Lyberty.com's weekly/monthly splash page. (Yes, a splash page is old fashioned, but it's been a tradition here since 1999.). Business Ideas - Glowing Rectangles. This is a list compiled from several sources that’s been kickin’ ’round my Evernote for a bit. It’s such a beast to cut- n- paste so I’m throwing it up here. The bulk of this was originally a post from Jon Dale although I don’t have the original URL. I just put this here hoping someone reads it, gets inspired, and then does something awesome. Only a few of these could ever help realize my dream of Passive, Automated, Renewable, Diversified Income, but it’s still a great brainstorming tool. Prepackaged school supplies based on the lists from the school districts. Incubator site providing office space, hosting, etc. In- grocery store prep service (buy vegetables first and drop them off to be chopped to your specs – pick them up on the way to checkout)A website that you can submit your design and work with vendors to manufacture your own clothes line. Online discount brokerage that has no closing hours and provides access to all exchanges throughout the world and handles currency and legal issues automatically. Stamphead, where stamps can be custom made in the likeness of an avatar the user creates. Aggregator site for affiliate marketers to collect daily reports. Would work on a tiered pricing structure giving you more info the higher up you go. Basic would be for people like me who just want to know if they made something and how much; advanced would pull down all available data. A gadget to cook beans/lentils/vegetables/rice for the same amount of time (quicker than what can be done in a slow cooker.)Herbal Flavored Gum. MMM…rosemary. Church issued credit card with automatic 1. Brainstorm Consulting – Teach companies how to brainstorm. Create a website for non- profits and a list of their projects/needs and a similar list for foundations. Its a central meeting place for people to look for funding from the right people.
Tutorial videos for technological skills (word processing, internet applications, email) for people who don’t know how to navigate technology but need it. Website where musicians can collaborate on tracks. Signs in restaurants on menus that list all the ingredients. Network of chefs that rotate being personal chefs. Nuclear waste storage facilities completely removed from society. Hedge fund that makes bridge loans to homeowners facing foreclosure. Small- town / city – websites (through city and Chamber of Commerce) – most small town websites are terriblewhistle It. A food service where you can email them your mom’s recipes and have them make it for you and deliver it during lunch time. Multiple camera angles on live television (especially for sports) or online viewing. Replicate reality TV shows for foreign countries. SIM card swap service. An alternative medicine or homeopathic online service that diagnoses your ailment and gives you the proper corresponding alternative treatment; also provides you with doctors in your area that treat with alternative medicines. Create the double snuggie. A company that installs a monitor at a building entry and hosts virtual door attendants. Web- based language tutors leveraging Skype and Google Docs for curriculum. Meal delivery in hospitals. Web package for a school system that allows parents to see their kids’ school schedules, grades, lunches, sports activities. Santa Delivery Service – A dressed Santa will come to your home during the holidays and deliver your gifts as Santa. Presentation Consulting – Teach companies how to improve their presentations. A website that boasts: Buy one product, have one mystery product of lesser value shipped to a friend for the cost of s& h. Tribe Consulting – Help individuals (not companies) discover what Tribes they should lead and help them do it. Music Box manufacturer that will turn any inanimate objects mailed to then into music boxes. Users buy direct online, picking from available stock. Added charge for sending in the you own inanimate object. Customer feedback software for mobile phones sold to marketers. Web- based rent- a- CFO. Application to sell to universities that allows students to access their transcripts online. Exchange clothing (like Paper. Back. Swap. com) for men’s & women’s clothing. Monthly subscription service for unlimited ebooks on your ebook reader device. Rhapsody/Netflix model for ebooks. Cell phone made of biodegradable materialsi. Phone app that tells you odds for a poker hand. Let’s Get Coffee – for couples; pairing service similar to matchmaking service “It’s Just Lunch” to help couples find other couples with similar friends. A service that discounts newspapers after 8pm the day of print. I do not want to buy a NYTimes for $5 at the end of the day. Nonprofit that takes old CD electronics to developing countries. A unified affiliate marketing program for every store on the web. Contest company for small local businesses. Website mock- ups for people seeking VC funding. Grocery delivery service for college campuses: Fresh direct for dorm rooms. Independent calorie testing company – A company that actually does testing on food for consumers to determine calorie content. Earplugs that go deeper into your ears but don’t hurt them. Online transcription service for conference calls – leveraging Amazon Mechanical Turk. Google for video & audio – Dragonspeak - > voice to text - > with searchable tags. A service that just vacuums and dust your apartment. A way to ensure that each person can only create one account on a website, without having to sacrifice anonymity. A small flap or cover (separate or built- in) for computers and technology with little lights that flash when they sleep (so you can sleep.)Crutches that stand upright by themselves. The base would have feet that fold up or spring out so you don’t have to lay them on the ground where they get in the way and people trip over them, etc. Interior Design on a Budget – for people who still want their homes to look good but can’t afford Restoration Hardware – client defines a set budget and consultants design using budget pieces from TJMaxx or Marshall’s or odds & ends shops. Landscaping business specializing only on LEED rooftop gardens. Company that records your voice message and other digital forms of media and sends it out into space as a message in a space bottle. Fireplace rehab – clean, paint, resurface, whatever to make it pretty. Big in places where same brick as outside the house is used for the fireplace and it’s not attractive (I’ve had two houses now like this.)“How to live on a small budget” website written by college students for college student for all sizable college towns sponsored by local merchant coupons. Someone/service that keeps inventory in a household (products, cleaning, etc.)A drink company that brings the Shirley Temple back – the best drink ever! Online Firewood Sales – Sell firewood online directly to consumers and business. On- click online data storage and streaming of a clients entire media library. Charge by the GB and bandwidth. Provide conversion services from CD to MP3. Cupcake Shop (fresh and creative cupcakes)A mobile job fair in a tractor trailer that pulls up in the parking lots of offices of businesses performing massive layoffs. You then make money by renting out space in the trailer to companies in similar industries. Online Professional Wrestling Memorabilia Store – Sell pro wrestling memorabilia online directly to consumers. Software to manage energy sales back to the grid generated by home systems. Analytics software for customer profiling, not just click analysis. Disposable mittens made from biodegradable materials in vending machines at supermarkets. Online. Confessions. Instant Flash builder, providing motion templates with easy upload graphic and text to fit template animation. Technology licensing agency. Consulting business creating a series of Squidoo lenses for an author on and around specific book titles. Pitch to publicists and literary agents, as well as directly to authors. Hire voice actors to read popular blogs to create podcasts where they don’t yet exist (“Best of the Blogosphere Podcast”)Personalized cereal boxes (to celebrate child’s achievements)Local business- sponsored community bike program. Antique wedding jewelry shopping – another eco/reuse theme. Rather than buy something new that requires mining and blood diamonds, get an antique that comes with a story (about the long marriage of the previous couple, of course). We find it for you in the style you think you want.
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