76. The Half-Baked Business Idea Roast: Sensory Museums, Zyn Tins, Unrecordable Spaces, and Much More
Nov 5, 2023
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In this episode, Steph and Cal roast each other's half-baked ideas, including a marketplace for premium goods, hot sauce tasting kits, unrecordable digital spaces, and immersive animal sensory museums. They also discuss creating hyper-localized surf guides and the concept of interviewing parents. The hosts emphasize the importance of seeing endless ideas in the world and encourage listeners to leave reviews to support the podcast.
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Creating a marketplace for selling premium used items to provide a safer and more efficient platform for professionals.
Developing a hot sauce tasting kit as a fun and engaging way to explore different hot sauces.
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A Marketplace for Selling Premium Used Items
The idea is to create a marketplace for selling premium used items, addressing the issues of scams, flaky buyers, and low-quality listings on platforms like Facebook Marketplace. The goal is to provide a safer and more efficient platform for selling higher-priced items like West Elm furniture, targeting professionals who want quality goods at a lower price.
Hot Sauce Tasting Kit
The concept is to create a hot sauce tasting kit, similar to a subscription box, where customers can sample and experience a variety of hot sauces with increasing levels of heat. This idea is inspired by the popularity of hot sauce challenges and the trend of people enjoying spicy foods. The tasting kit could offer a fun and engaging way to explore different hot sauces and even incorporate partnerships with experts or influencers in the hot sauce industry.
A Gift Giving Subscription
The idea revolves around a gift giving subscription service that provides high-quality, personalized gifts for events like birthdays, weddings, or other special occasions. The focus is on curating a collection of unique and luxury items that would surpass the typical gifting options available in the market. The service aims to enhance the gifting experience and offer a range of thoughtful and high-quality options for customers.
Technology to Detect Animals' Senses
The concept involves using technology to create a museum or interactive exhibit that allows visitors, especially children, to experience and understand how animals perceive the world through their different senses. By leveraging technologies like special glasses, audio devices, or interactive exhibits, the museum aims to provide an educational and immersive experience that highlights the diverse sensory capabilities of various animal species.
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In this episode, Steph and Cal bring a medley of half-baked business ideas to the table. They introduce the origin story of each idea, rate it on a scale of A-F, discuss modifications that would make it better, and most importantly, roast each other when the idea is a little too half-baked.
This episode is a part of the broader nudge Steph and Cal push for everyone to see that there are endless ideas to pursue when you learn to see them in the world.
Business ideas covered:
Marketplace for premium goods
Hot sauce tasting kits
Long-duration gifting platform
AI-powered collectible evaluators
The upgraded ZYN tin!
Unrecordable digital spaces
Making friends as an adult workshop
Bidirectional poll-based newsletters
Hyper-localized surf guides
Immersive, animal sensory museums
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