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Ideas For Your Next Tech Startup

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the free-ideas-your-mileage-may-vary dept.

prostoalex writes "Business 2.0 magazine enumerates tech ideas that venture capitalists are currently interested in, listing the amounts they have ready to invest." From the article:"A column that appeared on Business2.com the next day described the company Armstrong envisioned and his wish list of criteria. Those who thought they had the right stuff could send Armstrong a business plan. A few weeks later, Armstrong had a new gripe: He'd received more than 20 solid plans and couldn't decide which of three finalists he wanted to fund -- not just for $1 million, but for as much as $5 million. He has since winnowed the list down to two. That got us thinking. Why not ask dozens of VCs a tantalizing (but often unasked) question: What types of ideas would you fund tomorrow if the right pitch landed on your doorstep? After a few weeks of trolling Sand Hill Road and beyond, we got 11 leading venture firms to spill their most promising business ideas -- and to pony up $50 million in funding to the entrepreneurs who can pull them off. "

16 of 184 comments (clear)

  1. Hmm by Stevyn · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm thinking mp3 player + SMS + ringtones + java

    wait, it needs something...

    XML!

    Alright, I got it, an mp3 player that doubles as a text messaging device. Instead of beeps, it plays ringtones you pick from your mp3 player. Java makes cool games possible. XML makes it seem cool to those who don't realize it just means humans can read the tags I will hide with DRM thus playacting the RIAA thinking people can't pirate ringtones.

    I think I'm on to something...

  2. How ironic. by priestx · · Score: 3, Funny

    The last time we were talking about Tech Startups, people were complaining about Google picking up all the most potential ones. Then what do I see when I post? A Google ad. Of course there was a Google ad the last time we talked about this... but still..

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  3. No one wants to pay me by Associate · · Score: 3, Funny

    to sit around playing video games and looking at pr0n all day. Maybe if I open source it somehow.

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    1. Re:No one wants to pay me by Cutting_Crew · · Score: 2, Funny

      no way dude, i am trying to patent playing video games now.. dont step on my turf or i will have the DMCA after you!

    2. Re:No one wants to pay me by ImaLamer · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'm forking your project

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  4. I got the best idea. by scruff323 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I got an idea that is sure to be a hit.

    A news web site, but not just any news site. One that has a witty address and is directed towards technology. It will be a kind of news for nerds, you know... stuff that matters. It is sure to be a hit!

    1. Re:I got the best idea. by tjr · · Score: 2, Funny

      I, for one, would never read such a site. And I certainly would not participate in any user discussions about the news.

  5. Yoda says by Quixote · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... begin, the next dotcom bubble has.

    1. Re:Yoda says by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Say that, Yoda did not. Respect verb tense, Yoda does. Return to school, you should.

  6. Re:Weak! by shawnmchorse · · Score: 4, Funny

    Administering meds? IVs? Enemas? Who you gonna call?

    Crapbusters? *ducks and runs*

  7. Re:Weak! by Tablizer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Reminds me of a recent slashdot article about some bizzarre japanese medico-toilet which analyzed your various outputs and told your doctor about it.

    I find canaries cheaper

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  8. Re:It's just because... by Concerned+Onlooker · · Score: 4, Funny
    If you want to take chances, there are investment houses that will take you money, pool it with others and then act on your behalf to invest your money based on the amount of risk you are prepared to take.

    Yes, they're called casinos.

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  9. Re:Starting a Company by Infinityis · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hmm...I can't tell if you're Larry Page or Sergey Brin and rounding WAY down, of if you're Paul Graham and rounding your /. id way down (bugbear = 448,726). My bet is Paul Graham...you gave yourself away by putting 8 parenthesis in one post.

  10. Re:Weak! by Concerned+Onlooker · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yep, this is an old idea with a modern twist. Sort of, "I've fallen and I can't log on!"

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  11. finally by duplo · · Score: 5, Funny

    We have solved step3) ???

  12. Spelling error by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    "The best advice I can give is to watch your cash flow. I was personally horrified by the stories of $200,000 per month burn rates. I actually had a lot of personal wealth (from my last venture) but still ran out of my basement until I needed more space."

    The word is spelled "mom's".