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All the stupid startup/app ideas I've had so far

51 pointsby superdarioover 2 years ago
Here is the list of all ideas I&#x27;ve had so far but never actually took time to create any of them or go further into details<p>- Church givings - not sure how it&#x27;s called, but in Christianity while being in Church a person goes around and asks for the money from people, so people give a dollar or few cents. So some kind of app that does that on global scale for the Church<p>- Would you do it for a dollar? - I even coded this. Basically person can ask someone else: would you _____ for a dollar? And if other person does it and uploads the proof, he gets the money<p>- You have a dollar? - As beggars beg in real life for a dollar, how about begging online for a dollar<p>- iEgg - just selling egg with Apple&#x27;s logo for a high price. This might not be possible because of the logo, copyrights and shit<p>- Messaging with push notifications only - nowadays you can reply directly from push notifications. So no chat lists, no list of messages or such. You reply directly via push notification<p>- Don&#x27;t meet in person - some kind of dating site that forces you not to meet in person, so everything must stay online<p>- Stupid people repellent - like some kind of mace or such, if someone annoys you, you spray them or around to repel them<p>- Alien emoji - regular emojis but with double eyes and green color, like this ::D ::) ;;) They are more strong than regular, so if you type ::D it means you are extra happy<p>- Social network where everything is fake - fake followers, fake likes. Like a hyper networks, you become popular extra fast and gain followers fast. You get likes and notifications from fake people, boosting your dopamine

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robertlagrantover 2 years ago
&gt; - Would you do it for a dollar? - I even coded this. Basically person can ask someone else: would you _____ for a dollar? And if other person does it and uploads the proof, he gets the money<p>Sounds like you&#x27;re undercutting fiverr.com :)<p>&gt; You have a dollar? - As beggars beg in real life for a dollar, how about begging online for a dollar<p>giverr.com? :D
keiferskiover 2 years ago
I really like the concept of tithing (broadly, putting 10% of incomes toward a larger project) and wish it was used more generally for taxation, funding projects, local development, etc. The simplicity and “human comprehensibility” makes it much more attractive than other, more complex funding and taxation methods.
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O__________Oover 2 years ago
Curious, anyone have any startups they wish existed, but currently do not?<p>_________________<p>Related, YC’s Requests for Startups:<p>- <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ycombinator.com&#x2F;rfs" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ycombinator.com&#x2F;rfs</a><p>Past YC Requests for Startups:<p>- <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ycombinator.com&#x2F;past-rfs" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ycombinator.com&#x2F;past-rfs</a>
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jakey_bakeyover 2 years ago
These are great. iEgg made me lmao.<p>The social network idea has legs - You could probably turn it into either one of those mafia-wars&#x2F;adcap style games, or more interestingly as an immersive educational tool to teach tweens not to stake their mental health on social media.
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jzellisover 2 years ago
Tithing, it&#x27;s called in Christianity. You give ten percent of your income (in theory) to the church. This is what&#x27;s known outside of the religious sphere as &quot;grifting&quot;. :-D
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nickfromseattleover 2 years ago
&gt; Church givings<p>Sizable companies are built around this.<p>Pushpay has 400 employees and a combined $100m in funding.
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wsgeorgeover 2 years ago
&gt; Church givings - not sure how it&#x27;s called, but in Christianity while being in Church a person goes around and asks for the money from people, so people give a dollar or few cents. So some kind of app that does that on global scale for the Church<p>My first startup turned into this!
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bheadmasterover 2 years ago
&gt; Social network where everything is fake - fake followers, fake likes. Like a hyper networks, you become popular extra fast and gain followers fast. You get likes and notifications from fake people, boosting your dopamine<p>The currently-rampant social networks have already beat you to it.
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Xcelerateover 2 years ago
Based on recent progress with stable diffusion, GPT, etc., I&#x27;d say the last one is going to possible soon.
Krisjohnover 2 years ago
&quot;Messaging with push notifications only&quot;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Yo_(app)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Yo_(app)</a>
jacknewsover 2 years ago
If the VC&#x27;s (who are in the business of implementing ideas) are to believed, all the value is in the execution&#x2F;implementation.<p>So you just have to make these ideas real, and profit.
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busymom0over 2 years ago
&gt; Don&#x27;t meet in person - some kind of dating site that forces you not to meet in person, so everything must stay online<p>I might steal this one.
theGeatZhopaover 2 years ago
- idea for the travelers by plane:<p>Some system that automatically checks you in for all airlines you need for that travel and all the airlines must handle your luggage<p>Me: What???
newbie578over 2 years ago
How do you all keep track of ideas? Do you categorize them somehow and store them?
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O__________Oover 2 years ago
Anything specific feedback&#x2F;outcome you’re looking for by posting these?
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e61133e3over 2 years ago
An app that can generate a blog post from the content of a video
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quickthrower2over 2 years ago
I think the church one is good, maybe it is already done?
nisegamiover 2 years ago
The last one sounds prophetic almost.
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boonpodover 2 years ago
This is an excellent satire. Thank you for posting this, I enjoyed it.
OhNoNotAgain_99over 2 years ago
How about a deep difusion model, generating a road movie, with a tesla AI trying to drive it, put in a taxi and let people pay for a never ending drive.
greenpeasover 2 years ago
&gt; echo $username | sed &#x27;s&#x2F;supe&#x2F;reta&#x2F;&#x27;
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