Get rich in 5 minutes! Or however long it takes you to skim this list. Now whether you take the idea and turn it into the next unicorn or even just bring it to the next taping Shark Tank? That’s for you to decide.
A better way to clean the inside of windshields.
My least favorite part of the car to clean. The windshield is concave, surrounded by a bulky frame on three sides and even worse, the dashboard below. Makes it impossible to reach to the farthest edge. Even if you’re able to, you have to contort your arm to get to the bottom corners. Ick and ouch.
There must surely be a better way to get off the odd water mark and errant streak. Maybe an improved squeegee? Or maybe some kind of robotic cleaning device?
A line of car fresheners that don’t induce nausea.
Surely, it’s time to improve on the ubiquitous hanging tree or the dreaded Glade vent-mounted devices. I have yet to ride in a car with an air freshener that doesn’t make me seriously what scent it’s masking—what could be worse than the toxic-smelling, overwrought chemical scent of pine or fruit or whatever?
Also, you can be pulled over for hanging things from your rear-view mirror. Don’t do it.
There is something undeniably dank about car air fresheners, and there must be a better way that doesn’t involve plopping a giant oil diffusers in one of your cup holders.
A better long-distance car sharing solution.
In the absence of a functioning intercity rail system in most of the country (a topic for a later issue), the struggle to find a means of traveling short-hall distances—longer than an Uber, shorter than a short-hall flight—is very real. Especially with decreasing rates of millennial and Gen-Z car ownership. Many travel corridors are served only by Greyhound, whose unappealing buses travel on restrictive schedules to begin with.
What if there were a better way to do long distance car sharing that was economical for all involved? An app called Ride App exists, but looks to not have penetrated the market. Network effects are going to be huge here.
Like number three, but for G.A. aircraft.
There are tons of general aviation flights—more than 25.5 million flight hours a year. Sure there might be some safety concerns, but the potential to turn empty seats on GA jaunts into productive capacity is enormous. I would 100% pay for this.
Again, there is a solution on the market. Looks like it could use another take, though.
Solve the traveling salesman problem.
LOL good luck; huge opportunity though. You can thank me later.