Some ideas

April 1, 2023

small but fun

  • pay to access any url
  • linkedin private profile viewer
  • domain from normal word matcher. e.g. showing words with end in domain name
  • click button to get something printed and mailed to you
  • answering machine on the web; leave answering machine messages for others
  • gpt tool to transform vague requirements into a strict format
  • app which shows if you're currently online in any app and puts it on a simple landing page
  • smart quotes remover chrome extension
  • simple JSON/fields to nextjs template rendering site
  • service that you just yeet all your fave stuff into for people to see
  • service to email you a checklist every day
  • chrome extension that redirects you if you try go on social media sites or whatever (e.g. twitter --> goodreads)
  • chrome extension that normalizes all ratings systems to the five star system
  • chrome extension to show just headers on list articles
  • just the twitter bio diff thing from Clay is a good idea for a simple project (beaky)
  • tool to remember all the accounts you've one-time-coded into
  • simple endpoint to generate an image for email signature with their current timezone in it
  • upload ebook/text, chat with it
  • twitter account; shit product quadrants
  • simple site to stream the output of your terminal, or any terminal really
  • saas service to generate a picture of you with e.g. a piece of paper and date (for id verification)
  • simple website that gives you a nice new wallpaper every time you open it
  • "send me a text" input for websites. super simple, connect to Zapier or w/e
  • app that shows you landmarks directionally so you wander to find them
  • chrome extension that changes all dates and rearranges date inputs to iso dates
  • simple app to let you build a page to sell just one thing and accept payment
  • writing app with one line in the middle, you set a number of sentences to do. every new line increments counter and you cant see it all till the end
  • floating git bar that lets you quickly commit as you go
  • internet navigational agents based on gpt4 visual + mouse coordinate inputs
  • pseudocode overlay (hold button = toggles pseudocode view)
  • tool to add docstrings about how code works
  • password protect page as a service
  • geogussr play against AI
  • wrapper around llm endpoints to constrain outputs

not obviously bad ideas

  • .env CLI management tool
  • command k chrome extension for common websites, can add buildpacks to define operations
  • truly semantic search on property websites (including images)
  • rental outreach with a custom bot to talk to agents and arrange for you
  • diffbot competitor with gpt4
  • bot that helps you collect feedback, gpt writes them a follow up email about it
  • write ticket, get bot to pick it up and submit a pr -- humans review and merge it
  • superchat: superhuman for chatGPT, and can choose between different models (including local)
  • tour guide chatgpt + audio in real world based on your coordinates
  • language chat app with audio if you want
  • text to video (script generation, add audio, generated images)
  • drop in component to add semantic search

maybe interesting to others

  • app that pairs you with someone to talk about X
  • newsletter that just the key learnings from other newsletters
  • loans to get solar installed then pay back percentage of future energy
  • pinduoduo matching layer built on top of shopify
  • monetize and charge for voice note replies with creators
  • Intercom but it's async voice chat
  • api and app for signing things digitally but sending them physically
  • open source dating app where people can vote on the algorithms
  • crypto nightclub where the longer you stay the more money gets streamed from you. free drinks tho
  • messaging where the sooner you reply the more money you get to keep from the bounty
  • linktree for internal company info and people
  • airbnb but for hot desks
  • chrome extension for shared buying
  • sex work crypto marketplace
  • airbnb but for luggage storage
  • paul graham prep bot which takes in some deets and randomizes questions
  • airbnb but for renting a place to host a nice dinner
  • onlyGANS
  • audio based dating
  • dating app where you write and are matched based on vector embeddings
  • ratemydeck; hot girls reviewing startup pitches
  • voice clone to send whatsapp voice notes when you're not bothered
  • eat stops; public areas that you can order food to to enjoy with others
  • kickstarter but for people to do things not make things
  • freeform excel like whimsical but cells
  • super simple grid with API to make a dashboard. just write numbers to values and have it show up somewhere else
  • futures trading on attention economy -- lump all ads into one day then live ad free
  • airbnb but for laundry near hotels
  • gateway sitting between emails charging a rate if the sender is not known
  • dating app where the more you talk the clearer the photos get
  • conversational ads (online, at bus stops, etc. -- e.g. llms on raspberry pis)
  • wireframe to tailwind app code generator
  • app where you type in something and it tells you what's currently happening with it
  • software consulting to get companies integrated with chatGPT plugins (creating API specs from cursed websites)
  • easy way to make turn data in existing apps into vector store for consumption by GPT
  • custom internal chat interfaces based on company data
  • dictation to AI that rewrites to be coherent on the the fly
  • app that listens when recording podcast that you can ask questions and refer back to
  • "pull that up jamie" as a service
  • super simple iddd (if down do dis) app to let you know if your api/site is down and take actions from it
  • cooking app which basically does timers and gantt charts for specific recipes that you can follow to do everything at the right time
  • global frontend state database, just ping it and throw anything you want into it, as a string -- call it from frontend, get/set whatever values you want
  • no code website builder where you just fill in blocks on a grid with different types of primitives
  • productize crowdwalls: c.f. https://thebiz.pro/
  • Tik tok for random high valence porn clips
  • intercom help center but simple and not part of intercom
  • service to replace all paper manuals and stuff in packaging with just a QR code
  • Wework but just bars — people want connections and the best way to do it is tech + alcohol
  • service that lets you turn hiring into a capital expense. e.g. upfront payment followed by volunteer work for tax benefits etc.
  • stable diffusion photo booths
  • yearly payments into monthly payments saas -- we pay the yearly, you pay the monthly plus a fee
  • leasing out capital expenditure items to restaurants
  • service where hot girls just read teleprompter of on-the-fly intelligent GPT responses to men
  • mystuff; website that specializes in delivering boxes of locally-great foods to expats (e.g. Tayto/Oasis, etc.)
  • dedicated live stream VR apps for front row seats at events
  • gpt bot to submit resumes and apply to jobs for you
  • ai powered substack -- either as an individual or as a product
  • gpt powered product recommendations
  • prompt slack bots to take actions through code, e.g. "update the landing page copy"
  • superhuman todo app. very simple, just the best shortcuts

boring / dropshipping /other

  • snail dropshipping aimed at men
  • normalized faces on zoom (see how audience is reacting)
  • site to buy the business cards from American Psycho
  • zoom calls straight into podcast feed
  • tool to make roam exports useful
  • app to let you proxy and obscure twitter follows
  • crypto addresses and certificates for newborns
  • customized Mc Donald’s t-shirts with your favorite order on them
  • twitter bot; just retweets what VCs said one year ago today
  • Using truck simulator enthusiasts to drive real trucks (and other similar)
  • ring that changes color based on the current value of a connected ETH wallet
  • ai art digital picture frame -- sub to topics, get stream of new content

bad

  • I removed any ideas which seemed obviously bad