I've always wanted to build something interesting (web apps are okay, but something more towards research/number crunching/cloud computing would be better), but ideas are always a stumbling block. I just can't seem to find some good idea to work on. Usually what ideas I <i>do</i> get have already been done by someone else.<p>What would you guys do in this situation? Where do you get your ideas from?
A few ideas:<p>* build a easy and very powerful ETL tool for data cleansing<p>* take genetic data (e.g. from 23andme) and offer people information on work related characteristics (like leadership ability)<p>* offer a service which predicts traffic jams and estimate how long it will last<p>Anyway, look for an industry sector which interests you. Learn about it (reading, talking with people, etc) and you will probably see problems which could be solved.
Partner up with someone like me :)<p>At any given time I have between 3-4 ideas that are ready for some type of development, and probably another 2-3 that need some refining before they would be worth considering for development.<p>If you want something to work on (of course if it interests you), shoot me a message and we can work something out.