan social dates for m…
What's a peapod order?
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#37#30 is too meta. Will we eventually have startups that help startups make products for other startups that make products for other startups? It's just not scalable.
I disagree. It is meta, but not too meta. You're right, startups helping startups that help startups will fail. I think there are still enough startups for ONE round of meta. There's nothing that says it will go beyond that.
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#38Help. Help. I feel like that guy in the Sandman comics who gets cursed to have nothing but original ideas, as rapidly as possible, day and night, forever. Seriously, this list is exhausting to read. It's like the topic sentence for an entire century. I'm going to have to take it a little piece at a time.
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#39About two years ago I wanted tot make a craigslist competitor for my area... But it was just me alone so I never kicked it off. I've been wanting to revive it though. I made some preliminary designs. (the design tests are oooold and in spanish though).
http://nsovocal.com/lalista/ http://nsovocal.com/lalista/login.htm http://nsovocal.com/lalista/registro.htm http://nsovocal.com/lalista/list.htm http://nsovocal.com/lalista/ad.htm
Maybe it's good time to pick up the project again with a proper business plan and design :P
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#40Some things I want: 1) A way to ensure that each person can only create one account on a website, without having to sacrifice anonymity. 2) A day planner that plans my day for me; based on my to-do list, what my friends are doing, and also what's going on in the local area. Also, populate the bulk of my to-do list automatically based on what my friends in the same classes are adding to theirs. Plan social dates for m…
What's a peapod order?
The largest online grocery store.