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. …

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 o…

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 w…

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 w…

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 p…

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?…

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 Podcast Ep6: Tech https://www.pennyboxpodcast.com…

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 fro…

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 ha…

Ideas mashup! Steve & Emlyn look at ideas from across the spectrum: Subtitles for sports chants? Should this be a thing?? Quick jobs for day laborers: Can this proven model be applied at the local scale? The backpack hoodie! What about a backpack poncho? Waze for supermarkets! The app that shows you where every item in the store is! Buying/Selling …

Does the shape of food matter? And what foods would benefit from a different shape? We're tired of breakfast bars and protein bars, so what other food formats might work? And is it possible to create a healthy, tasty, almost-complete meal in a portable, convenient form? Chewing gum flavors are boring. We have amazing choices for flavored seltzers, …

Fully-stocked meal kits for a day at the beach? No more cleaning out that yucky cooler! An AI-powered story generator using your travel photos and videos. Hey where was that castle we visited? Is better airplane boarding even possible? Home services while you're traveling. Need your vegetable garden watered? An AI-powered route map planner for off-…