Here are some topics that I hope provide inspiration for your project ideas or the Ideation exercise – think about these categories/topics/ideas and see if there’s room in that space for something new:
– The intersection of technology and customer service;
-Geofencing, like the UT scooters;
-Combining services, like Netflix and DoorDash;
-Partnering with or complementing an existing service;
-A new twist on an old thing, like Blinkest reads; Octopus rideshare games; duo-drunk rides home along with your car;
-Food, drink and anything: Virtual travel, video games, movies, sports, healthy eating;
The Pet industry is huge – half a billion $ a year and growing – including pet food, grooming, services (walking services), technology (pet toys that interact with your pet when you’re gone), fitness and health; https://thenextweb.com/podium/2019/09/01/the-rise-of-pet-tech/
-Peer to peer services, like Uber, scooters, Turo;
-Replicate but improve on good ideas that you already use;
-Think about ideas at the intersection of time versus money, or effort versus money
-National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Innovation Challenge winners
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/16/business/payal-kadakia-classpass-corner-office.html
-Think digital, simplicity, scale, viral…-An addition to or new twist on startup finance models, like equity share (you trade part ownership of your idea for investment); revenue sharing (you promise to share future profits – clearbanc does this, gambles on your success instead of taking equity, or a piece of your company);
-Subscription/rental industry growth (clothes, gourmet food delivery, movie tickets, games)
-Think “future”
https://www.buzzfeed.com/yiyang/futuristic-products-thatll-probably-make-you-feel-like-1