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Startup Ideas - July 2011

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Re: Startup Ideas - July 2011

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Post by jamesshamenski »

avdempsey wrote: post #4

"Does this fit me" has been a dream of mine for awhile. Imagine a world where everybody's clothes fit. Where clothing can be spontaneously gifted, and you'll be sure it fits like a glove. I think he sells himself short here. Women aren't the only people that have to hunt for a fit. I'm a tall, lanky guy. Most medium shirts are too short, and my shoulders swim in a large. Like any good scientist, I've trialled and err…

Not a new idea: http://www.myshape.com/ Website is having serious issues right now but they've raised a boatload of cash over the past 4 years.

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Post by dwhittemore »

rw wrote: post #22
avdempsey wrote: post #4

"Does this fit me" has been a dream of mine for awhile. Imagine a world where everybody's clothes fit. Where clothing can be spontaneously gifted, and you'll be sure it fits like a glove. I think he sells himself short here. Women aren't the only people that have to hunt for a fit. I'm a tall, lanky guy. Most medium shirts are too short, and my shoulders swim in a large. Like any good scientist, I've trialled and err…

Another one is Clothes Horse. They're trying to solve this problem using machine learning: http://www.clotheshor.se/

I love this idea - which is why I co-founded Clothes Horse ;) thanks rw and gsiener for the comments! Hopefully you'll see us everywhere soon. Hit me up if you wanna get involved - @dwhittemore on twitter

Re: Startup Ideas - July 2011

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Post by NinetyNine »

dbingham wrote: post #6

With regard to the source control for recipes, I've been trying to get an StackExchange/Reddit sort of thing for recipes that includes some wiki editing off the ground for a year and a half. Haven't had much success, but working on version 3 in my spare time now. Maybe with a nicer design (a real logo) and a core written in Zend as opposed to Cake things will pick up speed more. Here's the current version: http://www…

I entered a 48 hour startup competition with source control for recipes. I won 3rd out of 8 or so teams, mainly because I didn't have a good strategy to penetrate the market (massive competitors like All Recipes, or branded ones like Betty Crocker hold the stage now). Everyone loved the concept though, and combining it with an Ingredients->Mobile Grocery List would be useful for just about every one.

I suppose if anyone's interested, I'd be willing to carry the idea further. I'm a technical guy, with experience in RoR and NodeJS and Android, although I'd love to explore the business side of things more.

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Post by frankdenbow »

benmccann wrote: post #17
avdempsey wrote: post #4

"Does this fit me" has been a dream of mine for awhile. Imagine a world where everybody's clothes fit. Where clothing can be spontaneously gifted, and you'll be sure it fits like a glove. I think he sells himself short here. Women aren't the only people that have to hunt for a fit. I'm a tall, lanky guy. Most medium shirts are too short, and my shoulders swim in a large. Like any good scientist, I've trialled and err…

A couple of guys I went to school with are doing this for shoes: http://www.shoefitr.com

Yea CMU! Their tech is sick. I expect Amazon to snatch them up.

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Post by aorshan »

I'm a huge fan of the Video Creation Contest idea. I think 99 designs is awesome and I think having a good landing video is just as important, if not more important(at least in the beginning), as having a good logo.

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Post by seikatsu »

avdempsey wrote: post #4

"Does this fit me" has been a dream of mine for awhile. Imagine a world where everybody's clothes fit. Where clothing can be spontaneously gifted, and you'll be sure it fits like a glove. I think he sells himself short here. Women aren't the only people that have to hunt for a fit. I'm a tall, lanky guy. Most medium shirts are too short, and my shoulders swim in a large. Like any good scientist, I've trialled and err…

See http://fits.me

Re: Startup Ideas - July 2011

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Post by paliopolis »

dwhittemore wrote: post #32
rw wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Another one is Clothes Horse. They're trying to solve this problem using machine learning: http://www.clotheshor.se/

I love this idea - which is why I co-founded Clothes Horse ;) thanks rw and gsiener for the comments! Hopefully you'll see us everywhere soon. Hit me up if you wanna get involved - @dwhittemore on twitter

was trying to sign up using the form on the website, but cant seem to submit the form :-(
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