Pennybox Podcast

Mobile back-scratching & Tourist traps snitch app?

Startup ideas mashup! 
 
A font that conveys sarcasm and other emotional tones, helping avoid awkward misunderstandings. A relaxed, board-game-centered social hub for the 40-and-up crowd. An app that helps travelers avoid touristy overruns by flagging over-hyped spots. Home delivery of Halloween candy before Trick Or Treat night. How easy is that? An AI categorization to sift through online comments, cutting redundancy and boosting engagement. A short, no-setup-required mobile service for on-the-go relaxation. A banana bunch engineered to ripen a few bananas each day of the week. More sports and activities that incorporate walking as the central activity. A tool that deletes or archives your draft if you stop typing, encouraging creativity. More nutritious fast-food options that don't drown you in sodium while you're on the go.

Nihilist supermarkets & Cliff's Notes for politics?

Ideas mashup...the return: A food/dessert truck rolling through neighborhoods at dinnertime, and a "fake call" app that helps you gracefully escape awkward dates or pushy salespeople. A bed-making arm extension could tackle those hard-to-reach corners, while AI mapping your “spectrum of allies” would reveal business allies you didn’t know you had. Or picture a reverse auction where sellers compete for your big purchase, a feedback aggregator that consolidates reviews for local services, and a streaming platform bringing Broadway shows to your home. We could have an app with political summaries without the spin, a collaborative drawing game for adults, and a universal mute button for internet spoilers. Junk mail could become genuinely fun, a service could sell your old stuff for you, and, for stress relief, why not visit a place to smash things? Or how about a platform introducing random topics beyond the echo chamber? It’s a lineup of ideas with something for everyone.

Sports practice/rewards app & GPS audio route maps?

Steve and Emlyn tackle sports ideas: Modular backpack systems for the rest of us: fishing, hiking, bike-riding, traveling... GPS-powered route map guide via audio: for trail-running, bike-packing, hiking in OTBP areas. AR hunting ap: superimposed targets using AR tech. An AR pacer app that shows your "ghost" from a previous run...or maybe a horde of zombies. A catch-sharing app for fishermen who want to donate to food pantries/community fridges. New applications for live mics on athletes during competition? An app for kids that rewards practice time/achievements—a way to promote and incentivize practice. It might also be useful for non-athletic uses like guitar/piano practice and other activities where practice is needed.
 
Pennybox Podcast Ep11: Sports
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Geek Squad for home projects & Apprentice for a day

A startup business you could launch tomorrow: A BBQ grill-cleaning service. Some cleaning supplies, some wheels, some neighbors, go! Adult legos: universal building blocks for temporary projects around the house. Uprights, flats, arms, brackets... Home assistants: Geek Squad for home projects. A service providing on-call day labor for helping out with projects around the house. Apprentice for a day: a local service for hiring a handyman to teach on-the-job home maintenance skills. Robot weeders: we have robot lawnmowers, so why not weeders? Mini wet vacs for cleaning small, hard-to-reach spots around the house. Sturdy, convenient yard waste bag holders...for the dirtbags in your life.Pennybox Podcast

Ride share banks, gas delivery, kinder car horns?

We talk business concepts and startup ideas related to cars. A home gas delivery service and a mobile EV fast-charging service. Could a home-based auto window tinting service work? Middle turn signals? To let other drivers know that you're going...straight? (Is this a problem??) A full car window de-fogger/de-icer. More car color choices! Why are we stuck with boring colors? A "neighbor" ride share bank service: offer a ride, earn a ride. (Uber: Fix your reservation system.)Penybox Podcast

Uber for nannies? Expedia for day cares?

Steve & Emlyn (both dads with daughters) look at ideas for parents. A "life skills" school for kids to learn practical, real-life skills. A resource for last-minute child sitters! An on-demand nanny service—like Uber for parent helpers. Smarter parental controls for children's devices. School for parents, a.k.a. Parent University, to learn useful parent-related skills. Expedia for day cares: a centralized resource for parents offering rated day care facilities, scheduling, parent interaction, and waiting lists.
 
Pennybox PodcastEp8: Parenting

How do you turn AN IDEA into A BUSINESS?

How do you tell if an idea is worth building? How do you take that idea and make it a working business? How do you find out if there's enough interest in the business before building it? What is the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for the business idea? Are there tried-and-true steps or a formula for launching and marketing a new startup?

VR memorials, phonetic spellcheck, and free CPU cycles

Steve & Emlyn take on tech: Doing more with collective computing power, a chat app for watch parties and streaming media/events, a podcast audio summarizer app, context-specific, phonetic spellcheck, chat perks for online gamers, and VR memorials using 3D scans.
Pennybox PodcastEp6: Tech
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Alcohol antidote? Netflix paralysis? Tinder for gamers?

Steve & Emlyn look at all things entertainment: Clean versions of movies and TV shows. For families who want to enjoy shows without scenes depicting sex, drugs, or violence. Revive popular online games. The world wants Starcaft 3 and World of Warcraft 2. (C'mon Blizzard!) Bundled subscription plans for streaming TV media. Everybody is suffering from subscription fatigue. Tinder for gamer matchmaking! For video games, boardgames, role-playing games, and more. A credit system for "low-content subscriptions". There is too much content and viewers want better choices. Why is there no antidote for getting drunk or high? All the fun with none of the consequences?

Sex, suds, and bald salons...are these startups a go?

Health & Beauty: An easier way to clean hairbrushes? A machine? A soaker? A mini car wash? A meal-kit subscription service for people with restricted diets. For low FODMAP, sugar-free, low carb, and other specialized diets. Personalized skin-care products using AI machine learning. Can genetics and lifestyle be integral? Quick-service salons for hair systems and salons for bald people. Face scanning for custom makeup shades. Like paint-matching samples, but for skin! A sex toy brothel for singles and couples. Wait hear us out! Imagine a honeymoon suite with a twist...