Ideas for real businesses with monetization and growth potential

Software - Retail

Line Hopper - An app that lets users skip the line at restaurants

Publisher Payback - A website that helps users pay back the websites you use the most
Modern Art Share - A service that allows users to share your art with others for money

Inner City Banking - A bank designed for the inner city (no predatory lending)

Simple Shopper - A website that makes shopping on small retailer sites painless
Virtual Robotics - Software that allows for rapid prototyping of robots
The Elf Shop - A service that makes holiday shopping easy
Community Bonds - A service that helps brings businesses to communities that want them
Shame These Apps - An app that tells users which apps ask for too many permissions
Village in Crisis - An app that allows users to kill time for the betterment of humanity

Software - Enterprise

Model Gambler - A company that helps casinos optimize profits via A/B testing

Bullseye Brick and Mortar - A website that helps companies find the best retail spots

Talent-on-Demand - A website that puts idle employees to work
Virtual Scout - Software that makes it easy for coaches to study film on opponents
Translation Hierarchy - A service that provides cost effective high quality translations
Medical Summary Software - Software that makes it easy to understand patient history
House Basketball - Software that uses computer vision to predict game outcomes

Hardware - Retail

Zero Soda - A soda company that produces zero waste
SSLR - A camera that makes taking great photos easy

The Perfect Tailor - A company that scans users bodies to perfectly tailor jeans

Super Green Clean - A laundry service that saves water, energy and money
Lean Green Gems - A jeweler that uses synthetic stones and custom designs for every customer
Empowering the Deaf - A device that helps the hearing impaired interact with people around them
Cold Vault - A refrigerator that sips energy instead of gulping it
Digital Cane - A device that makes possible to the visually impaired to 'see' the world around them
Unique T's - A service to print small numbers of copies of t-shirt designs
Rapid Home Construction - A new method to quickly construct and deconstruct homes
Video Board Games - A board that combines the best of video and board games
Supporting Artists - Headphones that tally what you listen to, so you can donate to artists
Some Assembly Required - Furniture that tells you next steps as you assemble

Hardware - Enterprise

One Person Camera Crew - A camera that does the work of an entire film crew
Fresh Test Sensors - A company that help determine is food was save during transport
Acoustic Cardiac Monitor - A device that listens to hearts to find arrhythmias and abnormalities

Mole Tracker - A product that helps patients track the changes in moles over time

Public Sector

Smoke Scout - A UAV that spot wildfires before they get out of control

DC Desalination - A desalination plant that runs on waste heat from datacenters
Cirrus Traffic - A UAV that monitors traffic and can give feedback about dangerous driving

Internet

Micro Meets - A website that auctions off changes to meet celebrities

Hater Network - A social network designed to bitch about product and brands

Transportation

City Hopper Airlines - An airline that is flexible with departure times
Last Mile Solutions - A service that helps getting around the gaps in transportation infrastructure 

Retail

Tailored Cuisine - A restaurant that make meals perfect for every diet

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