Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about new business idea just because I find it fun to do so. I’ve started to develop a list of new concepts or sectors that I think have some potential. Here’s a few ideas:
1) Nothing new has been done in the world of online dating for quite sometime. Let’s face it. Match.com and eHarmony are the same thing. Enter in a bunch of data about yourself and they do a simple database match and deliver a bunch of results. Great. But is there a new paradigm for this? Is there an easier way to navigate millions of other people? Is there a way to automate the quality of results I get delivered? Now, I’m already married so this isn’t a target market for me but I DO KNOW that there are better ways to do some of this stuff. All my single friends would appreciate it.
2) Online shopping has gotten much better. But is there a way to do something new here? Can I get ads that I really care about? Can I see products I really care about without stumbling over a website to learn about it? Can I get better help about product information or support without waiting for customer service to return my email?
3) Be honest. You know more about that digital camera you want to buy than you will ever know about your landscaper. Or that guy you want to take guitar lessons from. And, if you are a guitar teacher how can you use the web to deliver better lessons? And be scored on your performance? Same thing goes for that Spanish teacher. Same thing goes for anybody that wants to teach you something. Fitness coaches. Cooking instructors. What is the best web based system for knowledge transfer from one person to another?
4) Can I trade a set of new Audi tires for a laptop? Or an iPod? Or guitar lesson? Where? And don’t say Craigslist. I thought of that one already.
What new business sectors or ideas do you think are ripe for innovation?
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