Recycling for people (offer to pick up their recyclables and take care of it all for them... for a fee + the value of the recyclables
An app that tells you why modern day trends exist and why you don't necessarily need to conform to them.
Chat with a random person about a current event
An alternative to Linkedin. Something way less spammy.
An app that sends you alerts for limited free stuff in your area everyday
A social network for doctors
An app to post a list of food from your pantry you want to get rid of, to see if others want it
Annotations for Netflix - see the most interesting scenes in a movie. See what others are thinking about any particular scene.
Themed newsletters - Daily, weekly or monthly newsletters themed at making you the best possible version of you that you can be
Automated invoice collections for small businesses
A browser extension to show a summary at the top of any news article you are reading
Snap a picture of a food dish and get similar dishes or recommendations
Search engine for reviews
App to clear your camera roll of duplicates and automatically pick the best photos
Hug Buddy - find a random person that is going through tough times to give them a hug and show emotional support
Service that declutters your home when you aren't there
Keyless entry using your phone
An alarm clock app that charges you a nickel each time you click snooze
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.
A water testing kit to see if your water has minerals and stuff in it and is making you sick
Wearable device for assisting the visually challenged
A browser extension that monitors surfing behavior to let you know when you spend too much time on time wasting sites
An app that tracks when you're your best self and aims to do what it can to keep you/get you back to that point
Vacation rental management service
An app to track the progress on the book you're reading through, giving an estimation of how long is left.
Neighborhood phone book
A directory of conferences, events and speakers
Ads on paper towels. Give out free paper towel rolls, each tab has some unique advertisement on it.
Uber for auto-repair. Get a trusted mechanic sent to your home.
Social media platform where users vouch for other users on certain topics, skills or professions
A chat app for discussing divisive topics with strangers
Virtual home interior decorator
Netflix for home exercise equipment. Swap out your ergometer for an elliptical and then swap that for a treadmill.
A service to browse live supermarket inventory
Blockchain based lending platform
Brainstorm support – call in service with someone to talk with you to help get your brain going
A website that aggregates food in grocery stores that is about to expire and gives you a big discount on it. This would help to greatly reduce the millions of tons of pre-consumer food waste each year.
A fresh/warm loaf of bread delivered to your door in under an hour
Uber for lawn care/yard work
23andMe for cats/dogs - Most pet owners want to know there pets are healthy and in good shape, this would help improve anxiety and do just that.
Train delay alerts by SMS
Meal delivery in hospitals
Uber for babysitters
A website that aggregates places you can go for factory tours. Like Ben & Jerry's, the Cape Cod potato chips factory, etc.
An email bot that sends sarcastic messages over and over when you open your emails (client or otherwise).
Cleanflix - a service that lets you automatically skip nudity on Netflix
A social platform for watching sports and communicating with others who are watching the same game
An app that asks if you should send an email or message before you send it (avoids being triggered by emotions etc.)
Automatic thank you notes, sent to contacts as a postcard generated from uploaded contact lists. On the card is a highly realistic signature that users digitally upload.
Subscription service that send you one random book each month
An app to quickly fact check arguments using high quality resources/sources if a point/argument has solid scientific backing
A gift card exchange marketplace where anybody can buy, sell, or trade their new or pre-owned gift cards
Car/home insurance where each user ends up owning part of the insurance company
An app to split the rent with roommates automatically
Linkedin for challenged/disabled people
Currency calculator with on-the-fly conversion
A live streaming video platform focused on video gaming and eSports
An app to figure out how arrogant you are, what level is acceptable for your life/career path and how to improve that.
Book summary podcast – would include a long version with an in-depth summary and a lazy person’s version with three things to know and what to say when someone asks you about it.
A water bottle that rewards you for reusing it, refilling it and drinking more water.
An app to suggest outdoor activities based on the weather in your area
Smart IOT devices for gardening
Platform to discover emerging social media influencers
Site to discover startup ideas that were acquired
Search engine for K-12 students
Relaunching a service like Vine
A lost and found aggregator, pulling from craigslist and various other sources
Advertisement based captcha
An app that lets you scan a parking sign and tell you if you can actually park there or not
A meditation app
Mobile app that notes the GPS location of your car when you park it so you can find it again
Personalized alarm clocks that sync with a user's body and their iPhone
Real-time world/local news on an interactive map
Bedtime story company - Company that you call who reads you a bedtime story if you can't fall asleep
Uber for caregivers
ThatsAThing.com - tells you if things already exists
A workaholic checker app - Analyses your calendar and where you spend your time, helping you move away from workaholism, and closer to balance.
Marketplace for wedding vendors
A platform for professionals to barter time and services
Uber for home made meals. Hire a mom to make you a great meal.
Privacy policy generator
A service to let you create your own ice cream flavors
Pandora of news
A habit tracker
Keep track of your plants and remember to water them
An app that tells you what places are open right now
Platform to let users split subscription costs and share services such as cable tv, HBO, Netflix, etc
eBay for free stuff
An IMDB for people who have won awards. I want to a quick way to find the professors with the most citations in any given subject, the chefs in the area with the best Zagats reviews, the local high school football players with the most touchdowns, etc.
Real world bookmarking app
An easier way to meet like minded people in your area
An app that lets you grab your favorite snips/clips from a movie to share them with friends
Home delivery of pet food/snacks/toys on a set schedule
A service that connects the homeless with someone who is regularly integrated into society. This person will become friends with the homeless person and talk with them, help them to believe in themselves again.
Birthday gifts reminder app
Site to discover failed startup ideas
Selfie drones. Cheap drones that you can attach your smartphone to, that will take the best possible selfie/group selfie.
A marketplace for developers to sell their side projects
A tool that predicts flight delays
A service where you are sent a random awesome product from Amazon each week for $5 or under
A service for spam mailboxes, disposable email accounts for all your junkmail
An online marketplace for scientific experiments
An app to learn one super interesting fact everyday
A social network for sharing film suggestions
SMS donations for charities
A service that allows restaurants to fill tables by varying prices to increase demand
Prepackaged school supplies based on the lists from the school districts
A service that lets you Airbnb your backyard pool
SMS alerts of news based on events within a 3 mile radius of you
Super local news
Relaunching a service like StumbleUpon
Grocery delivery service for college campuses: Fresh direct for dorm rooms.
An app to count how many times per day you unlock your phone, and translates that data into how fragmented and weak your focus has become
An online community where investors share investment ideas with each other
Tool to plan a random vacation based on your budget
An app that makes mondays less awful
An app to gently remind you of people worse off than you and why you should be grateful for being you.
A calorie counting app that gives advice to improve what you're doing based on the actions you’re taking
Netflix for expensive clothing. Users can cycle through a couple items per month
An app that notifies you of new laws in your area
Photography studio that casts you as characters from movies
Nap stations throughout the city. To integrate it into our culture, we can introduce them through napping stations similar to coffee houses.
Discovering some random plant based alternative to lithium, something that is a battery technology breakthrough
Coffee with nearby professionals
A service that provides specific enthusiastic people who want to volunteer or have time to go engage with people at nursing homes and doing activities with them.
Uber for dog walkers
A service that lets you rent a fully loaded adventure car
Cell phone made of biodegradable materials
A service to get on demand help and advice on the health of your pets, making sure they’re always happy and well
An app to find someone to go on an adventure with
System that sends me my receipts electronically via email rather than paper copies at the store. Could either work with my credit card company or via the loyalty cards stores offer.
Marketplace for pre-owned high end clothing
A service for landlords, managers, and agents to simplify the process of finding and signing a new tenant for your rental property
SMS reminders for TODOs
Order fresh stuff from local farms
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 company that makes cloth napkins made of old tshirts
A service that automatically invests in stocks based on your interests
A place to play board games and eat/drink, like a coffee house, but where board games are the main focus.
Self-destructing emails
An app to cheer you up when you're having a bad day
A company that digs your car out of the snow and removes snow from your driveway and starts car in the morning.
Interest free loans
An ethical hotline - ethics experts answer questions related to ethics for fee per hour
An app to help beat procrastination
Netflix for books/used books; online delivery service
A place where people could go to eat/study but would HAVE to do it at the same table with a stranger. It would encourage us to talk to/meet new and interesting people.
A tool to generate or relieve boredom when people need a mental boost
SMS alerts for last minute extremely cheap flight tickets
A memory training chrome extension - Every day a new memory training exercises will appears in your Chrome tabs for you to work through.
An app to tell you exact wait times at restaurants nearby
A tailored surprise subscription box. The user tells you their interests. You send them something awesome each month.
A travel company that takes people around to small towns in the South.
Service to find a hiking buddy
Weekly deliveries of fresh groceries from your local farms
A platform for professionals to donate their time/services to local charities
Subscription service that send you one random trendy movie each week
An app to notify you when you are no longer on hold, so you don't have to listen to hold music anymore
Chewing gum that is good for braces and dentures
An app to help you read through web pages faster
A trend of the month club, where each month you get mailed something hip with a glossy booklet explaining how cool that item is about to become. Limited to 5,000 people. Gives you a cool story to tell yourself for the rest of the month, and something to talk about with your friends.
A gratitude app that teaches you to thank yourself for all the good you do for yourself and for others too.
Tool to generate simple placeholder logos
A tool to keep track of all your subscriptions
Find someone to learn a foreign language from, while you teach them your language
This or that comparison app
Service that keeps inventory in a household (products, cleaning, etc.)
A service that lets you annotate any video on the web
Online shark-tank - pitch investors online
Travel agency that shows you dying civilizations
Interview practice company - A company that will do mock interviews with you and give you feedback on your performance.
Relaunch something like Homejoy
A meter that tells you when you've had enough caffeine and when you should stop drinking.
An app to help you fall asleep
Job swap board for stay at home moms – I'll do your laundry if you do my grocery shopping.
A note taking app that's actually affective and different from all the other ones
Service to get paid for reviewing products
American Idol online where the user judge the you own peers and strangers, built on a karaoke format.
Self-destructing text messages
An alternative to Facebook, that's clean, functional, and has some basic respect for user's privacy
A gift recommendation engine that pulls products from Amazon
Real-time mentions of your startup from social & the web
App to round up your spare change on purchases and donate it charity
A self praise app. Sometimes you need encouragement, use the applause app to get praise for your accomplishments from supporting peers
