Small Business
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Background & The Issue In Question: Teleconferencing can be a useful tool. However, it can also make it easy to schedule endless meetings where 90% of the participants have nothing to do. Unfortunately, it is often the case where these additional participants are obligated to be on the call for various reasons. Proposal: Proxy meeting…
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Background: There is a certain amount of inherent appeal in the concept of a “fast lane” for any rate-limited transportation mechanism. For example, on a roadway, a lane might be reserved for alternative forms of transportation (or for the especially virtuous and/or wealthy). One popular “fast lane” is the “high occupancy vehicle” (HOV) lane for…
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Background: First: Somehow, there exists such a thing as a “Cat Cafe” (Wikipedia link). As the name implies, it’s a cafe with cats running amok inside. Second: many people find air travel to be an annoying and stressful experience. Proposal: Cuddly animals frequently improve situations. In order to make air travel more pleasant (and profitable…
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Background: Up-selling is a great way for a business to generate additional sales by tacking on a vaguely relevant follow-up item to an existing sale. Well-known examples: Car industry: Adding on a fancy stereo system to a new car purchase. Fast food: “Do you want fries with that?” Consumer electronics: Buying an extended warranty (for…
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