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http://blog.shopsimply.me/category/ideas/
A lot of the ideas skew towards tech and software, but some of them are actual products that could be built, and some are just half-baked ideas that might incrementally useful for an existing product.
[meta: Basically, a site that powers this sort of thread, except with the requirement that it must be something you'd pay for, not an idea you just came up with.] A website to help you find services that you have a burning need for, and would pay for. It also helps you find initial customers for services that you're building. You post: "I would pay for this technology." Other people upvote if they would pay for it to…
Service that stores all your measurements for prefect clothing sizes matching. If you decide to purchase something you allow clothing store to access your profile on that service, same way as you allow some site to access your facebook details. Your order will be sent to tailor in China after payment. More advanced idea would be to use 3d model of customer. After that it's possible to show me clothing ads with me as…
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If someone has a domain of my name that's very low value (I'd a domain I used to use for a blog). Is it likely they'll let it go after a year with little traffic? If not how much would you expect them to want? How do you get in touch if they've used an anonymous registrar?
How long have they owned it? There's lots of people (it seems everyone on HN for a start), who buy domains "for a project" that never quite gets started, and end up owning 20-30 domains. In general, I think those kind of domains will sell for anything around $200. If they're holding it for a sale, they'll probably want more, like $500 or more. If they've used an anonymous registrar, you can check the domainwhois site…
My guess is that when I was blogging regularly it got enough traffic to get on some watchlist and when it became available was snapped up. But don't think it will see any traffic without me pushing it.
But I suspect you're right they don't make it easy to contact them so I don't imagine it's up for sale.
YourMechanic for groceries. I want to pay a flat recurring fee and have my fridge be filled with basic food products (e.g. like a hotel's minibar) you chose from 3-5 preset packages out of 3 pricing levels, setup how many people are in the house and you are done the service will calibrate (with your help) the content of the packages, e.g. if you see you eat more bread than you drink milk and end up with too much milk…
YourMechanic for groceries. I want to pay a flat recurring fee and have my fridge be filled with basic food products (e.g. like a hotel's minibar) you chose from 3-5 preset packages out of 3 pricing levels, setup how many people are in the house and you are done the service will calibrate (with your help) the content of the packages, e.g. if you see you eat more bread than you drink milk and end up with too much milk…
No, it won't. You think a startup will have more buying power than WalMart? Giant? Even smaller chains like Weis or Kroger's would blow it out of the water in terms of monthly product purchased.
If you were specializing in a niche market like luxury types of foods this could probably work. I agree that it'd likely take someone with experience in logistics/SCM to pull it off but there is a market for it.
HR and Recruitment software for high turnover, low skill companies like call centers. Implement a number of systems like patio11's appointment reminder, CRM and helpdesk type software for communication, something to handle all paperwork electronically, posting adverts, information gathering etc etc. Basically, a family friend used to run the HR and recruitment department for a huge call center, she headed a staff of…
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Kind of already happening. Many gps units warn you if you're over the speed limit, and limits are set with upcoming curves factored in.
> Kind of already happening. Many gps units warn you if you're over the speed limit, and limits are set with upcoming curves factored in. Here's a startup idea, but not for the faint of heart: 1. The authorities put a QR code ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code ) on all the speed-limit signs, a label that can be read from a great distance, and one specially coded to be unambiguously a speed limit notification. 2.…
Ok, I posted about 10% of what I have (most here, one was stray on its own thread). But it started to look like HN spam even to myself, so I stopped. But yes, there is more. And there are some with a lot more dots connected. Contact me if you are ever stuck for ideas. :-)