Saturday, December 22, 2007

Car sharing provider making millions

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/



Friday, December 21, 2007

Making millions making hair cut simple

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/

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Technology products reviews makes millions

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/

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Getting rid of Late Fees for billions

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

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Making millions helping people lose weight

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

Monday, December 17, 2007

Making millions with flowers

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

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Making millions from Tests

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/