Open Source Business Plans

BrainBank

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:32:54 G2T -06

t added BrainBank on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:32:54 G2T -06

BrainBank - help bloggers & educators turn their content into something they can reap rewards from (something either than AdSense.) Version 1 is done and live at http://www.brainbankhq.com. First client: http://gp.brainbankhq.com

Revenue Source: Bloggers, companies who want to attract quality prospects & people who want to build a subscription-based members-only websites. Three price-points: $24/mo, $49/mo & $149/mo

Cash-Flow Break Even: Without Founder (aka CEO & programmer) salary $250/month …so I should be there within a couple weeks.

Profitable within 90 days: Might take longer… probably 180 days. There is a lot of optimization to do based on numbers and getting things flowing faster will require wasting more money than necessary. This is based on future expenses such as access to a strong developer advice & guidance by developers I’ve already been consulting with from time to time (http://www.actionrails.com).

Everyone must work: My plan is to work as little as possible. That’s why everything is aimed to be automated, except for customer service. This won’t be the next Google but it will provide a solid income stream for relatively low maintenance cost.

Business Plan is simple. Offer a product that lets people create online training courses that can be used to attract potential customers or generate revenue. And charge money. And make things simple. Product is about 50% of what I want it to be. Next 3 months will get it to 80%.

Investment: None needed for now. Most of the expenses for now are hosting and credit card merchant account fees. It’s a little short-sighted. I know. Once I hit $1k/mo, I’m going to use that to drive further development.

niche microblogging platform

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:15:02 G2T -06

t added niche microblogging platform on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:15:02 G2T -06

Company Name: Yonkly (As seen on Mashable, Tech Crunch, KillerStartups and SoCal Tech)
Our team would like to present Yonkly, which is a niche microblogging platform that has been dominating our competitors on three metrics: (i) traffic, (ii) growth rate, (iii) revenue.
Despite our competition receiving funding within the past two months, we have outperformed them, and will continue to do so through hard work, wit and a long-term perspective.
To all readers, feel free to give us feedback, both good and bad—especially the bad. We love it. It helps us become better.
Website: http://yonkly.com
Video of Yonkly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcgZH3lzrBM&eurl=http://blog.yonkly.com/
Yonkly Executive Summary: http://www.scribd.com/doc/12034545/Yonkly-Executive-Summary
Return for Mark Cuban: Over $20 million with a 2-3 year exit (i.e. pocket change)

Open Source Funding

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:17:25 G2T -06

pj added Open Source Funding on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:17:25 G2T -06

We could repackage this website as a SaaS product that investors could use to communicate with startups, create filters on the startups. It'd be free for startups, because they don't have any money, but Investors would have to pay. The money from the investors who pay for the site could flow into hosting, maintenance, and functionality that will help startups collaborate and improve the business behind the plan. The funds would pay for commercialization of what you see here.

Bollad.com

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:03:56 G2T -06

alex added Bollad.com on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:03:56 G2T -06

Create, manufacture and sell hard plastic pole (bollard) covers to every drive-thru and ATM in the United States for the purposes of advertising space or promotions. This is NOT about selling advertising, it's about creating the space to do so.
Concurrently will offer to advertising companies for revenue-generating use in parking garages and stadiums- this may create a necessitate the creation of a secondary company to install and maintain, however it is not the focus.

Repair Retail Shopping Carts

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:51:42 G2T -06

alex added Repair Retail Shopping Carts on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:51:42 G2T -06

Once you get your foot in the door with a grocery store or other retail outlet you have continuous maintenance fees (recurring revenue) which is gives this idea a lot of appeal.

Talking (Fire) Alarms

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:47:41 G2T -06

alex added Talking (Fire) Alarms on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:47:41 G2T -06

Selling talking smoke alarms to Government Officials and retail stores.

Used Game Merchandise

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:45:50 G2T -06

alex added Used Game Merchandise on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:45:50 G2T -06

Using the warm up basketballs from Home Maverick games to number and sell on the internet at a premium.

Chores through Entertainment

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:42:37 G2T -06

alex added Chores through Entertainment on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:42:37 G2T -06

Parents will pay for the service of having their kids favorite character asking them nicely to do their chores or eat there veggies. Email, Text or a phone recording was work.

Community-Generated Language Learning Lessons

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:21:02 G2T -06

alex added Community-Generated Language Learning Lessons on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:21:02 G2T -06

Community-Generated Language Learning Lessons. Create a platform that allows students to purchase and consume high-quality rich-media language learning lessons while giving teachers the ability to easily create and publish the lessons, and earn a percentage of the revenue their lessons generate. The platform would include tools allowing student to track and monitor their progress, guide them along a path to success, rate teachers, suggest new lessons, connect with teachers and other students.etc

College Muscle Movers

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:17:47 G2T -06

alex added College Muscle Movers on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:17:47 G2T -06

By injecting capital we can afford to hire more people to expand our presence, buy more trucks to help more people and spend more on marketing to create a quality brand

Crime Scene Cleanup Industry

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:13:08 G2T -06

alex added Crime Scene Cleanup Industry on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:13:08 G2T -06

Cleaning up after an accident for cities or businesses that don't want to do it themselves.

Xbox Repair

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:11:07 G2T -06

alex added Xbox Repair on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:11:07 G2T -06

Don't wait for to ship and have Microsoft repair your old Xbox bring it down the street and we will fix it for you.

Carry All Gym Towel

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:07:41 G2T -06

alex added Carry All Gym Towel on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:07:41 G2T -06

Manufacture towels used for working out that can carry the essentials, such as, cell phone, keys, ipod...etc
Sleak desegin and they cost $20.

Buy-My-Tee

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:04:55 G2T -06

alex added Buy-My-Tee on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:04:55 G2T -06

Selling custom t-shirts to local communities through the internet.

Consumer Hedging of Gasoline

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:01:32 G2T -06

alex added Consumer Hedging of Gasoline on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:01:32 G2T -06

There are a few ETFs out there that track the price movement of oil and gasoline in the US. The only problem is that people don’t know they this exists or don’t know how to do it. We can work with businesses and individuals to help them come up with a hedge that is right for them based on how much they drive and how much exposure to gas prices they want. We can then buy them the securities that suit their needs and take a normal mutual fund fee off the top.

Improve monitoring and oversight of state chartered banking institutions

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:59:57 G2T -06

alex added Improve monitoring and oversight of state chartered banking institutions on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:59:57 G2T -06

The system lacks a sufficient and user friendly database to properly oversee bank and non-bank entities (i.e. mortgage companies, title lenders, etc). It needs to be functional and flexible to adapt over time and regulations change. State banking departments can license the software and pay for annual tech support.

Locking Hinge

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:57:03 G2T -06

alex added Locking Hinge on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:57:03 G2T -06

Manufacturing and Selling the hinge through internet retailers and grassroots marketing here in the DFW area.

TheFunded.com

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:55:17 G2T -06

alex added TheFunded.com on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:55:17 G2T -06

The entire site and all of the events are planned, built, designed, operated, and run by one full-time person, the Founding Member. However, the site is truly owned and operated by the Members, thousands of entrepreneurs fighting to build great companies. These Members have contributed in excess of 30,000 ratings, reviews, and comments that represent the single largest body of information on entrepreneurship contributed by true domain experts: the CEOs themselves.

Single Item Consumer Report

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:51:49 G2T -06

alex added Single Item Consumer Report on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:51:49 G2T -06

Set up a website that researches electronic products and finds the most consumer friendly version. Only having one product for each category. Example Camera, Home Theater Speakers...etc

DormBeds.Com

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:48:37 G2T -06

alex added DormBeds.Com on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:48:37 G2T -06

Servicing college students with a drop ship bed. We would partner with Colleges, Universities and renters to promote the product.

Web Applications, Inc

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:44:52 G2T -06

alex added Web Applications, Inc on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:44:52 G2T -06

1. target specific industries (big markets) like legal or healthcare where there are a lot of small/medium sized US businesses that cannot afford traditional “enterprise” software
2. solve a specific problem with a simple web product
3. sell alongside traditional IT services (internally or partnered) as a hybrid product/service offering with a focus on product user experience
5. launch 4-5 targeted web products per year (we have modeled what this type of thing might look like 5-10 years out)

Prepay Taxi Time

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:37:30 G2T -06

anonymous added Prepay Taxi Time on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:37:30 G2T -06

Taking a percentage of the sales. Going to have to work with the Taxi companies and awareness groups like AARP and MADD to generate a little bit ad revenues

Saturday Summer DIY

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:07:19 G2T -06

alex added Saturday Summer DIY on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:07:19 G2T -06

Creating a blog, building ideas about Do it Yourself kits that allow kids to stay occupied while there parents shop a Home Depot, Lowes, or Ace Hardwares. Then create PDF files with instructions and license those to the stores

The Desk to End all Desks - edit

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:59:15 G2T -06

alex added The Desk to End all Desks - edit on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:59:15 G2T -06

Manufacturing and selling homemade awesome desks at a profit

Half Time and Entertainment Acts

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:57:31 G2T -06

alex added Half Time and Entertainment Acts on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:57:31 G2T -06

Skimming off the top of each act set up. So if they use the service take a percentage from the deal.

Grocery Store Frequent Buyers Club

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:55:31 G2T -06

alex added Grocery Store Frequent Buyers Club on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:55:31 G2T -06

In short I want to develop a way for people to begin to treat their
recurring monthly spend and the same retail outlets (basic needs,
food, gas, etc) into a pseudo loyalty program where they advance a
consistent monthly spend to stores in exchange or the store adding
some percentage that amount in store credit (percentage can vary and
consumer can make selection every month where to allocate it based on
competitive offers from stores) and manage this through a new debit
card.

The Wickler

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:51:25 G2T -06

alex added The Wickler on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:51:25 G2T -06

Selling wireless device counters to nightclubs around the world that integrate with POS systems.

Burger Magic

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:45:51 G2T -06

alex added Burger Magic on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:45:51 G2T -06

Will direct mail samples of seasoning to target market. Distressed by economy more people will eat at home. Once the demand has been created through direct mailings the supermarkets will come calling for it.

StreetMaps Thermal Edition

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:42:19 G2T -06

alex added StreetMaps Thermal Edition on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:42:19 G2T -06

Thermal image every building in Manhattan using technology like Google Street View. Put up low res-information flattened images online. Charge $20 for: a high resolution complete image of your house a bit of analysis of potential energy savings. Charge $300 for the same for a business or apt complex.

We Scan Everything

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:34:19 G2T -06

alex added We Scan Everything on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:34:19 G2T -06

They will make money by on-line storage of records, monthly mail-in or on-site updates and special fees for scanning photo albums and other odd items.

TUMBLEWEEDS

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:27:42 G2T -06

alex added TUMBLEWEEDS on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:27:42 G2T -06

By being able to safely dispose of tumbleweeds in a “fire-truck,” the whole process of gathering tumbleweeds, putting them in the truck, driving to the dump/burning location, and then driving back is eliminated; you just burn the tumbleweeds in your little traveling furnace you could weld into the back
of a truck (or some such thing…maybe a trailer.
Feel free to hit me up with your own idea).

Automated Currency Exchangers

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:10:16 G2T -06

pj added Automated Currency Exchangers on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:10:16 G2T -06

Take a cut of the exchange rate. These devices would replace the booths run by people in touristy areas of major cities. It would improve travel. The cost of the device would have to be lower than the cost to staff it while it is open and you generate money with the machines 24 hours a day.