Simple Big Idea Business

Helping people enjoy outdoor activities

2008-03-02T09:28:00.001-08:00

Enjoying scenic outdoor is one of life pleasures. Many people enjoy hiking and traveling. Outdoor Products is making hiking enjoyable and fun by supplying wonderful outdoor products. You can buy backpacks to hold your travel essentials. You can buy Hydration bladders that allow you to drink water while hiking. It's making millions.

Problem: Hiking and traveling requires many essential items, such as food, drinks, cameras, and other personal items. It's difficult to carry all the items in hands.
Idea/Solution: Backpacks + Hydration bladders + water bottles + Waist Packs + Duffles + Ponchos + Camping Bags + Great quality + Life time warranty
Site: http://OutdoorProducts.com

Experts' guide specifically for beginners

2008-03-01T14:54:00.001-08:00

The world is changing so quickly and there are so many things to learn and know. Most people do not have the time to research a topic and learn all about it. Dummies guide is a company that get the experts in the field and write a book on the topic. For example, the green living is getting popular, so they publish a book called, "Green Living for Dummies." Instead of reading many books, you can just read one For Dummies book and you get a good understanding of the topic. Dummies has books on topics under Everyday Computing, Advanced Computing, The Internet, At Home, Health-Mind-Spirit, Making and Managing Money, Sports and Lesiure, Travel, and more. It's making millions guiding people.

Problem: There are so many topic to learn. Most people do not have the time to research and read up many books on each topic.
Idea/Solution: Book + Expert + Topic + Pretty good understanding + Many different topics + Website
Site: http://Dummies.com

Making billions transporting packages

2008-02-29T01:45:00.001-08:00

Everyday millions of people send packages around the globe. UPS transport the packages for a fee. It has many different types of services based on the customers' time requirement. You can send a package around US via ground or air. Ground transportation takes alot longer, but cheaper, than air delivery. UPS is making billions.

Problem: We need to deliver packages for family, friends, or business purposes.
Idea/Solution: Website + Stores + Delivery routes (Air, ground, water) + Pickups + fees
Site: http://ups.com

Internet device making millions

2008-02-28T03:02:00.001-08:00

In US, the access to the web is every where. Whether you are home, school, work, or stores, they have Wi-Fi access to the web. Chumby.com produce an internet device that connects to the web using Wi-Fi. The device can be turned into a single application device. It can be an alarm clock, weather channel, photo album that display photos from the web, or alot of other function. It can be your sport channel that displays sport scores. It's making millions.

Problem: Having a computer to connect to the web is inconvenient.
Idea/Solution: Device + Single web application + Small size + Clock/Photo album/Sport channel/Weather channel/Trivia display/Social network display
Site: http://Chumby.com

Providing medical professionals with stylish scrubs

2008-02-27T03:04:00.000-08:00

Every city has a hospital. Each hospital is filled with medical professionals. They wear scrubs and the scrubs are plain and dull. AllHeart.com is providing medical professionals with stylish scrubs. You can get scrubs in many colors and many designs. It is making hospitals fashion runway with fashionable scrubs. AllHeart.com is making millions.

Problem: Hospitals are every where. Medical staff in hospitals wear dull scrubs.
Idea/Solution: Website + Scrubs + Fashion + Colors + Designs
Site: http://AllHeart.com

Making millions selling inflatable balloons

2008-02-26T02:50:00.001-08:00

Companies needs to advertise and get noticed. A good advertising tool is having big inflatable balloon of an object representing the company. Shoes company can make a big inflatable shoe and people can see it far away. Boulder Blimp Company is helping people make stylish, attractive, and colorful inflatable balloons. It's making millions.

Problem: Advertising is costly and complex.
Idea/Solution: Inflatable balloon + Company Object + Unique Object + Large size + Attractive + Memorable
Site: http://Inflatable.com/

Helping people get good interest rate for loans

2008-02-25T17:12:00.001-08:00

For many people, American dream is to own a home. Getting a loan to buy a house is complicated. There are many types of loans. Each loan has a different interest rate and fee. Loan.com is a website where you can learn about different types of loans and check rates. You can compare different type of loans and there are calculators to help you understand about how much you need to pay. Loan.com is making millions providing a wonderful service.

Problem: Home loans are complicated and there are many types.
Idea/Solution: Website + Education + Different type of loans + Interest rates + Fees + free
Site: http://www.Loan.com/

Making millions selling vending machines

2008-02-24T13:24:00.001-08:00

Every public place has vending machines to sell sodas and snacks. We see them in schools, hospitals, sporting events, and shopping malls. They make eliminating our thirst and hunger easier. AmericanVendingMachines.us is the online seller of many vending machines. You can buy Vending machines for Coffee/Hot beverage, Cold food, Snack/Candy, and Soda/Cold beverages. They also sell Bill/Coin changers, Coin/Token Dispensers, and more. You can get New, Used, and Rebuilt vending machines. AmericanVendingMachines.us is making millions.

Problem: Every public place needs vending machines. It's difficult to find a place that has a large selection of vending machines.
Idea/Solution: Website + Vending Machines + Price
Site: http://AmericanVendingMachines.us

Centralized place for Wine education and shopping

2008-02-23T18:07:00.001-08:00

Wine tasting is a fine art enjoyed by many people. People have various level of experience tasting wine. Some people are beginners, while other people have a great deal of experience. Wine.com is the centralized place for exploring the world of wine. You can read up on wine tasting and different types of wines. You can buy wines for gifts or for yourself. You can join wine club and get a different wine to explore every month. Whether you are a beginner or experienced wine taster, you will find Wine.com's selection wonderful. Wine.com is making millions.

Problem: For wine enthusiasts, finding a large collection of various wine is difficult in the local super market.
Idea/Solution: Website + Large Wine selection + Wine Gift Baskets + Wine Club + Wine community + Wine education
Site: http://Wine.com

Making it simple to prepare meals

2008-02-22T06:11:00.001-08:00

Everyone enjoys good meal. It's very expensive to go to restaurant and eat every meal. Perdue is making it simple to prepare delicious meals. Perdue makes cooked chickens and meatballs. All you have to do is microwave it for a few minutes and you can eat delicious meals. It's making millions.

Problem: Delicious meals is very expensive in restaurants. Preparing delicious meals from scratch at home can take hours.
Idea/Solution: Cooked + Chicken + Nuggets + Meatballs + microwave for a few minutes + inexpensive
Site: http://Perdue.com/products/category.html?category_id=2

Online role playing game making millions

2008-02-21T01:59:00.001-08:00

Internet enable people to play games with many other people all over the world. Worldofwarcraft.com made a popular role playing game called, World of Warcraft. You can be different character and search for treasure and compete with other people. It's making millions.

Problem: Playing game can be boring because you are playing against the computer.
Idea/Solution: Website + Role Playing Game + Millions of players all over the world playing + Monthly fee
Site: http://Worldofwarcraft.com

Making it easy and simple to get toys

2008-02-20T09:08:00.001-08:00

Every child needs to have toys. Toys help children learn many motor skills and cognitive skills. Toys keep children entertained and make their lives interesting. ToysRUs is a chain store that sells thousands of toys. You can get toys from many different category. It's the center of toy universe. It's making millions.

Problem: Toys shopping can be tedious and time consuming.
Idea/Solution: Toy store + Website + Large selection + Toys based on skills + Toys based on age + Play with the toy before buying
Site: http://ToysRUs.com

Purifying water for millions

2008-02-19T08:28:00.000-08:00

Everyone needs water daily. Having purified water is very important for a healthy life style. Brita makes water containers with exchangable filters. The filters can last for 3 to 6 months based on the amount of water filtered. The filters get remove metals, dirt, micro-organisms, and contaminants. Brita is making it easy and cheap to get pure clean water. It's making millions.

Problem: Water is not clean. We need clean water daily.
Idea/Solution: Special container + Exchangable Filter + Cheap
Site: http://Brita.com/index_us.html

Monitization of the love for peanut butter

2008-02-18T05:16:00.001-08:00

Many Americans love peanut butter. Peanut Butter & Co is helping people indulge in their love for peanut butter. It has stores that serve many flavor of peanut butter. It's making millions.

Problem: Many Americans love peanut butter. There is no store with many variaty of peanut butter to eat.
Idea/Solution: Website + Stores + Many Penaut butter sandwiches + Show people your love for peanut butter
Site: http://www.IlovePeanutButter.com

Making millions making people's creative juice flowing

2008-02-17T07:11:00.001-08:00

We all have to write term paper in our school lives. We all have been ran into times when we are felt stuck in our idea flow and our creative juice just stop flowing. You can cure that with Magnetic Poetry kits. It has words on magnets and you can rearrange the words and play with poetry to get new ideas. You can also get Stepping Stones kit and Stone Faces kit. It's is making millions.

Problem: We have to write term papers. Sometimes, ideas just stop flowing.
Idea/Solution: Kit + Magnet + Words + Poetry + Get creative juices flowing
Site: http://MagneticPoetry.com

Helping people reduce interest expenses

2008-02-16T05:05:00.001-08:00

Money is an important part of life whether we agree or disagree. Sometimes, we have an urgent need for cash. If we get the money from the credit cards, we have to pay more than 20 percent interest. When we have extra cash, we can only get 2 percent interest from the banks. The gap between what we can get from lending our money and what we have to pay to borrow money is very big. Zopa.com is changing it. It's a company that matches the borrowers and lenders. You can go to Zopa.com and lend money for 4 percent or borrow money for 8 percent. Zopa.com is on its way to making millions.

Problem: Credit cards charges 20 percent interest on the money we borrow. And, banks gives up 2 percent interest on the money we lend it to them.
Idea/Solution: Website + Borrowers + Lenders + lower interest rate for borrowers + higher interest rate for lenders
Site: http://Zopa.com

Making millions feeding the love of traveling

2008-02-15T04:15:00.001-08:00

Americans love to travel. Whenever they have vacations, they love to go and explore countries. There many things to see and experiences to have in another countries. Travel Channel is a TV channel that focus on travel shows. There are shows on traveling to England, France, Japan, China, Thialand, and alot more. There are shows on traveling to beautiful Hawaii. You can follow travel guides with different personalities and theme. Their moto is Experience the world and immerse in new cultures. Travel Channel has TravelChannel.com website with information on the shows. It's making millions.

Problem: We don't have enough vacations to explore every culture and destination.
Idea/Solution: TV Channel + Website + Travel + Countries + Themes + Love for travel
Site: http://TravelChannel.com

Making millions growing indulgence in food

2008-02-14T03:47:00.001-08:00

Food is a wonderful part of life. It's an important part of celebrations and activities. FoodNetwork.com is a website created by Food Network cable TV channel. The Food Network TV channel is filled with cooking shows, travel food shows, cooking competitions, and other food related entertainment. You can watch how to make tasty cookies and treats. You can follow Rachael Ray's $40 per day eat in New York City. You can watch Iron Chef's show with chefs making wonderful dishes from specific food, like Lobster, or Mango. There is so much food recipes to explore on FoodNetwork.com. Food Network is making millions.

Problem: There are so many different kind of foods. There's not enough time to go to each all the different food.
Idea/Solution: Website + TV Channel + Food + Cooking + Competition + Fun + Travel + Entertainment
Site: http://FoodNetwork.com

Making millions creating secure examination environments

2008-02-13T04:03:00.001-08:00

In US, there are so many standardized examination. There are examinations for college application, graduate school applications, professional school applications, and state licensure exams for professionals. It is very difficult and time consuming to have these examination conducted in Paper and Pencil tests. In order to have efficient testing, the tests are conducted on the computers. Prometric is the company creating the computer based testing sites. It makes the environment secure for testing. There are camera and people making sure the examinees are not cheating. Prometric is making millions.

Problem: There are many standardized examinations. Paper and pencil exams are inefficient.
Idea/Solution: Testing sites + Computers + Secure environment + Test administrator's exams in computers + Testing fees
Site: http://Prometric.com

Making it safe to buy and sell product online

2008-02-12T06:11:00.001-08:00

Internet commerse is an important part of economy. We buy and sell products online. Billions are spent on online transactions. As the online commerce grows, it is becoming a common place for people to commit fraud. Some people uses stolen credit cards and selling damaged goods. You can avoid being scammed by using Escrow.com. It is the objective mediator between buyers and sellers. Buyer submit payment to Escrow.com, the payment is verified, and seller sent the item to the buyer. When the buyer receives the satisfactory goods, the fund is sent to the seller. Escrow.com takes a percentage of the transaction as fee. Escrow.com is making millions.

Problem: Fraud and scam is increasing for large item purchases.
Idea/Solution: Website + Buyer's Payment verification + Seller's item verification by buyer + Fee
Site: http://Escrow.com

Helicopter tour making millions

2008-02-11T06:11:00.001-08:00

Many people enjoy traveling to wonderful places. Many people wish they can see big city from the air. New York city a beautiful city to see from the air plane. ZipAviation.com is making it possible for people to get helicopter tour of New York City. It's a wonderful experience for many people.

Problem: Seeing a big city from the air plane is beautiful, but you don't get to enjoy for a long time when the plane takes off or land.
Idea/Solution: Helicopter + Tour + New York city + Beautiful attractions
Site: http://ZipAviation.com

Mind altering music making millions

2008-02-10T11:42:00.001-08:00

Music is very powerful. Hearing music can change our emotions. Sometimes, we hear the songs we grow up with and it takes us back to where we were when we were kids. BrainSync utilizes music to alter brain wave. They have music to change your brain wave to meditation state. BrainSync has produced music to change your brain wave to alpha state. It's making millions.

Problem: Music can change our emotions and influence our brain wave. Sound and music surrounding us creating more negative emotions randomly.
Idea/Solution: Music + Brain wave + Specific state + cD's + Therapy
Site: http://BrainSync.com/

Entertaining the sense of smell for millions

2008-02-09T14:01:00.000-08:00

Our sense of smell is an important part of life. The sense of smell makes the joy of fragrances wonderful. Perfume.com is the web perfume store. You can get perfume, and candles with various fragrances. It's making millions.

Problem: Perfume and candles can have many fragrances.
Idea/Solution: Website + Perfume + Candles + theme
Site: http://Perfume.com/

Inexpensive web hosting company making millions

2008-02-08T05:40:00.001-08:00

Nowadays, starting a business is as simple as building a website. Many people are building their websites and selling their products online. Online selling is wonderful because anyone one the world with internet access is a potential customer. Netfirms.com is making it easy for people to have their website. You can get free accounts or paid account hosting your website on Netfirms.com. You can have your website hosted for as cheap as $9.95 per month. Netfirms.com is making millions.

Problem: Everyone needs to have a website to sell their products. Hosting website is expensive and complicated.
Idea/Solution: Website + Web hosting + Free hosting + Cheap hosting
Site: http://netfirms.com/

Helping people find roommates for millions

2008-02-07T05:54:00.001-08:00

The real estate price in US is expensive. Alot of people can't afford to buy a house, appartment, or condo. It's expensive to rent a place just for one person. Many people find roommates to share the cost of the rent. Roommates.com is making it easy for people to find roommates. You can find a roommate based on location. You can put in a state and city and search for someone looking for a roommate. It's making millions.

Problem: Buying real estate is expensive. Many people can't afford to own their home.
Idea/Solution: Website + Roommate directory + Searchable for City and State + Roommate seekers + free
Site: http://www.roommates.com/

Helping people find out what their skill is worth

2008-02-06T04:54:00.001-08:00

Everyone needs to have a job sooner or later. Every job has a different salary. The salary is always changing. It's great for students to figure out the salary of career they are pursuing. Worker and employees need to know the salary of their position. Salary.com is making it easy for everyone to find out salary information. You can find out about any job at any location and the average salary. Salary.com is making millions.

Problem: Salary is always changing. Everyone needs to know the salary of a specific job.
Idea/Solution: Website + Salary info + Location + Position + Free
Site: http://salary.com/

Helping people make beautiful blogs for millions

2008-02-05T09:41:00.001-08:00

Nowadays, we can all be writers and publishers. We can share our thoughts and insights with the world using Blogs. Blogs are webpages created by individuals to share their perspective of the world. Typepad.com is making it easy for individuals to publish their blogs. It's making millions.

Problem: Creating webpages can be complicated for blogging.
Idea/Solution: Website + Blogging tools + Web page design templates + Fee
Site: http://typepad.com

Web movie database making millions

2008-02-04T03:57:00.001-08:00

Movies are a great entertainment for many people. There are many movies being released every day. Imdb.com is a website warehouse for movie information. You can find the detailed information about any movie released to date. It gives you an easy access to popular movies. You can find information of TV shows, too. It's making millions.

Problem: There are many movies released every day. It's tough to keep track of the detail of movies.
Idea/Solution: Website + Movie + TV show + Detail information + Pouplar movies + Free
Site: http://imdb.com

Web health information collection making millions

2008-02-03T16:25:00.001-08:00

Everyone wants to be healthy. It's easy to stay health and stay fit with Webmd.com. Webmd.com have detailed information about health related issues and drug information. You can find ways to stay fitness. You can get information on how to have a healthy diet. You can find the side effect of the medications you are taking. Webmd.com is making millions.

Problem: Health information is complicated. It's tough to get all your health related questions answered in doctor visit.
Idea/Solution: Website + Health information + Medication information + News + Message Boards + Free
Site: http://webmd.com

Expert guides making millions

2008-02-02T09:50:00.001-08:00

The world is changing rapidly. There are so many things to do and learn. It's impossible for us to know everything about every subject. About.com is a website that teaches us about any specific subject we are interested in. It's a website composed of experts talking about the subjects they know alot about. We can learn about any subject from How to make Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches to Career planning. About.com has different channels: Autos, Business and finance, Cities and towns, Computing and technology, Education, Electronics and Gadgets, Entertainment, Food and drink, Health, and alot more. It's the ultimate one stop guide for a subject we don't know anything about. It's making millions.

Problem: There are too many things to know and learn. We don't know many subjects.
Idea/Solution: Website + Experts + Subjects + simple guides + Free
Site: http://About.com

Making it easy for people to organize party

2008-02-01T06:59:00.001-08:00

We are social creatures. We love party. There are many party for different occassions. Party411.com is a site helping people decorate and plan out parties. It has advice on the theme of party and guideline for planning the parties. You can plan out party for Anniversary, Birthday, reunion, and alot more. It's making millions.

Problem: Organizing and hosting a party is a lot of work. It takes alot of planning and theme design.
Idea/Solution: Website + Party themes + Party Advice + Party designs + Free
Site: http://Party411.com

Making sport event tickets value fluid

2008-01-31T08:18:00.001-08:00

Sports is a popular entertainment. Many people watch it on TV. Some people enjoy going to the sporting events. Sometimes, it's difficult and expensive to get the tickets. It's also difficult for most people to figure out the price of the popular events. Yoonew.com is changing the way people buy and sell sport event tickets. Its an exchange, like stock exchange, for sport event tickets. It makes it possible for people to buy and sell tickets easily. People who understand the value of popular events can make money by speculating and trading the tickets. It's on its way to making millions.

Problem: Sport event tickets' price are always flutuating. It's difficult for most people to know the value of each ticket.
Idea/Solution: Website + Exchange + Tickets + Buy + Sell
Site: https://Yoonew.com

Helping people share files for millions

2008-01-30T07:25:00.001-08:00

We all have computer files we want to share with friends and family. Rapidshare.com allows us to upload our files and share them with others by sending them the links. It's making millions allowing people to upload alot of files and download alot of files quickly.
Problem: Large computer files are difficult to share.
Idea/Solution: Website + Sharing computer files + Uploading + Downloading + Premium account.
Site: http://Rapidshare.com

Ultimate Shoe warehouse making millions

2008-01-29T07:11:00.001-08:00

Everyone needs a good pair of shoes. Some people have a whole collection of shoe. Shoe stores are generally limited by the store space. They can not have a warehouse collection on display at all the time. Zappos.com is web shoe store. It can have a big collection of shoes available on the web. Its can has a large number of warehouses to store the shoes. Local stores are not able to compete with it. It's making millions.

Problem: Everyone needs shoes. Shoe stores are limited by store space.
Idea/Solution: Website + Shoes + Large collection + Warehouses
Site: http://Zappos.com

Helping people create webpages for millions

2008-01-28T07:20:00.000-08:00

Internet is becoming more and more useful every day. Most people in the US get on the internet every day. The number of websites on internet is increasing dramatically. Everyone needs to have a website to have a web presence. The most simple form of having web presence is creating a web page using HTML language. HTMLgoodies.com has tutorial on HTML language. If you don't know the correct syntax, you can find it on HTMLgoodies.com. You can read about popular web programming languages, such as Java Script, Perl, CGI, ASP, and SQL. It's making millions.

Problem: Everyone wants to have a website. Web programming can be complex for a beginner.
Idea/Solution: Website + Web programming language Tutorial + Various languages (HTML, JavaScript, Perl, CGI, ASP, and SQL)
Site: http://HTMLgoodies.com/

Making millions speeding up Health Insurance purchase

2008-01-27T01:08:00.000-08:00

Medical cost is very high in US. Hospitalization for emergency and surgery can cost $50,000 or more easily. Everyone needs health insurance to prevent financial shock from medical services. eHealthInsurance.com is making it easy for everyone to shop for health insurance. You can get quotes for Individual & family health insurance plan, Short-term Health insurance plan, or Small Business Health insurance plan. You can do price comparison between different health insurance companies. When you find a health insurance policy you like, you can apply for it directly. It's making millions.

Problem: Health insurance is very important. Shopping for health insurance is complicated and tedious.
Idea/Solution: Website + Health Insurance Plans + Price Quote + Comparison shopping + Applying online
Site: http://www.eHealthInsurance.com/

Making millions Renting Paperback and Audiobooks

2008-01-26T04:37:00.001-08:00

Our environment is changing rapidly. In order to be up-to-date, we have to keep on learning. There are so many paperback books coming out every day. Most of the books we only read once or twice. Some of the books have audiobook versions for us to listen, instead of reading. Most of the books and audiobooks can be costly if we buy many. BooksFree.com allows us to have unlimited rental paperback and audiobooks with a monthly fee. There's no late fee. It has over 100,000 titles for us to choose from. It's making millions.

Problem: Many books and audiobooks are published every year. It's very costly to buy many of them individually. Most of the time we only use them once.
Idea/Solution: Website + Paperback books + Audiobooks + 100,000 titles + Monthly subscription fee + No late fee
Site: http://www.BooksFree.com/

Making millions with Antenna Balls

2008-01-25T13:30:00.000-08:00

Many people likes to put Antenna Ball on their car's radio antenna. AntennaBalls.com sells a large collection of antenna balls. You can select Antenna Ballas with your favorite sport team logo, or your favorite sport Antenna Balls. There are so many designs. AntennaBalls.com is making millions.

Problem: Car Antenna is boring and dull.
Idea/Solution: Car Antenna + Customization + Tells something about you + Antenna Ball
Site: http://AntennaBalls.com/

Gathering reviews on products for millions

2008-01-24T06:49:00.001-08:00

The world is changing rapidly and there are thousands of new products every week. It's impossible for consumers to research on each product and find the best product. Epinions.com is gathers and organize the reviews of people who have used the products. You can go to Epinions.com and find people's reviews of the digital camera you are interest in, or the new HD TV you want to buy. Epinions.com is making millions.

Problem: Thousands of new products coming up every week. No time for consumers to research each product.
Idea/Solution: Website + Users' Review of Products + Free + Convenient + Save money + Save headache
Site: http://Epinions.com

Helping people find someone special and making millions

2008-01-23T03:57:00.001-08:00

We are living in a world with rapid change. We move and relocate to new places frequently. It's more difficult to find someone special. Match.com is a website helping people find a compatible partner. For a small monthly fee, you can meet and find someone special to date, and marry. Match.com is making millions.

Problem: People relocate frequently. Difficult to find someone special.
Idea/Solution: Website + Eligible Men + Eligible Women + Pictures + Profile of interest + Monthly fee
Site: http://Match.com/

Making millions hosting Investment trade shows

2008-01-22T03:52:00.000-08:00

Many Americans have money to invest and they are looking for good way to grow their money. There are many brokerages and investment tools available. MoneyShow.com arrange and host trade to help investors get advice about the market. MoneyShow.com's events gathers thousands of investment experts, investment tools, and investors in a single place. It's the best place to explore investment tools and learn about the latest investing trends. It's making millions.

Problem: Investing is complicated. The market is always changing. New investment tools are always be developed.
Idea/Solution: Website + Trade show + Investment experts + Investment tools + Investors + Free for individual investors
Site: http://www.MoneyShow.com

Making millions helping students with SAT for free

2008-01-21T05:36:00.001-08:00

In the United States, tens of thousands of high school students take Scholastic Achievement Tests every year. SAT is required for application to colleges. SAT is a tough exam. Most students have to prepare for it. ProfGilzot.com is helping students prepare for SAT online. ProfGilzot.com is an Instant Message (IM) robot that kids can add into their Aol IM account. The students can have an interactive study session with ProfGilzot.com. It's free. It's on its way to making millions.

Problem: Students hates studying for SAT. Students loves using IM to chat.
Idea/Solution: Website + IM robot + study SAT + Free + Convenient + Repetition
Site: http://www.profgilzot.com/

Test preparation center making billions

2008-01-20T05:47:00.001-08:00

Standardized examination is routine in United States. In high schools, students need to take Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) to apply to colleges. After graduating from college, students need to take examination to apply to graduate school. Most graduate programs requires Graduate Record Exam (GRE). And, professional school requires specialized exams. Medical school requires Medical Collage Application Test, Dental school requires Dental Admission Test (DAT), and Law school requires Law School Admission Test (LSAT). There are alot more examinations for licensing. Kaplan is helping students prepare for all the examinations. It has many centers and offer live lecture classes and video lectures for some exams. It's making billions.

Problem: There are so many examination in United States. Getting high score is important for getting into schools and getting license.
Idea/Solution: Teaching centers + Live lectures + Video lectures + Great teachers + Standard preparation + Convenience
Site: http://Kaplan.com/

Online journal making millions

2008-01-19T06:04:00.001-08:00

We all have to deal with stressors daily. The daily stress can be overwhelming and we need a way to cope with the stress. A good way of dealing with stress is Writing journals. Writing journals allows us to explore, and discharge our feelings. By writing journals, we are able to reflect on our emotions and reduce the impact of the emotions. LiveJournal.com is a website that allows us to keep journals. We can share our journals and explore other users' journals. The website is making millions.

Problem: We have daily stressors. Writing journal is a good coping mechanism. Keeping paper journal can accummulate many books over time.
Idea/Solution: Website + Journal writing + Security + Convenient + Free + Connecting with other users
Site: http://LiveJournal.com/

Centralize money management

2008-01-18T04:05:00.001-08:00

Each of us have many financial accounts. We have credit card accounts, bank accounts, and brokerage accounts. It's so difficult and time consuming to gather all the information from each place. Mint.com is making it easy to manage all the account easily. It gathers all the information from all the accounts into one place, so you can see you financial situation easily. It's on its way to making millions.

Problem: We have many financial accounts. It's difficult and time consuming to get all the information from all the accounts.
Idea/Solution: Website + Automatic Gathering of information + Security + Convenient + Free
Site: http://mint.com/

Dinning in a Rain Forest

2008-01-17T11:17:00.001-08:00

Everyone eat dinner every day, but sometimes, we want to eat in a special place for a special occasion. The founder of Rain Forest Cafe created the concept of restaurant stimulating a rain forest. Dinning in a Rain Forest Cafe is feels like being a rain forest without having to travel thousands of miles to a rain forest. Rain Forest Cafe is making millions.

Problem: Traveling to rain forest takes alot of time. Normal restaurant environment is boring.
Idea/Solution: Rain Forest Environment (Trees, Animals, Water falls) + Restaurant + Convenient
Site: http://www.rainforestcafe.com/

Cruise ship vacations making millions

2008-01-16T03:14:00.001-08:00

Everyone enjoys having vacation. Carnival Cruise Line operate cruise ships that take people to many beautiful destinations. You can go to Bahamas, Caribbean islands, and many popular destination over the world. The cruise vacation can range from 4 to 16 days. It's making millions.

Problem: Vacation requires alot of planning and logistics. Vacationing in a new place without guide can has more pain than pleasure.
Idea/Solution: Cruise Vacation + Convenient + Lovely locations + Fun
Site: http://carnival.com

Making millions creating a safer way to cut bagel

2008-01-15T03:05:00.000-08:00

Everyone enjoy bagel. We eat bagels by slice them in the middle and put our favorite paste on it. The bagel is tough to slice and we can accidently cut our hands slicing the bagels. Bagel Slicer makes it easier and safer to slice the bagel. It's making millions.

Problem: Bagel is tough to slice. We can cut our hands slicing bagels.
Idea/Solution: Bagel holder + Easy slicing + Safe
Site: http://www.bagelproducts.com/bagel_slicers/index.htm

Making millions cooking tasty chicken

2008-01-14T03:03:00.001-08:00

Many people enjoy eating chicken. Preparing and cooking a great chicken takes alot of time and effort. Boston Market cooks great tasting chicken. You can get yummy baked chicken or baked chicken from Boston Market. Millions of people enjoy the chicken from Boston Market. It is making millions.

Problem: Preparing and cooking tasty chicken dishes takes alot of time and effort
Idea/Solution: Store + Tasty Chicken + Ready to consume + Convenient
Site: http://www.bostonmarket.com

Tasty pizza making millions

2008-01-13T05:00:00.000-08:00

Pizza is tasty. Pizza Hut has stores all across United States. It offers variety of meat, vegetables, and fruit toppings. Its tasty pizzas are appreciated by many customers. It's making millions.

Problem: Tasty pizza is hard to find. Pizza is unhealthy.
Idea/Solution: Local Stores + Quality standards + Variety of toppings + Tasty flavors + Variety of crusts
Site: http://www.pizzahut.com/

Making billions from dried fruit

2008-01-12T06:13:00.001-08:00

Fruit is good for everyone. We need to have daily serving of fruits. Sun-Maid makes dried grapes called raisins. Dried grapes are easy to carry and consume. Sun-Maid is making billions selling dried grapes. It's expanding into dried cramberry and other fruits.

Problem: Fruits are bulky and get rotten easily.
Idea/Solution: Small boxes + Dried grapes + Convenient + tasty + last a long time + No messiness
Site: http://www.sunmaid.com/

Free file conversion website

2008-01-11T02:39:00.001-08:00

Internet can be unsafe. There are many malicious software and spywares. Installing alot of software increases the chances that you install software with virus and spywares. These malicious software compromises security of your computer. The spywares can steal your important login information for banking and financial websites. Zamzar.com founder makes it easy to do file conversion without installing softwares. Zamzar.com allows you to convert Image files, Audio files, Video files, Document files, and Compressed files. It's on its way to making millions.

Problem: File conversion requires installation softwares. Many software are malicious and compromises security of our computers.
Idea/Solution: Website + File Conversion + Easy + Convenient + Image files + Audio files + Video files + Document files + Compressed files
Site: http://www.zamzar.com/

Crowd sourcing news

2008-01-10T03:34:00.000-08:00

The web is expanding rapidly. Every day, there are more website being created. There are too many website for each of us to explore to find interesting sites and news. The founder of Digg.com makes it easy for us to find interesting sites. Digg.com is a social bookmarking site, where users create an account and share the sites they found useful and interesting. Digg.com uses crowd sourcing to find great sites on the web. With many people evaluating the many different websites, it's easy for each of us to find interesting and useful websites, pictures, videos, news, and alot more. Digg.com is making millions.

Problem: Websites are being created daily. The web is expanding rapidly. Nobody has a great deal of time surfing and looking for interesting websites.
Idea/Solution: Website + Bookmarks + Social evaluation + Free + account ==> interesting websites, photos, videos, news, and ideas
Site: http://digg.com/

Helping people achieve their goals

2008-01-09T04:17:00.001-08:00

The people who achieve great things in lives are the ones who set goals. Research shows that setting goals increases the chances of achieving them. The people who set goals and announcing to other people increases the chances of achieving their goal even more. The founder of 43things.com makes it easy for you to find other people with similar goal and help motivate each other achieve our goals. Their moto is "List your goals, Share your progress, and Cheer each other on." The website is making millions.

Problem: Goal setting and pursuing can be a long lonely journey. At times, we run into obstacles and there is no one to cheer us.
Idea/Solution: Website + Setting goals + List + Share + Cheer + Journal our progress on goals + Free + Get advice from people who have achieved it + help others achieve their goals
Site: http://www.43things.com/

Making it easy for people to have meet up

2008-01-08T03:18:00.001-08:00

Human is social animal. Many activities we are involved in requires many people. The founder of MeetUp.com makes it easy for people to setup meetings and notify people who are interested. Their moto is "Whatever your interest. Wherever you are." People who have similar interest can find and setup meetings locally. There are thousands of meetings every place across united states. People meet up for hiking, vollyball, photography, investing, and alot more. It's making millions.

Problem: It is difficult to find people with similar interest locally.
Idea/Solution: Website + Interest + Location + Free + email notification + easy to setup + easy to participate
Site: http://www.meetup.com/

Digital business card making millions

2008-01-07T01:26:00.001-08:00

Business card is an important part of our lives. It has important contact information. The founder of Plaxo.com makes virtual business card. They are "Your address book for life." It's on the web and the giver and receiver can update the information any time. No more collecting the physical business card, nor typing the information into the computer. The best part is the business contact information is always up to date. It's making millions.

Problem: Business card takes up space. There is usually no pictures. It's big hassle to carry around alot of business cards. The business cards go out of date when the giver change contact information.
Idea/Solution: Website + Virtual business card + Picture + Updatable any time + Free + Unlimited number of busienss cards.
Site: http://www.plaxo.com

Sending money to someone in another country

2008-01-06T17:32:00.000-08:00

Many people have relatives, friends, and coworkers in another country. Money Gram International makes it easy to send money to someone in another country for a fee. You can send to any country in the world. The company is making millions.

Problem: Checks does not work in other countries. Sending cash is unsafe.
Idea/Solution: Company + Safe + Reliable + sending money to someone in another country + Easy
Site: http://moneygram.com

One stop destination for our legal needs

2008-01-05T18:18:00.000-08:00

Law is an important part of our society. It is very complicated for average individual to maneuver and understand. The founder of Nolo publishes books to help average individuals. Nolo is legal companion for any individual. Nolo has published many self help law books to help us in our legal needs. Nolo book collection includes: Patent, Divorce, Criminal law, Tenant, etc... Nolo is one stop self help law companion. It's making millions.

Problem: Law is complicated. Most of us do not have the training and knowledge in law.
Idea/Solution: Books + Lawyers written self help books + simple to understand and execute
Site: http://nolo.com/

Custom Ice Cream making millions

2008-01-04T05:15:00.000-08:00

Everyone has a different taste. The founder of Cold Stone Ice Cream allows people to customize their ice cream. You pick the ingredients and flavors you want in your ice cream, and they will mix it in front of you on the cold plate. There are many flavors and infinite combinations. They are making millions.

Problem: Everyone has a different taste. Each person likes different flavors of ice cream.
Idea/Solution: Customer pick Flavors and ingredient + Cold plate to mix and make the ice cream ==> Customize flavors
Site: http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/

Making millions with weather

2008-01-03T15:35:00.000-08:00

Most people needs to know the weather every day. The founder of Weather.com makes it easy to check weather online. You can enter a zip code or city name to get the weather specific for your city. You can get weather for today, tomorrow, hour-by-hour, weekend, 10-days, and the month. It's making millions.

Problem: Weather is unpredictable. We need to know the weather to plan out our day.
Idea/Solution: Website + specific location + free + weather for 1-day, 10-day, 1-month
Site: http://www.weather.com

Profiting from fruit juice

2008-01-02T05:39:00.000-08:00

We are encouraged to eat 5 servings of fruits every day. Some of us loves juices better than eating the fruit. The founder of Jamba Juice makes it easy for us to get juice. Jamba Juice serves many flavor of juices. It has Fresh squeezed juices, Yogurt blends, Tea flavored, Creamy tasting, Energy boost, and many more. It makes it easy for people to get great tasting juices. It's making millions.

Problem: Eating fresh fruit is boring, making juice is cumbersom.
Idea/Solution: Stores + Juices + Variety of flavors + Energy boosters + inexpensive + convenient
Site: http://www.jambajuice.com/

How can you make millions with 24"x27" plastic board?

2008-01-01T18:22:00.000-08:00

Doing laundry is a weekly affair each of us needs to deal with. The founder of Flip Fold thought of a way to make folding clothes fast and easy. Flip Fold is a big rectangle board that folds a shirt to a 9"x12" size. It folds the shirt the way the stores folds it. You can fold shirts very quickly, easily, and the same size every time. Flip Fold is making millions.

Problem: Folding shirt is weekly activity, there are many shirts to fold, folding shirting can be complicated and does not look the same size for many shirts.
Idea/Solution: Plastic board + Easy folding + Quick + standard size
Site: http://www.flipfold.com/

Making it easy to create website

2007-12-31T05:44:00.000-08:00

Having website is an important part of life in the 21st century. Everyone has a website. Having a website is very cheap way to let the world know you exist and share you hobbies, portfolio, and more. Creating a beautiful and professional website is a challange. The founders of Weebly.com got the idea to make creating website simple with drag and drop idea. You get a selection of different elements of a website, such as page design, pictures, videos, and text elements on the page. You can make beautiful website in minutes and it is free. They are on their way to making millions.

Problem: Creating website is complicated, time consuming, requires alot of programming, and design skills.
Idea/Solution: Website + Drag and Drop + Selection of beautiful designs + Free + simple
Site: http://www.Weebly.com

Website based on "What are you doing?"

2007-12-30T07:38:00.000-08:00

With the busy life style in the 21st century. It's difficult for people to meet up and talk face to face. It's very convenient and free to communicate with email and instant messagers, but difficult to find the people you want to communicate and keep in touch with. Everyone is curious about what their friends are up to. The founder of Twitter.com makes it simple for people to peak into other people's lives. Twitter.com is based on the question, "What are you doing?" You can setup an account and send message using your cell phone and the people who are following you, get the messages. It's like broadcasting to people who are interested in your life. It is very simple and makes life interesting. You can use this application to follow your friends or interesting people with different life style. You can broadcast the things you are doing to others. It's a simple application and it is on its way to making millions.

Problem: People are busy. It's very difficult to hang out and have face to face conversations. Everyone is curious about what friends, family, and other people are doing.
Idea/Solution: Website + using cell phone to send message to Twitter + Broadcasting messages to people who are interested via cell phone or instant messengers.
Site: http://twitter.com/

Recommending the best place to Eat, Drink, Stay, Play for millions

2007-12-29T06:49:00.000-08:00

Zagat.com is a website that reviews the best place to Eat, Drink, Stay, and Play. If you need suggestion for where to have fun, this site can tell you. It has Top Lists of restaurants and hotels in the area of your choice. If you are going to be in NY for a few days, you can find the best attractions to explore. It makes it easy for you to find the best places to enjoy and explore. It's making millions.

Problem: Going to new city and trying to figure out the best place to explore is time consuming and complicated.
Idea/Solution: Website + Reviews of the best + Restaurants + Hotels + Attractions + Top Lists
Site: http://Zagat.com/

Making millions from from Cholate and Peanut

2007-12-28T05:27:00.000-08:00

Chocolate taste great and addicting. Nobody can resist the taste of chocolate. M&M makes chocolate candies with peanut core. It's making millions.

Idea/Solution: Chocolate + Peanut + Small oval shape
Site: http://www.m-ms.com/

Motel making millions

2007-12-27T05:19:00.000-08:00

Americans love to travel. Traveling can be very expensive with airfare, lodging, transportation, and food. The founder of Motel6 established an inexpensive lodging. In most of the cities across USA, you can stay in Motel6 for around $45 per night. The motels are clean, safe, and comfrotable. Motel6 is making millions.

Problem: Traveling is expensive. Hotels are expensive.
Idea/Solution: Motel + Clean + Safe + Comfortable + Inexpensive stay
Site: http://www.motel6.com/

Making safer light bulb for millions

2007-12-26T00:48:00.000-08:00

Incandescent light bulb had been invented over a hundred years ago. Light bulb requires wire and electricity. It shutters into pieces when it drop to the ground. It uses alot of electricity and heat up easily. The inventor of Stick Up Bulb made a better light bulb. Stick Up Bulb is made up of LED lights, unbreakable plastic bulb, and it uses AA batteries. Stick Up Bulb does not break when you drop it on to the floor. It uses so much less electricity, so AA batteries can last a long time. It is portable. The inventor of Stick Up Bulb is making millions.

Problem: Light Bulb is fragile, uses alot of electricity, requires wire, heats up alot, not portable, and light filament burns up easily.
Idea/Solution: Light Bulb + LED + AA batteries + non fragile bulb + no heat + low energy consumption + Portable
Site: http://StickUpBulb.com/

Making millions photographing Yosemite National Park

2007-12-25T06:10:00.000-08:00

Yosemite National Park is one of the top 10 popular destination in USA. It is located in California. Ansel Adams loves Yosemite National Park. He did many black and white photographs of the park. Yosemite is very beautiful and always changing. Ansel Adams photos are famous and making millions.

Idea/Solution: Black and White photography + Yosemite + National Park + Seasons + Beautiful pictures
Site: http://www.AnselAdams.com/

Making millions publishing travel deals

2007-12-24T04:44:00.000-08:00

Americans loves to travel. They travel within USA and Internationally. The founder of TravelZoo.com saw the opportunity in publishing travel deals. The website finds and publishes travel deals on Airfare, Lodging, Car Rentals, Cruises, Vacations, and Last Minutes deals. You can subscribe to the weekly Top 20 email list and you can get really great deals. There are millions of people subscribing to the Top 20 email, so the deals usually runs out in less than an hour after after they publish it. TravelZoo.com is making millions helping people save money on travel.

Problem: Travel is complex and expensive. Americans love to travel and it is difficult to find travel deals.
Idea/Solution: Website + Travel Deals + Travel experts finding Travel deals + Weekly email notification + Airfare, Lodging, Care Rental, Cruises, Vacation, and Last Minute deals + Simple navigation + Accurate information
Site: http://TravelZoo.com/

Making millions selling erasable tiles

2007-12-23T06:58:00.001-08:00

Ceramic tiles are beautiful and expensive. People uses it in their wedding as place cards for guest seating. Ceramic tiles are very expensive. The founder of PlaceTile.com got the idea to make erasable tile. You can write on the tile and you can erase it for reuse. It helps the environment because it is reusable and reduces trash. PlaceTile.com is making millions.

Problem: Ceramic tiles are beautiful and expensive. Writing on ceramic tiles allows them to be used only once, especially for wedding as place card.
Idea/Solution: Ceramic Tile + Erasable + Reusable + Beautiful shapes + Many designs
Site: http://www.placetile.com/

Car sharing provider making millions

2007-12-22T03:59:00.000-08:00

In big cities like New York City and San Franciso, the city's public transportation system is very good. You can get to places pretty easily. Once in a while, you need a car to get to places. It's not worthwhile for you to own a car and pay insurance without driving much. The founder of Zipcar.com created a membership club for people to get access to cars. You can rent a car for a few hours or days. You don't need to buy any insurance. You don't need to pay for gas. You don't have to worry about having a parking spot for the car. Zipcar.com is making millions.

Problem: Only need to use car occasionally, but the price of car insurance is expensive. In big cities, it is inconvenient to have to worry about keeping a car parked.
Idea/Solution: Website + Membership + Get access to car by the hour or days + No Insurance charge + No gas bill
Site: http://www.zipcar.com/

Making millions making hair cut simple

2007-12-21T02:53:00.000-08:00

Most males have to go to get hair cut every month. The cost of hair cut can be expensive. Each time, men hair cut ranges in price from $12 to $20, and you have to add 20% tips. The total comes out to be about $15 to $24. And, we need to get hair cut 12 times a year. The annual expense for hair cut can range from $180 to $288. The price of hair cut increases with inflation. Over a 10 years period, the cost of hair cut can be $2000 to $4000. The creator of Flowbee made a hair cutter that allows you to cut your own hair. Flowbee utilizes vacuum cleaner to suck the hair, so you can cut your own hair without a mass. It's making millions.

Problem: Hair cutting a monthly expense and sometimes, it is difficult to find a good barber.
Idea/Solution: Hair clipping + Vacuum attachement + simple hair cut attachment
Site: http://flowbee.com/

Technology products reviews makes millions

2007-12-20T02:57:00.000-08:00

Technology is always changing. Every year, there are hundreds of new products coming out and it is overwhelming for consumers to find good products. The founder of Cnet.com saw the opportunity in helping consumers. Cnet.com has reviews of consumer electronics, like cell phone, digital camera, TV, Laptops, MP3 players, and alot more. It has technology news. It also rates softwares and makes it easy for people to find and download the software they need. It has Technology tips and tricks. You can watch Cnet TV. You can comparing price of products you are shopping for. Cnet.com is making millions educating and helping consumers.

Problem: Technology products are always changing and they are changing fast. It takes too much time to research and understand electronic products, and it is overwhelming for novice electronic users.
Idea/Solution: Website + Product Reviews + Price Comparison + Easy access to softwares + Tips + Tricks
Site: http://www.cnet.com/

Getting rid of Late Fees for billions

2007-12-19T02:44:00.000-08:00

American loves watching movies. It is great being able to rent movies on DVD to watch at home. DVD rental stores are notorious for charging alot for late fee when the customers do not return the DVD's on time. The founder of Netflix.com delivers DVD to home and it does not charge any late fees. The customers can keep the DVD's as long as they want. Netflix.com is worth billions.

Problem: DVD stores charges late fees and customers need to pick up the DVD's from the store.
Idea/Solution: Website + Monthly subscription + Free delivery to home + No Late fees + Save the movies customers wants to watch
Site: http://Netflix.com

Making millions helping people lose weight

2007-12-18T02:46:00.000-08:00

Americans have busy life style. They are always on the run and not having time. They eat unhealthy fast food and gaining alot of weight. Many Americans are overweight. The founder of Slim-fast.com designed food with healthy nutrition to help people lose weight. Slim-fast.com delivers healthy food to the customers. Slim-fast.com is making millions.

Problem: Americans do not have enough time to prepare healthy food and they eat too much unhealthy fast food.
Idea/Solution: Website + Meals + Healthy + Tasty + easy + convenient
Site: http://slim-fast.com/homepage.asp

Making millions with flowers

2007-12-17T02:44:00.000-08:00

Flowers are beautiful. Many people use it to celebrate important occassions. The founder of 1800flowers.com built a centralized store to sell flowers. It has specific flowers for all the special occasions: Anniversary, Congratulations, Love and Romance, Thank you, Wedding, and New Baby. It has various flowers: Carnations, Daisies, Designer flowers, Lilies, Orchids, and Roses. 1800flowers.com is making millions filling customers' flower need.

Problem: everyone has various flower needs and small stores might not carry the flower or the flowers might not be available
Idea/Solution: Website + Telephone + Various Flowers + Occasion + specific needs + easy to order + quality product + reliable standards
Site: http://1800flowers.com

Making millions from Tests

2007-12-16T13:15:00.001-08:00

Life is filled with tests. Tests are a big part of school life. There are many kinds of tests. Tickle.com is making money from tests. It has IQ tests, Love tests, and Personality Tests. It categories tests into Entertainment, Style & Beauty, Career, Relationship, Mind & Body, Teens, Lifestyle, and Family. You can create your own tests.

Problem: There are so many different kinds of tests
Idea/Solution: Website + Tests Central + Simple + Infrastructure to create new tests
Site: http://Tickle.com/

Making millions with Rubber pebbles

2007-12-15T06:26:00.000-08:00

Children loves to play outdoor. They often fall and get injuries. The founder of RubberECycle.com thought of making rubber pebbles to replace the rocks. Rubber pebbles are soft and elastics. It's great for covering the floor of playgrounds. When children falls on it, they don't get injured.

Problem: Children loves to play outdoor and they get injured alot from falling on the cement floor
Idea/Solution: Rubber Pebbles + Soft + Outdoor + Children's Playground
Site: http://www.RubberECycle.com/

Web Recipe Central

2007-12-14T02:30:00.000-08:00

One of life pleasure is eating great food. Americans are always in a hurry and don't have much patience to create a great recipe. The founder of Epicurious.com created a website filled with delicious food recipes, articles, and guides. We can create an account on the website and share recipes and cooking techniques with others. The site makes cooking great food easier.
Problem: Cooking is complicated. Many people struggle to cook good food. Finding good recipe is difficult and time consuming.

Idea/Solution: Website + Recipes + Guides + Forum + Video instruction + Resource --> make cooking good food fun and efficient
Site: http://www.epicurious.com/

Web Photo printing center

2007-12-13T03:36:00.000-08:00

The digital camera are getting cheaper and affordable to alot of consumers. The quality of digital camera is increasing rapidly. Nonprofessional consumers are able to take really great pictures with their digital cameras. But, the price of printing great quality pictures is still costly due to costly ink and special paper. The founder of Shutterfly.com saw the opportunity to centralize the printing process. The economy of scale allows Shutterfly.com to print photos inexpensively. It's so much cheaper for us to print quality picture at Shutterfly.com comparing to printing ourself. Shutterfly.com is making millions.

Problem: Print photos is very expensive due to the expensive ink cartidges
Idea/Solution: Website + Great quality + Low price printing + photo products
Site: http://shutterfly.com

Moving meeting to the web

2007-12-12T03:24:00.000-08:00

Internet is an essential part of life in the 21st century. We communicate with each other over the web via email. The founder of Webex.com saw the opportunity in having meetings on the web. It provides the software platform for companies to have meeting and conferences on the web. The employees of companies do not need to gather in the same location for meetings. Cisco acquired Webex.com for $2.9 billions.

Problem: Employees are not in the same location for meetings and conferences
Idea/Solution: Website + software + conference and meeting capability + easy to have web conferences
Site: http://webex.com/

A store catering to pets

2007-12-11T03:03:00.001-08:00

Many people all over the world loves pets. Some people say, "Pets are better than people. They don't complain and they are always royal to you." The founder of Petsmart.com saw the opportunity in helping pet owners get their pets' need met easily. Petsmart.com sells food, toys, and pet accessories. The company is making billions.

Problem: Shopping for pet is difficult and time consuming
Idea/Solution: Store + focusing on the need of pets + variety of products and services --> One stop shopping place for pets
Site: http://www.petsmart.com

Web Photo and Video storage

2007-12-10T02:54:00.000-08:00

Digital videos and photos are getting very popular. These files are very big and it requires alot of storage space. Some large files cannot be sent via email. The founder of PhotoBucket.com saw the opportunity and created a web storage space. We can upload many photos and videos with large file size on to the website and share with friends and family. PhotoBucket.com is on its way to making millions.

Problem: Digital Photos and Videos have large file size and difficult to share with friends and family
Idea/Solution: Website + Storage space + Photos + Videos + Easy upload + Easy sharing
Site: http://photobucket.com

Billions in Candles and Scents

2007-12-09T05:18:00.000-08:00

The sensation of scent is an important part of being human. Scents can bring up old memories. Some scent gives us special feeling and emotions. Some scents turn on good emotions, while other scents turn on bad emotions. The founder of Yankee Candle company makes it easy for people to control our environment with our favorite scents. It produces candles with scents ranging from Potpourri, Tea, Vanilla, and alot more variety. The company is making billion dollars in sales.

Problem: Scent triggers our emotions
Idea/Solution: Candle + our favorite scent + good emotions
Site: http://www.yankeecandle.com

Profiting from waking people up

2007-12-08T19:17:00.000-08:00

Americans are always in a rush to get to places and they have a very busy schedule. They don't have enough sleep and they have a tough time waking up in the morning. The founders of WakeupLand.com created a website that is like a hotel wake up service. For a small fee, you can get reliable wakeup calls in the morning based on your needs. They are on their way to making millions.

Problem: American have a tough time waking up in the morning
Idea/Solution: Website + Wakeup Call + Phone
Site: http://wakeupland.com/

A Company making millions from Air

2007-12-07T02:51:00.000-08:00

Air is abundant and every where. It is light and free. The founder of SealAir.com started the company to make profit from air. They produce BubbleWrap and plastic air bags to be used in mail as cushion. Many companies uses SealAir.com's product to package and send their product in the mail. They are making millions.

Idea/Solution: Air is Abundant, Free, Light + use Air in packaging and cushion product for mailing
Site: http://www.sealedair.com/products/protective/air/fillair.html

Cashing Entertainment tickets

2007-12-06T02:21:00.000-08:00

Entertainment, and concert tickets are expensive and hard to get. Some tickets to rare events are extremely valuable. Sometimes, we have the tickets, but we can't attend the event, and can't find anyone interested in attending it. Then, the tickets go to waste, even though there are people who are interested in these events. The founders of StubHub.com got the idea to setup a website that allows people to sell their tickets. Ebay.com bought StubHub.com for $310 millions.

Problem: Precious Entertainment, Concert, and Event tickets going to waste
Idea/Solution: Website + Buying + Selling + Event tickets
Site: http://www.stubhub.com/

Educating the masses on the road

2007-12-05T03:22:00.000-08:00

The road in US is congested, especially traffic hours. The problem is not going away any time soon. Many commuters are spending hours going to and from work. The founder of Audible.com sees the opportunity of offering books in audio format. You can buy audiobooks from audible.com and download them to your mp3 players and listen to them while commuting to work. An hour a day is equal to 240 hours a year. You can listen and learn from over 30 books with 8 hours in length. Audible.com is making millions helping educating the masses.

Problem: Commuting to and from work is time consuming. Most people spend 2 hours on commuting.
Idea/Solution: Website + Audiobooks + mp3 format + make commute enjoyable and enlightening
Site: http://www.audible.com

Searching the web with questions

2007-12-04T03:11:00.000-08:00

Most of the the search engines are designed for us to search with keywords. After we enter the keywords, the search engines look for web pages with the keywords. Alot of the time, we get irrelevant results and we waste alot of time going through useless web pages. The founder of Ask.com created a search engine that based on questions. We enter the question and it gives us suggestions on a list of questions that are similar to our question. We get better search results with Ask.com. Ask.com is making millions from advertising on it.

Problem: Most of the search engines are based on keywords. They produce alot of useless and irrelevant search results.
Idea/Solution: Website + Search engine based on Questions + Answers are search results
Site: http://www.ask.com/

Transporting people from city to city

2007-12-03T03:34:00.000-08:00

Driving long distance can be very tiring, dangerous, and costly. With the current high oil price, driving long distance is expensive. The founder of Grey Hound bus line started the company to drive people from city to city. Grey Hound is available in most major cities across US. The buses are driven by professional drivers and they drive the big tourist style buses. The buses are comfortable to ride in and passengers get to enjoy the scenary and rest. The price is reasonable and alot cheaper than a person driving long distance.

Problem: Driving is tiring, dangerous, and costly
Idea/Solution: Professional Drivers + Big Tour buses + Reasonable price + Comfort
Site: http://www.greyhound.com

Travel guide making millions

2007-12-02T04:41:00.001-08:00

The founder of Fodor's travel guide loves traveling and has written many travel guides. You can find Fodor's travel guide to many countries and cities. They created Fodors.com and it is filled with alot of travel content.

Problem: Vacation travel is short and not enough time to explore the great things the travel destination has to offer. Traveling to a new unfamiliar place can be distressing and frustrating.
Idea/Solution: Travel Guide + Best places to visit, stay, and do + Smart travelers' tips + choose travel experience
Site: http://fodors.com/

Infrastructure for Phones communicating over the internet

2007-12-01T08:19:00.001-08:00

Once we are able to connect to the internet, all the communication is free. The founder of Jajah.com got the idea to create an infrastructure to utilize internet to send the data. The users are able to use their cell phones or landline phone, and Jajah.com connect them. Users goes to Jajah.com and put the phone number of the calling party and receiving party. Then, Jajah.com calls both parties, and connect them. International calls made through Jajah.com are alot cheaper than paying for cell phone and home phone charges.

Problem: Expensive to made long distance phone call nationally and internationally
Idea/Solution: Website + Internet + connect users by calling both parties
Site: http://jajah.com/

Allowing people to share video for billions

2007-11-30T02:45:00.001-08:00

Digital video camera are getting very cheap. It is very easy for people to make and share videos. Youtube.com makes it easy for people to upload, share videos, and watch other people's videos. It's a website filled with videos. People create funny videos, instructional videos, music videos, and alot more. Youtube.com was acquired by Google for $1.65 billions.

Problem: Video files are big and takes alot of bandwidth
Idea/Solution: Website + Upload videos + share videos + watch other people's videos + collection of videos + Search capability
Site: http://youtube.com/

Make it easy to plan events

2007-11-29T03:25:00.000-08:00

Planning party and events is time consuming and takes alot of work. It's very helpful to invite people and get a response on how many people to plan the event for. Evite.com makes it easy to let people know about events and get a count of how many people are coming via email. With evite.com taking care of invitation and responses, you have more time to prepare the place, food, and activities. Evite.com is making millions.

Problem: Event planning is complicated and time consuming, it takes time to gather who can come
Idea/Solution: Website + email + invitation + response + free + easy tracking of people coming
Site: http://www.evite.com/

Create the Smart Shoppers' Gathering Place

2007-11-28T02:46:00.001-08:00

Money is hard to earn. Everyone wants to get products cheaply. The founder of Fatwallet.com got a website that help shoppers share ideas, coupons, and sales. The retail stores have various sales and it is difficult for one person to find these deals and keep track of them, but when you have alot people with similar interest, it's alot easier to find these deals. People post deals on products and services that are on sale, and everyone can get these for cheap. Many pairs of eyes is better than one. The website is making millions.

Problem: Finding good deals on products and services is time consuming. Often it is difficult to find good deals.
Idea/Solution: Website + Users Posting deals + Users Taking advantage of deals
Site: http://fatwallet.com/

T-shirt with news

2007-11-27T02:55:00.001-08:00

The founder of TheShirtProject.org got the idea to have the design of t-shirt based on the news. The t-shirt has the country shape and a diagram or a picture of the news event. Recently, the country of Myanmar has monks protesting due to a large increase in oil price, and the t-shirts with the map of Myanmar and Oil price with up arrow picture are printed.

Idea/Solution: News (country + problem) + t-Shirt
Site: http://www.theshirtproject.org/

Let people know how beautiful or handsome they are

2007-11-26T02:37:00.000-08:00

Every young adult likes to know how beautiful or handsome they are. The founders of HOTorNOT.com got the idea to let people rate each other. HOTorNot.com allows users to post their picture and other users rate how beautiful or handsome they are. It also allow users to meet the user being rated. The website makes money from advertisement.
Problem: Every young adult likes to know how beautiful or handsome they are, but there is no reliable souce of feedback

Idea/Solution: Website + User posting photo + Thousands of other users rating the people in photos + Dating
Site: http://www.hotornot.com/

An encyclopedia of business ideas

2007-11-25T06:19:00.000-08:00

The web is very big and expanding rapidly. Every day more websites and blogs are created about Entrepreneur ideas. The founder of EntreWiki.com got the idea to create a website that has a large collection of business ideas and allows small business to make a page and advertise their business for $100 per page. It helps the small business by making it cheap to advertise and get words out about their business. It helps other entrepreneurs by having a big collection of business ideas in a central location. The website connect Entrepreneurs who are exploring new business ideas with Small businesses with products and services to sell. The site makes value addition to the customers (entrepreneurs and small businesses). As time goes on, this site will become more popular and small businesses will be buying pages to get the exposure they need.

Problem: Business ideas are spread out everywhere on the web, No central collection of business ideas, Expensive for small businesses to advertise online in popular Entrepreneur sites
Idea and Solution: Website + Small Business Ideas + Wiki + Entrepeneurs ==> EntreWiki.com
Site: http://entrewiki.com/

Educating, guiding, and selling customers fine jewelry for billions

2007-11-25T04:57:00.001-08:00

Many people need fine jewelry for important events in their lives. Buying a special ring for engagement and marriage requires alot of work. It is very stressful trying to buy a good quality fine jewelry at reasonable price. The founder of BlueNile.com started the website to make the process easier. It has alot of information on fine jewelry selection and it sells at a reasonable price. The website is worth billions.

Problem: Buying fine jewelry is tedious and stressful due to lack of information and trust
Idea/Solution: Website + Education + Guidance + sell jewelry ==> easy process
Site: http://www.bluenile.com/