Episodes

Nov. 21, 2024

Mobile back-scratching & Tourist traps snitch app?

Startup ideas mashup! A font that conveys sarcasm and other emotional tones, helping avoid awkward misunderstandings. A relaxed, board-game-centered social hub for the 40-and-up crowd. An app that helps travelers avoid touris...

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Nov. 6, 2024

Nihilist supermarkets & Cliff's Notes for politics?

Ideas mashup...the return: A food/dessert truck rolling through neighborhoods at dinnertime, and a "fake call" app that helps you gracefully escape awkward dates or pushy salespeople. A bed-making arm extension could tackle t...

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Oct. 23, 2024

Sports practice/rewards app & GPS audio route maps?

Steve and Emlyn tackle sports ideas: Modular backpack systems for the rest of us: fishing, hiking, bike-riding, traveling... GPS-powered route map guide via audio: for trail-running, bike-packing, hiking in OTBP areas. AR hun...

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Oct. 9, 2024

Geek Squad for home projects & Apprentice for a day

A startup business you could launch tomorrow: A BBQ grill-cleaning service. Some cleaning supplies, some wheels, some neighbors, go! Adult legos: universal building blocks for temporary projects around the house. Uprights, fl...

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Sept. 25, 2024

Ride share banks, gas delivery, kinder car horns?

We talk business concepts and startup ideas related to cars. A home gas delivery service and a mobile EV fast-charging service. Could a home-based auto window tinting service work? Middle turn signals? To let other drivers kn...

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Sept. 11, 2024

Uber for nannies? Expedia for day cares?

Steve & Emlyn (both dads with daughters) look at ideas for parents. A "life skills" school for kids to learn practical, real-life skills. A resource for last-minute child sitters! An on-demand nanny service—like Uber for pare...

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Aug. 29, 2024

How do you turn AN IDEA into A BUSINESS?

How do you tell if an idea is worth building? How do you take that idea and make it a working business? How do you find out if there's enough interest in the business before building it? What is the …

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Aug. 14, 2024

VR memorials, phonetic spellcheck, and free CPU cycles

Steve & Emlyn take on tech: Doing more with collective computing power, a chat app for watch parties and streaming media/events, a podcast audio summarizer app, context-specific, phonetic spellcheck, chat perks for online gam...

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July 30, 2024

Alcohol antidote? Netflix paralysis? Tinder for gamers?

Steve & Emlyn look at all things entertainment: Clean versions of movies and TV shows. For families who want to enjoy shows without scenes depicting sex, drugs, or violence. Revive popular online games. The world wants Starca...

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July 30, 2024

Sex, suds, and bald salons...are these startups a go?

Health & Beauty: An easier way to clean hairbrushes? A machine? A soaker? A mini car wash? A meal-kit subscription service for people with restricted diets. For low FODMAP, sugar-free, low carb, and other specialized diets. P...

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July 30, 2024

How stupid does a business idea have to be to be genius?

Ideas mashup! Steve & Emlyn look at ideas from across the spectrum: Subtitles for sports chants? Should this be a thing?? Quick jobs for day laborers: Can this proven model be applied at the local scale? The backpack hoodie! ...

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July 24, 2024

Is the next big business idea from...food fatigue?

Does the shape of food matter? And what foods would benefit from a different shape? We're tired of breakfast bars and protein bars, so what other food formats might work? And is it possible to create a healthy, tasty, almost-...

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July 24, 2024

Stress-free travel hacks? TAKE MY MONEY

Fully-stocked meal kits for a day at the beach? No more cleaning out that yucky cooler! An AI-powered story generator using your travel photos and videos. Hey where was that castle we visited? Is better airplane boarding even...

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