I suggest everybody to do the following exercise with ideas:
Mark all your ideas in a chart where the x is the time (i.e.: man month and resources involved) to develop the idea and y is the potential, usually they will have a lot of ideas that will require a lot of time/resources, so the trick is how to move your idea towards the 0 (lean company). But I think this is more an art than a science.
In some Asian cities, it doesn't have to be a high end shopping mall. People with newer cars get approached by mall employees after they're parked, and are offered car wash service. You pay right there, and the car is clean by the time you get back.
But there's also a company that's doing incredibly well, offering to wash cars while people are at work. So basically car wash in the parking lot of office buildings.
Yes, there are car wash / detail companies at both of the nearby malls here (U.S.) and at our office building once a week. What I like about their plan is that it's a little easier for them to target people with disposable income. I imagine one in a Walmart parking lot wouldn't do very well.
I saw something the other week that I hadn't seen before. It looked like a personal trainer was working out a client in our office parking lot. He set up cones, heavy rope, some weights, etc.
Yesterday I saw a car from a company that comes to your home or office to wash your car, eco friendly too (according to the slogans on the side of the car).
There's a startup that is quite similar to idea #8. They're called befitting and they're located in Toronto (http://www.thenext36.ca/content/befitting). Their app focuses more on visualizing how a certain article of clothing looks on you (so you can determine if the size is right or not), rather than recommending clothing.
#3 (Identity theft prevention service) has been around from late 90s, at least in Canada. It never caught on, because it was like selling an insurance but without monetary payout benefits in insured case.
#12 is again available in a lot of malls here in Vancouver. The problem with these carwashes is that they typically take longer than an average shopping trip.
I came up with number 7 (status update for mobile) about 4 years ago and would still like to see it implemented. Problem is too many carriers and kinds of phones out there. Would have to enter a site to access such data (FB?)
ex., "in the shower, be out in 10" with self-timer set to erase it in 10 min.
A GOOD free service that gives detailed reports on Internet companies given keywords or tags. Needs to be fast, retrieve data from extensive range of sources. Use multivariate report criteria and present results as infograms or similar.
Does it exist already? Please tell me. I do not like catalog sites.
First, why would it be free if you're providing detailed reports? That doesn't make sense to me. Is there a more attractive revenue model? I thought of quantcast.com when I first read your post but I'm not sure that's what you really mean.
Moving along, thanks! I would still purchase that bookmark although the market for it now has decreased substantially with the rise of ereaders.
As far as the staffing agency, it would solve the problem international students face in getting sponsored. I'm not sure how much you know about the process but it's time-consuming and costly. The agency would work with big companies who can afford it and are looking for top candidates to add to their team as well as students who need to be placed and meet their specifications in regards to grades, achievements, etc. Think of the traditional model except focused on people with visas.
although i´m not into celebs nor poker i think these two could be nice.
the poker page could enable direct communication betwenn players and embedd/connect to fb/g+/whatever profile.
But since poker players are about to take each others money i´m not sure if this social aspect would be accepted by them. it might be even a bit dangerous.
I'm not sure. Poker players love to brag about their wins/hands, especially online. It'll probably depend on the person. I for one specifically look to play with better players so I can improve. You can probably also use it as a strategy to bluff others.
Mark all your ideas in a chart where the x is the time (i.e.: man month and resources involved) to develop the idea and y is the potential, usually they will have a lot of ideas that will require a lot of time/resources, so the trick is how to move your idea towards the 0 (lean company). But I think this is more an art than a science.
I wrote a brief post about it last week: http://blog.databigbang.com/ideas-and-execution-magic-chart/