Startup Ideas Group? - TechHui2024-03-29T08:00:23Zhttp://www.techhui.com/forum/topics/startup-ideas-group?groupUrl=techentrepreneurs&commentId=1702911%3AComment%3A87258&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThis might be late, but Kmart…tag:www.techhui.com,2011-07-11:1702911:Comment:872582011-07-11T02:01:20.393ZFred Jumayaohttp://www.techhui.com/profile/FredJumayao
This might be late, but Kmart / Sears sends you a digital receipt including their Pharmacy.<br></br>
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<cite>Tim Parsons said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.techhui.com/forum/topics/startup-ideas-group?groupUrl=techentrepreneurs#1702911Comment68503"><div>This idea is from my wife. This weekend we went shopping for a new freezer. Found it at Lowes and purchased it. We only got 1 item, the freezer. But! the receipt was like a mile long, well maybe only 24" long, for ONE item? We seriously…</div>
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This might be late, but Kmart / Sears sends you a digital receipt including their Pharmacy.<br/>
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<cite>Tim Parsons said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.techhui.com/forum/topics/startup-ideas-group?groupUrl=techentrepreneurs#1702911Comment68503"><div>This idea is from my wife. This weekend we went shopping for a new freezer. Found it at Lowes and purchased it. We only got 1 item, the freezer. But! the receipt was like a mile long, well maybe only 24" long, for ONE item? We seriously hate receipts and having to take them home and file them etc.<br/> <br/>
It would be cool if we could just give the vendor our email or phone number and they'd text or email you the receipt. This way it's paperless, you don't need to carry it anywhere and you can file it electronically with all your other stuff.<br/>
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A plugin or option would need to be created to fit into the major types of POS used by major chains and mom & pops.<br/>
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It could be based on a monthly subscription fee that the store is charged, this would actually save them money by not using less paper receipt rolls offsetting the cost so everyone wins.<br/>
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Not sure if this already exists, it sounds to easy not to. If it does they need to start using it. If it doesn't let's get it done.</div>
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Way late to this con…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-10-23:1702911:Comment:688262010-10-23T02:16:58.521ZBen Wardhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/BenWard
Truman,<br />
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Way late to this conversation. Just wanted to let you know there is graveyard in Japan where relatives<br />
can see a live feed of the grave of their loved ones.<br />
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It could work and it is a useful service. The problem would be charging for it. You don't want to charge people to view the service. The person paying for it should be the relatives organizing the funeral. It is an option they should choose.<br />
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I would use Red5 for the streaming.<br />
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I'm all for an ideas group. In the long run, it pays…
Truman,<br />
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Way late to this conversation. Just wanted to let you know there is graveyard in Japan where relatives<br />
can see a live feed of the grave of their loved ones.<br />
<br />
It could work and it is a useful service. The problem would be charging for it. You don't want to charge people to view the service. The person paying for it should be the relatives organizing the funeral. It is an option they should choose.<br />
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I would use Red5 for the streaming.<br />
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I'm all for an ideas group. In the long run, it pays to be free with your ideas.<br />
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Ben Well then they need to roll i…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-10-22:1702911:Comment:688112010-10-22T21:18:55.031ZTim Parsonshttp://www.techhui.com/profile/TimParsons
Well then they need to roll it out to all retailers.
Well then they need to roll it out to all retailers. Good idea, but this is actual…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-10-22:1702911:Comment:688082010-10-22T21:15:11.196ZGorm Laihttp://www.techhui.com/profile/GormLai
Good idea, but this is actually how they do it at an Apple store. When I bought my iPad, I remember they asked if I only wanted the receipt by email or also a paper copy. I chose email only :-)
Good idea, but this is actually how they do it at an Apple store. When I bought my iPad, I remember they asked if I only wanted the receipt by email or also a paper copy. I chose email only :-) yep or just punch in your pho…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-10-22:1702911:Comment:688052010-10-22T21:05:26.887ZTim Parsonshttp://www.techhui.com/profile/TimParsons
yep or just punch in your phone# and it's texted to you so you don't have to carry around another card.
yep or just punch in your phone# and it's texted to you so you don't have to carry around another card. Perhaps there could be a choi…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-10-12:1702911:Comment:685092010-10-12T06:09:21.109ZLiz Ambrosehttp://www.techhui.com/profile/LizAmbrose
Perhaps there could be a choice after the digital signature... would you like a paper or digital receipt and all the customer has to do is press P for paper or D for digital or swipe a mini card if they want a digital copy.<br />
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<cite>Tim Parsons said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.techhui.com/forum/topics/startup-ideas-group?groupUrl=techentrepreneurs&commentId=1702911%3AComment%3A68503&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1702911Comment68503"><div>This idea is from my wife. This…</div>
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Perhaps there could be a choice after the digital signature... would you like a paper or digital receipt and all the customer has to do is press P for paper or D for digital or swipe a mini card if they want a digital copy.<br />
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<cite>Tim Parsons said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.techhui.com/forum/topics/startup-ideas-group?groupUrl=techentrepreneurs&commentId=1702911%3AComment%3A68503&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1702911Comment68503"><div>This idea is from my wife. This weekend we went shopping for a new freezer. Found it at Lowes and purchased it. We only got 1 item, the freezer. But! the receipt was like a mile long, well maybe only 24" long, for ONE item? We seriously hate receipts and having to take them home and file them etc.<br/> <br/>
It would be cool if we could just give the vendor our email or phone number and they'd text or email you the receipt. This way it's paperless, you don't need to carry it anywhere and you can file it electronically with all your other stuff.<br/>
<br/>
A plugin or option would need to be created to fit into the major types of POS used by major chains and mom & pops.<br/>
<br/>
It could be based on a monthly subscription fee that the store is charged, this would actually save them money by not using less paper receipt rolls offsetting the cost so everyone wins.<br/>
<br/>
Not sure if this already exists, it sounds to easy not to. If it does they need to start using it. If it doesn't let's get it done.</div>
</blockquote> This idea is from my wife. Th…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-10-11:1702911:Comment:685032010-10-11T21:16:41.483ZTim Parsonshttp://www.techhui.com/profile/TimParsons
This idea is from my wife. This weekend we went shopping for a new freezer. Found it at Lowes and purchased it. We only got 1 item, the freezer. But! the receipt was like a mile long, well maybe only 24" long, for ONE item? We seriously hate receipts and having to take them home and file them etc.<br />
<br />
It would be cool if we could just give the vendor our email or phone number and they'd text or email you the receipt. This way it's paperless, you don't need to carry it anywhere and you can file it…
This idea is from my wife. This weekend we went shopping for a new freezer. Found it at Lowes and purchased it. We only got 1 item, the freezer. But! the receipt was like a mile long, well maybe only 24" long, for ONE item? We seriously hate receipts and having to take them home and file them etc.<br />
<br />
It would be cool if we could just give the vendor our email or phone number and they'd text or email you the receipt. This way it's paperless, you don't need to carry it anywhere and you can file it electronically with all your other stuff.<br />
<br />
A plugin or option would need to be created to fit into the major types of POS used by major chains and mom & pops.<br />
<br />
It could be based on a monthly subscription fee that the store is charged, this would actually save them money by not using less paper receipt rolls offsetting the cost so everyone wins.<br />
<br />
Not sure if this already exists, it sounds to easy not to. If it does they need to start using it. If it doesn't let's get it done. Here's an idea I just came up…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-09-20:1702911:Comment:676232010-09-20T01:26:08.896ZDan Starrhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DanStarr
Here's an idea I just came up with:<br />
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Posting resumes or past work/skill information on Linked.in or Facebook is a pretty passive activity. Whereas, the Facebook 'gifting' phenomena is pretty popular and is a diametrically opposite "push"-like activity. I imagine a fair share of people taking part in Facebook gifting activities could be underemployed, so why not make these gifts have the potential of being something tangible: gifts which the person can really provide?<br />
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The basic idea would be to…
Here's an idea I just came up with:<br />
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Posting resumes or past work/skill information on Linked.in or Facebook is a pretty passive activity. Whereas, the Facebook 'gifting' phenomena is pretty popular and is a diametrically opposite "push"-like activity. I imagine a fair share of people taking part in Facebook gifting activities could be underemployed, so why not make these gifts have the potential of being something tangible: gifts which the person can really provide?<br />
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The basic idea would be to have a person list a variety of services/skills/labor/crafts that they can perform, each maybe with a numerical point which reflects its effort/value to them. They also build a list of services/labors they would like to receive. All of this could be contained within one of Facebook's boxes webpages. Then, a person can proactively "gift" say 3 points of their services to someone else, allowing the other person to accept and/or possibly return an equal amount of service/labor that the initial person needs.<br />
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My initial vision would be to just have some simple Facebook note or email to seal the gifting transaction. I think such a tool could be much more powerful if trades/gifts could be transferred through an additional layer of a person's Facebook network. For example, this would allow a friend of yours to receive the gift-points given to you, but which you are unable to make use of (whereas this friend might be able to). I suppose people might want to limit their gifts to only people they know, and other complexities like this would arise.<br />
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Some benefits:<br />
- This might foster networks / promote someone's skills beyond their own network.<br />
- People will start getting services which they may not be able to easily pay for.<br />
- People can feel more useful within their community.<br />
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Some cautions:<br />
- Bartering websites have had a notoriously bad time in the past. I can't think of one startup in this area which has survived since the Dot-com era. Some bartering sites which do exist, cater to businesses sharing their services to other businesses or local communities (eg.: Theswop.com, timebank.org). I'm thinking that having an existing social network (Facebook) would alleviate a lot of the critical user headaches, and piggybacking on the gift paradigm could make the concept more readily grasped/adopted by users.<br />
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Although I have not coded a Facebook app before, I imagine it would be pretty straight forward when compared to the the Big Data ML/analytics problems I've been working on lately. I think a StartUp group is a…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-09-20:1702911:Comment:676222010-09-20T00:42:16.078ZRoger Garretthttp://www.techhui.com/profile/RogerGarrett
I think a StartUp group is a good idea. I had created an Inventors group some time ago, and a StartUp group would be in the same vein.<br />
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So many of us have great ideas but do not have the full set of skills, experience and talents to turn a great idea into a great product or company. We need some way to pull together all of the various components. We need not just the tech people but also the money people, the marketing people, the manufacturing people, the human resources people, etc.,…
I think a StartUp group is a good idea. I had created an Inventors group some time ago, and a StartUp group would be in the same vein.<br />
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So many of us have great ideas but do not have the full set of skills, experience and talents to turn a great idea into a great product or company. We need some way to pull together all of the various components. We need not just the tech people but also the money people, the marketing people, the manufacturing people, the human resources people, etc., etc.<br />
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And even though this is TECH hui, I'd suggest not limiting it to just technology based ideas. Any idea that could form the basis for a new product or new kind of company should be welcome. Sounds like what you're basic…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-09-20:1702911:Comment:676202010-09-20T00:35:11.374ZRoger Garretthttp://www.techhui.com/profile/RogerGarrett
Sounds like what you're basically doing is substituting a person moving his hand (holding the spray gun) across the surface to be painted, as opposed to a mechanically controlled spray gun. The person's hand substitutes for the mechanical linkages and controls you'd normally find within an inkjet printer.<br />
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You can already get one-off T-shirts from several companies, so I'm not sure that this would be marketable for the T-shirt application. For larger areas, like walls, it might be viable as a…
Sounds like what you're basically doing is substituting a person moving his hand (holding the spray gun) across the surface to be painted, as opposed to a mechanically controlled spray gun. The person's hand substitutes for the mechanical linkages and controls you'd normally find within an inkjet printer.<br />
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You can already get one-off T-shirts from several companies, so I'm not sure that this would be marketable for the T-shirt application. For larger areas, like walls, it might be viable as a way to paint murals or advertisements. Although it could easily be misused by graffiti "artists".