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Re: Startup idea list

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Post by georgespencer »

buro9 wrote: post #20
georgespencer wrote: post #13

A service which allows me to upload a document (PDF, .doc, whatever), input an address and then pay for it to be printed and sent to that address via mail (courier optional). I'd use this service so much: 1. Printers are fast becoming a thing of the past. How often will people need to use printers in five years time? 2. Lots of government functions still require printed documents (heck, even Twitter insisted that I f…

I like the idea, except the only time I need to print something is when I need to sign it.

Same applies to me 99% of the time. I sign everything digitally using Preview.app in OS X.

I also like to print and send things when it's an old person's birthday (used Apple's Cards app recently and it was brilliant, although a relative was baffled and believed me to be in Prague since it was posted from there).

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Post by kenshin777 »

tocomment wrote: post #21

Here's a simple idea I've been kicking around. I might just build it for fun. I call it notifyme.when. Users put in things they want to be notified about e.g., new book by Steven King released, Sequel to District 9 announced, Mortgage rates fall below 3.5%, etc. Then other users log in and review the requests and post updates to any of the event they know have happened. You get points (like Stack Overflow) if you leg…

https://ifttt.com/

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Post by drcongo »

etandel wrote: post #24

A github-like service for musicians that would allow: 1. Version control of compositions; 2. Forks of other musicians' "repositories" / compositions; 3. Contributions to other musicians' songs; 4. Possibly play the songs online; 5. Private / public repos; 6. Individual / band / group / organization repos. 7. ???

I'm a terrible musician, but I love this idea.

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Post by Mutinix »

tocomment wrote: post #21

Here's a simple idea I've been kicking around. I might just build it for fun. I call it notifyme.when. Users put in things they want to be notified about e.g., new book by Steven King released, Sequel to District 9 announced, Mortgage rates fall below 3.5%, etc. Then other users log in and review the requests and post updates to any of the event they know have happened. You get points (like Stack Overflow) if you leg…

Sort of like If This Then That but with a wider range of uses, right? Sounds interesting. Also, I don't get the last bit - How would you know if a user is honestly updating the request or not?

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Post by tocomment »

Ok a couple more ideas; sorry to post so many :-(

A turn signal that produces the turn signal ticking sound really loudly outside your car so the person in front of you is aware you want to turn.

Sell sterilized tape worms for weight loss. It seems like a great way to lose weight but I'd be freaked out by the though of them reproducing inside of me. If a tape worm harmlessly died after a few month I'd be up for it, especially if the alternative were surgery or diabetes.

A device that can detect the sound of glass breaking and notify the police. You could put them in neighborhoods everywhere.

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Post by tocomment »

Mutinix wrote: post #34
tocomment wrote: post #21

Here's a simple idea I've been kicking around. I might just build it for fun. I call it notifyme.when. Users put in things they want to be notified about e.g., new book by Steven King released, Sequel to District 9 announced, Mortgage rates fall below 3.5%, etc. Then other users log in and review the requests and post updates to any of the event they know have happened. You get points (like Stack Overflow) if you leg…

Sort of like If This Then That but with a wider range of uses, right? Sounds interesting. Also, I don't get the last bit - How would you know if a user is honestly updating the request or not?

I guess it would be a lot like stack overflow. The user who requested the notification would have to confirm the answer is correct.

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Post by zachalexander »

tocomment wrote: post #25

Ok, I have no idea how to do this startup but it seems very profitable. Have you ever noticed how anyone under 40 believes with 100% certainty that social security won't be around for them when they retire. Well I think it probably will be around. Most big (popular?) government programs aren't going away no matter what the media says. So how about selling social security insurance. Buyers pay a premium each month to…

It would have to be more complicated than that, because it's not just a question of whether SS will "be around," but whether it might still exist but in a degraded form (e.g. lower payments, narrower eligibility).

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Post by monk_e_boy »

Internet filter for things I don't want to know yet. If I miss the Formula 1, I'd rather not know the result until I watch it. Currently this means not listening to the radio, watching the news or going to any non-geek online news.

I'd like to have something like AdBlock, but it blocks on key-phrases that are F1 related (Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button etc)

The key-phrases come from a wiki. The censored bits of sites could show adverts instead (to make some money)

The wiki could hold all the options, different sports key-phrases (football, soccor, rugby .... you know, almost anything ... Dr Who, Eastenders (for those of us who iPlayer a lot of things)

Re: Startup idea list

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Post by dshearmur »

drcongo wrote: post #11

A system that lest me maintain my contact details in one place, that other services can subscribe to for up-to-date info. Should also let me maintain who can see which details. When I change job, or lose my phone, or whatever, I can update my details, and my vCard in all my friends' address books gets updated accordingly.

Take a look at http://www.fullcontact.com
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