The CV – inspired by @lord_sugar
October 11, 2011Tonight I downloaded The CV @lord_sugar ..and it prompted me to write about the 6 business ideas that got away and one idea that flew but not really as a business.
1990 – an award wining photographer as a step dad. Fantastic photographs of the river hamble at sunrise. Idea table place mats sold door to door in hamble of hamble river scenic photographs “on your doorstep”. Would never have made millions but would have proved or disproved sales technic.
1992 – “find it sell it” an agent for car sales – auto trader in a shopwindow. Perfect location. Shop window at top of the avenue. Find it (your car) sell it (your car) the estate agent model, visions of Matthew le tissier opening the shop maximising on PR. Would have been a disaster but could have made a great website www.finditsellit.com.
1993 – just about to get married “surely the world needs a website for couples about to get married to post their wedding list and stag and hen do photos on” Plus “surely the world needs a website for people to order cards for people and send reminders” – the web wasn’t ready then but it sure is now.
2002 – the tonite concept – fed up of rushed supermarket shops ping meals, bottle of wine, bread, milk etc or takeaways.. A service that delivers fresh produce with simple instructions to cook within 15 mins plus bare essentials delivered to your door .. Saving you the mindless supermarket shop. Works wonders in the city but never got off the ground.
2007 – city living, marine living, country living – yes you can sell houses but what about selling lifestyles and communities online. A web site that sells the community not just the house, a magazine online with news, views and events with houses too.. A great idea.
2009 – @tuesdaytweetup – this is the only one that got off the ground – using twitter to create a meet up of likeminded people .. Great turn up.
2010 – its collaborate … Oh if only
2011 – www.clearmygarage.com.. Registered the web site but nothing more.. I’m sure it would fly.
Which ones would you have gone for.. Oh the dots I could have joined, if only I had had the guts.
Hey don’t forget your moonpig style idea way before moonpig! That surely is the one that got away. And just because these have got away doesn’t mean the next one isn’t for keeps. x