Transcript AntonBella Tandem Umbrella Stroller

OPIM 651 - WEMBA
Business Concepts
June 1, 2007
AntonBella
Tandem Umbrella Stroller
Cart your two children around with ease using
the AntonBella Tandem Stroller. The reverse
stadium seating provides both of your little
passengers with clear views & Ultra compact
design makes it easy to take anywhere!
All of the conveniences of standard umbrella strollers:
Folds into convenient size to pack into trunk, on planes, or trains.
Using a special release, the stroller easily folds with one hand
Unique design makes it easy to maneuver tight spaces in Malls, Grocery
Stores, elevators, and down crowded sidewalks
Sturdy Lightweight aluminum frame with generous Storage Basket
Five Point Safety Harnesses
DuPont Stain Master Nylon Fabric
Reverse Seating Orientation prevents siblings from pestering each other
“I am so happy to have decided to purchase this stroller, it really
is the best combination between a tandem stroller and an
umbrella stroller.”
“It maneuvers well and fits everywhere unlike most side by
sides and front-back strollers and you can't beat the price!”
“Great stroller for SO many reasons!! This stroller folds up nice
and compact so my trunk is no longer useless for anything other
than the kids' stroller, and the kids love it!”
“Kudos to AntonBella for finally making a great stroller that doesn't require a truck to take along and doesn't break
your wallet in the buying process!!”
Auction Web Service
• Boutique and disallowed-on-EBay auctions are thriving
• These companies don’t want to be software companies
• They need hosted auction technology that they can
brand and integrate into their web sites
• This is a proven way to make money:
– Ad placement Web services integrated into other web sites is
a major source of Google’s revenue
• Seed technology is relatively easy to build or OEM
• Case in Point:
– “To improve customer service and employee productivity
WineBid.com needed to replace its outdated IT
infrastructure…..”
BEAUTY PLUS
ABOUT US
We provide massage therapy, manicure/pedicure,
make-up sessions and other beauty treatments in
the comfort of your home. Appointments are
available 7 days a week!
MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
•Excellent proposition for today’s busy professional.
•Requires relatively little capital with promise of
good returns.
•Abundant and cheap labor supply
•Already a thriving business in various parts of the
world e.g. Europe, South East Asia, Caribbean etc
MobileID
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Large Players
(Visa, MC, Banks)
Background & problem
Credit
– Secure entry/authentication devices
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Solution – SecureID on a CellPhone
Debit
– Convergence, Convenience, Technology ready
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Target customers
– Campuses, corporate offices
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Market size
Secure
Entry
Memberships
– > 50 million customers
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Revenue model
– Monthly access fee per registered device
– Subscribers pay small monthly fee /surcharge
Events
Targeted
Marketing
Other
Build
• ID app for phone
• Access Server
Coaching for Coaches
Young athletes spend a significant part of their life on the field of play. Much of
what they learn from sports and coaches impact the way they participate and
lead teams over the rest of their lives. This creates a serious responsibility for
coaches (many times fathers and mothers of players) to exude and instill
values of leadership, teamwork, fair play, hard work and dedication.
Coaching for Coaches is an online application that provides two important offerings:
1) Advice and articles on a broad range of coaching related topics including: leadership, running efficient
practices, coaching through adversity & success as well as many other topics.
2) Playbooks and strategies for success on game day
“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we
have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.”
-- Vince Lombardi
“Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.”
-- Lou Holtz
“Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.”
--Jerry West
“Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.”
--John Wooden
Garrett Hall
Deal Alerts
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One point sign-up for deals available across
multiple retailers or wholesalers
Sign-up for what you are looking for (need):
items, coverage area and target dates
You would have two options:
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Get all deal alerts (as per your need) via
email or cell, irrespective of whether you
are in the coverage area
Get deal alerts on your cell phone (as per
your need) when you are in a coverage
area
With each deal alert you get a deal code that
you provide at the time of making a
purchase
Customer
Deal Alerts
Retailer 1
Wholesaler 1
Retailer 2
Wholesaler 2
Retailer n
Wholesaler n
Deal Alerts revenue based on sales referenced through alerts
Deals
matched to
need
Deal Alerts
Retractable Car Cover
Car covers are bulky, cumbersome to install with one person, too big to wash in a home washing machine and are often stolen.
The disposable car cover stores in a self retracting shade-like unit that folds for easy storage in trunk. It attaches to the windshield
and extends towards the front and back of the car and is secured under the front and rear bumper. The car cover cartridge can
be replaced after a season of use. Because of its ease of use, it will be used more often to protect against acid rain,
bird droppings and UV rays. It could be sold for $150, half the price of an average car cover. Cartridges could be sold for up to
$30. Price variety is possible by offering differing materials that offer different protection.
•Ease of use promotes frequent use
•Protects most abused surface area
•Compact storage
•Too dirty? Replace the cartridge
•Lower cost higher function alternative
Sam Mercer
__The eBay of Waste__________
• Initial concepts:
– Actual Implementation might involve auction site, brokerage
service, advertising platform, barter network or combination
– B-2-B “sellers” specify max disposal price or min selling price
• Why this project?
– Addressable market: $billions; no truly dominant player
– WEMBA is a competitive advantage: we succeed by figuring
out how to save your companies money
– Save-the-world factor
Mike Parker - 2007
Fill My iPod for ME!
• Value Proposition
– Difficult and Time Consuming to Program
• Business Model
– Small charge for service
– Discount on bulk iTunes purchase
• Target Market
– iPod owners that are “busy” (school/work – both?)
• Next Steps
– Build Questionnaire
– Perform Market Research
– Negotiate discounted rates w/music providers
Kirk Brown
JEKL Golf Training System: Concept Slide
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Background: Swing path for irons is DOWN and THROUGH the ball (creates divot)
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Problem: Existing golf mats offer little “give” – encourage negative swing habits, and
increase potential for injury
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Solution: Using rollers, create a golf mat which replicates feeling of turf
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Target Customer: Driving ranges, golf clubs, and personal use in private homes
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Potential Market Size: Approx. 16MM golfers in US alone & over 250k driving range stalls
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Price Point: Expected retail price $650 per unit, with 40% contribution margin
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Investment and Break-Even: Assuming $100,000, break-even only 385 units
Brian Murphy
Wharton School
OPIM 651
Pratik Roychoudhury
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Value Proposition: Delivery Speed, Quality Produce, Price
Target Market: Busy Moms, Busy Dads, Senior Citizens
Popular Menu Options/Combo Deals/Basket Choices
Transaction Speed (3 stops: Order – Pay - Collect)
Can be expanded to an Online Pre-order/Delivery System
Franchise Opportunity – Future Expansions
…not any more
Home Energy Consultants
Proposition: Home Energy Consultants will evaluate…
- Consumption (gas, electric, water)
- Losses (insulation, leaks, drafts)
- Production opportunities (Solar Energy)
- Efficiency (lighting, appliances, HVAC)
- Recycling opportunities (hot water, etc)
- Carbon Footprint
End result: Comprehensive Residential Energy Plan
- Reduced environmental impact
- Utility reductions
- Lower costs
Possible Revenue models:
- Energy Consultation fees
- Product sales commissions
- Share of utility cost savings
- Carbon Offset Market fees
- Franchise Opportunities!
Home Maintenance Locator (HML) … “Never been easier to locate the best”
Need to find the best …
 Plumber
 Electrician
 Painter
 House Keeper
 Drywall
 You name it HML has a
recommendation
Tired of …
 Poor performance
 Unreliable referrals
 Late arrivals
 Multiple opinions before starting
HML is a website that provides recommendations and
ratings based on user input for home maintenance
businesses:
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Rates service in areas of quality, flexibility, efficiency, pricing
Provides customer references
Comments from previous customers
Provides company bio for convenience
Search capabilities by State and City
“I Know This Guy” – Personal Concierge Network
Revenue Generation Models
Services Provided
• Restaurant reservations
• Sporting / Entertainment Events
• Tee times
• Local attractions
• Think Second City in Chicago
• Subscription fees
• Cost Plus on sliding scale
– Lead Time
– Scarcity
– Local Demand
• One-time experiences
Unlock local knowledge about
what to do, what to see, and what
to eat
I know this guy….and now you do too!
Ken Pope
Target Customers
• Heavy Travelers
• Administrative Assistants
• First-time city-goers
• Gift-givers
Internet TV Search Website
Internet TV is taking off at the moment
 But what TV websites are there?
You want to download a movie
 But which website has it?
Your kids are watching video’s on the web
 But how do you know which websites to block?
The Internet TV search website searches
and classifies Internet video streams.
Subsequently the user can search for
downloadable Movies or videos and Live
video streams.
iWish.com
Company/Product Concept: How many
times have you stumbled through a mall
searching for another mediocre gift? Have
you faked an enthusiastic smile and “thank
you” for yet another snow globe? Why should
brides and expecting mothers reap all the
benefits of gift registries? iWish.com is an
everyday registry that tracks your “wish list”
including links to stores, product pictures,
prices, etc; so you give what they want, and
you get what you want. iWish.com also
emails reminders and gift suggestions before
you miss your anniversary...again
Consumers: All PC users, all ages; initially focus on people currently using US-based bridal or baby registries. Marketing should be
aimed at men who are less accustomed to gift registries and therefore would be more willing to be loyal to iWish.com
Collaborators: Department stores, wholesalers, OEMS (Bloomingdales, Macy’s, Best Buy, Sony, etc.)
Competitors: www.myregistry.com is a cool site with a similar concept. They focus more on wedding and baby shower registries
however. Others include www.findgift.com, www.mygiftlist.com as well as retailers like Target and Crate and Barrel.
Placement and Promotion: On-line website; link to collaborators’ sites, web advertising, print ads with catalogs. There are a number
of gift registries in existence, but other than those focused on weddings and babies they have little-to-no public visibility.
Marketing would be a key component in differentiating iWish.com through brand awareness and positive association.
Price/ Revenue sources: Free site for users. Sponsored by stores, retailers, etc. Revenue from advertisements and “commissions”
from referrals for purchases.
Start-Up Requirements: Low capital, short time to market. Start-up costs comprise designing and launching website – estimated
$5-10K. On-going costs include web hosting fees, Google fees, maintenance fees… burn rate = $500 - 1,000/mo.
Submitted by Brian Parsons
LANDSCAPE
DESIGNS
National homebuilders tend to build new construction using
floorplan ‘templates’
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– Ccmmon physical structure, change facades, colors, material for variety
– After purchase, Buyers seek out landscaping providers locally
Landscape Designs will create a library of template designs
(gardens, patios, decks) for all national homebuilder floorplans
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– Partner with National Homebuilders / Revenue Sharing arrangement
– Negotiate bundled pricing with landscaping subcontractors locally
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Everybody wins!
– Increased revenue for builders, landscaping subcontractors
– Consumers avoid the hassle of finding/negotiating with a landscaper
– Consumers are also able to finance the cost of landscaping
($200/month tax deductible, instead of $30,000 cash after purchase)
Deepak Sharma
Med Card
• Life Saver
• Consistency
• Ease of Use
• Efficient
• Environment Friendly (Paper Less)
• Safe
• Feasible
Raman Kapil
myFlock – Location-Based, Relevant Rating System
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The Idea
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Offer advice/tell a story in a unique, exciting way (the map)
Find relevant content from trusted sources or experts
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Initial “Flock”: demographics, lifestyle, interests, hobbies
Evolving “Flock”: surveys, locations rated, user-feedback
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Low
Shepherd
Flock
High
E.g. ebay feedback ; amazon top reviewer ; smatchy questions
“Flock”:
Clusters of members with like profile
“Shepherd”: Members with expertise in a specific area
Relevant Reviews
How it works: “annotate your world”
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Rating Scale
E.G. Amazon Ratings, Zagats, RottenTomatoes
My Profile
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“The wisdom of the crowd meets the power of the flock”
Add/Rate Locations – beyond restaurants, movies and books!
Find Locations with high “Flock” rankings
Read reviews from experienced “Shepherds”
Create Flock GPS filters (e.g. Flock POIs within 1 mi.)
Achieve “Shepherd” status based quantity/quality of reviews
Business model
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Web 2.0, user driven content
Targeted advertising to different “flocks”
Location sensitive promotions with revenue sharing
Opportunity/Threat: Google “My Maps” and “Orkut”
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Superior profiling and clustering algorithm for assigning flocks
Location-focused experience for discovering hidden gems
Submitted by: Michael Kesselman
MyHealthJournal
A $2 Trillion Market will become Consumer Centric
Record Medical History
• Treatment / Diagnosis
• Allergies
• Tests, X-Rays, CT, MRI, Lab
• Drugs used, prescribed
• Reports
• Lifestyle data
Lifestyle
Own
Manage
What – Who - When
Provide access to
selected data to
• Reduce Treatment Risk
• Improve Treatment
• Speed up diagnosis
• Identify drugs faster
• Reduce Cost
• Reduce Insurance Risk
HealthInsurance
Access to Capital and Financials:
1. Access to Investors in the Health Care Industry
2. Value Creation:
• Cost Savings (Reduction of diagnosis cost through reuse of data)
• Risk reduction in diagnosis, treatment and insurance process
3. Revenue Potential:
• Monthly Fee paid by Payor (Health Insurance, Employer)
• Monthly Fee paid by Subscriber
• Transaction Fee paid by User (Provider, Pharmacy, etc.)
NeverStuck
Car Navigation with RealTime Traffic Info
Mobile Phone vs. GPS Unit?
XM NavTraffic
Total Traffic Network
MSN Direct via FM
Cell Phone Triangulation
Shervin Limbert
e-TEXT
BEFORE
IF YOU EVER…..
….wanted to travel lightly. EMBA could mean an
estimated total of 1550* lbs of reading material carried
in 100 trips; luggage of 1ft x 1ft x 0.5ft each trip
….arrived in Philadelphia without your book
….wished you had brought a text from a previous course
….fell behind on reading because of business trip
extensions and delayed/missed flights
e-TEXT – a convenient backup
AFTER
Online e-books for Textbooks
• 200K EMBA students per year in the USA
• Hundreds of millions of students worldwide
• Pick a package, subscribe and log in to a secure
website for access to textbooks. Permission to be
provided by publisher. E.g. Read Print and MIT
Deika Morrison
*3 textbooks plus 1 binder with bulkpacks weighing approx 15.5 lbs
Certified Internet Memory
No paper trail
of a transaction
Internet content
is ephemeral
C.I.M. is a service recording websites and web transactions
on behalf of website owners or website users.
The recording is made in such a way that it could be
admissible in a court of law.
Identified use:
Internet seller organizing a price matching campaign, a celebrity wanting to freeze
the appearance of a picture on People Magazine website, a buyer over the Internet
wanting to record the parameters of a transaction (warranty for example).
Olivier Baetz – WEMBA 32 – May 2007
travelvanity.com
“You don’t have to smell like potpourri on the road”
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Widest product selection – use what you
prefer, not what the hotel chooses for you
Ship to your home, travel destination, or send
as a gift
Bypass inconvenient air travel regulations
Conscious of waste? Choose from growing
selection of single-use shampoo cachets,
soap “leaves” or toothpaste “buds”
Concept: John Mone
Inspiration: The Inn at Penn
BizPlanEdge.com
• Modeled on the successful EssayEdge.com and
ResumeEdge.com services
– Harvard and other Ivy League grads edit essays and resumes
• Wharton MBA grads review, critique and edit business
plans for new ventures
• Standardized, relatively low, tiered fees
• One or more review iterations
• Confidentiality guaranteed, secure website
• Option to make finalized plans available for an
authorized review to affiliated angel investors and VCs
– If venture gets funded, we get a small equity cut
– Confidentiality not guaranteed (such investors do not sign NDAs)
15 Million PDAs in Use
OPIM651
Yi “Jenny” Warburton
Peer 2 Peer Gaming
Value Proposition
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Industry
– Huge and growing market ($40B/year)
– Model for online casinos is set and old-fashioned
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Customer
– Remove 10% fee on winnings
– Provide safe environment for transactions
– No software to install
– Increase enjoyment of sporting events
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Company
– Multiple revenue streams available
 Subscriptions
 Advertising
– Only direct competitor has left market (BetBug.com)
PARK – ON – THE – STREET
MOTIVATION
• Monthly parking can be as high as $450
• Alternate is free parking on the street
• Need to find specific parking for each
day
• IT’S A PAIN!!
• Because the car needs to be moved atleast 3 times during the week
• Can take anywhere from 5 – 75 mins to
find parking
• Doing “laps” is not fun
Become a
member
Leave car
location on
website / voice
mail
NILESH BUBNA
Part time
Driver shows
up and
temporarily
locates car on
other side of
road for 1.5
hours
SOLUTION
• Outsource your pain
• Instead of tipping your doorman pay us
“Free” <
Cost < $450
• No need to make dinner plans only on
nights the car needs to be moved
Temporarily
parked cars
when unlocked
are not
ticketed
Moves car
back into
location
Leave car
location on
website / voice
mail
Other value adds could include car wash, refueling,
inspection renewal
Personal Shopper
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Nordstrom
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Banana
Republic
Express
Electronic
Store
Front
L.L. Bean
Calvin Klein
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For Men Who Hate Shopping
for Clothes
Single On-line Source
Name Brand Retailers
Adaptive Personal Profile
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Presents Specific “Best
Fit” Options to Meet a
Specific Need
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Direct Delivery
Revenue Stream:
 Commissions
 Tiered Member Fees
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Steve Scott
Pet Exch nge.com
ABOUT US:
NEED ADDRESSED:
HOW IT WORKS:
MARKET:
We connect our users with other pet owners that are
willing to take care of your pet
Busy pet owners that make immediate travel plans and
no one to take care of their pet in such short notice
You can buy/sell tokens from us as a way to schedule
on-the-spot agreements. Collect tokens when you take
care of someone’s pet and pay tokens when someone
takes care of your pet
According to the American Pet Association there are
140M pets (cats and dogs only) in the USA or close to
100M pet owners
COMPETITIVE ADV: Online
user profiles, which include
ratings and peer reviews
IMPLEMENTATION:
As simple as a matching/dating
service website
Physician Information Record
Management
 Small physician offices have massive record keeping needs
 We offer online management of individual physician office
records
 Charts
 Notes
 Lab results
 Virtual Data Room
 Standardized forms
 Fast Access
 Automatically backed up
 Insurance info
Albert Fleury
Optimize Office Performance Through Better Access to Records
CLIO: Investor Research Mgmt Software
Kevin Harper
RocketPay USB
• Durable Global Technology
• Low Installation Cost
• Holds Basic Personal Data
• Transaction Limit of $100
• Time/Manpower Savings
Just Plug, PIN and Go!
Jon Fedders
Set for Life
The Educational Consultants
Mission Statement: To help parents realize their highest educational aspirations for their children
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Business Idea: Set for Life is a for-profit educational consultant established to help
parents successfully navigate the highly competitive private school application process
and to gain admission to private nursery and primary schools in New York City.
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What is the need? Parents are overwhelmed with the process and time required to
achieve admission for their children into New York City’s private schools. Competition is
fierce, spots are scarce, and tuition high, but if successful, the child can be set for life.
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What is the market potential? More than 4,000 nursery school aged children and
6,000 kindergarteners enter New York’s private schools each year, but even more apply.
Growth in other metro areas (Washington DC, Chicago, Boston) and prep schools
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Professional educators experienced in navigating the private school admissions process
Interview and application preparation and practice
Child testing
Assessing best school fit for child and family
Relationships with New York City’s private schools
Getting Started? 2-3 experienced educational professionals, office space and supplies
Making Solar Power More Accessible for Homeowners
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Photovoltaic solar cell technology has improved, while production volumes have increased.
As a result, costs are dropping.
At the same time, nearly all homeowners have noticed significant increases in their utility
bills
We are nearing the point where home solar power has a short term financial payback – on
top of the already compelling environmental
benefits
Home Electricity Costs
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Conventional
Solar
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2010
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Adding solar power to your home today is possible – but it is complex, and costly
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Our company will:
1. Identify low cost solar cell producers, and collaborate to produce easy to install, scalable
panel systems
2. Develop or license a plug in system to:
a. Route needed solar energy to the home
b. Route & sell excess energy back to the power company
3. Create geography-driven configuration menus to aid homeowners in system size and design
appropriate for their locale and power needs
4. Leverage available tax credits internally for development, and externally for marketing
Presented by Josh Korsower
SPORTS TIMESHARE
Bring access to world class sporting events to
avid fans
 Various packages aggregate fan purchasing
power for seats
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Sport
 Geographic
 Championship Level
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Users can trade tickets amongst themselves
through an auction/barter system
Stars & Stripes
Product
• Replicas of Historic American Flags
• Museum, heirloom quality using authentic materials, colors and patterns
• Mounted and framed as art, similar to original collector’s flags
• Special large scale designs for commercial/institutional settings
Distribution
• Specialty Gift Shops/Department Stores/Mail Order
• National Civil War Museum
• Smithsonian
• Bergdorf Goodman
• Nieman Marcus Catalogue
• Interior Designers/Architects
StatsMonkey.com
(Domain Name Available)
• The Idea:
In the world of the Blogosphere, MySpace and other social information sites, we
will create a simple mechanism for people to post event statistics from anywhere
and track them online. People can set up profiles for specific events of interest
and send info via the web, text messages, email, then use StatsMonkey to
aggregate, analyze, graph and syndicate info to personal sites.
• The Value:
With well over 100 million bloggers and MySpace users, StatsMonkey has a large
target customer base. Initial revenues come from targeted advertising based on
user profiles and interests. As usage volume increases, preferred revenuegenerating relationships can be pursued by other destination sites like Yahoo, etc.
• The Buzz:
Training
Statistics
Baby
Feedings
Expenses
Like other social networking sites, StatsMonkey has the potential for viral adoption
by combining ubiquitous access, simplicity and low barriers for use with
entertainment and functional value.
• The Project:
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Golf
Scores
Medicine
Doses
Social
Activity
Easy to Implement
Low capital requirements
Broad applicability
Presented by
Christopher Casgar
Texting Service – Real Time Traffic Information to Mobile Commuters
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Value Creation: Traffic information today is pulled by consumers via radio or
television mediums. Integrate real-time traffic source data and push relevant
information to mobile users along requested routes
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Small membership fees
Share of texting revenue via partnerships
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Expansion: Building on initial traffic offering can expand to other services currently
provided in pull format (Google) but focused on targeted push of real-time information
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Unique Corporate Capabilities:
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Direct Marketing expertise for customer acquisition (no aggressive marketing in current push
space)
Real-time data aggregation / development of key data partnerships
Accident on
I-95 South
at Exit 12 –
Overturned
Truck Expect 35
minute
delay
Jared Young
The Dental Franchise
Description
Franchise will enable dentists to
open dental offices quickly based
on a proven trademark and formula
of doing business
Financial Model
Margins:
• 20-25%
Total Revenue:
Y1 - $100K; Y2 - $200K
Opportunity
Market Size Indicators
• Women make up 40-45% of
graduating class
• Average age of dentists owning a
practice is rising
Value Proposition
• Speed time to open a new practice
• Hassle-free dentistry
• Business knowledge is not needed
Franchise Components
• Marketing
• Patient Acquisition
• Patient Profitability Analysis
• Human Resources
• Staffing
• Payroll services
• Benefits Management
• IT Systems
• Internet/Phone/Fax Support
• Software – Dental and others
• Optimized Scheduling
• Supply/Lab Management
Transform your idea/invention to a patent –
www.inventions&patents.com
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Costly to perform detailed patent/paper search and to provide a through review on an
invention, particularly by large US law firms
US patent law does not allow to modify the body of the text once patent is submitted
An incomplete reference search can lead to a rejection of the patent application
Foreign inventors also need help in editing the patent text
Develop a web-based application for submitting the patent applications
Develop relationship with small-size law firms and individual patent agents/lawyers in US as
well as outside the US
Generate revenue: service fee and advertisement
Focus on the customer service
Business will prefer not to submit the patent application for the client
Competition
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www.InventHelp.com
• Refer patent attorneys to its clients
www.PatentHelp.com
• Help in writing and submitting the patent application
Some offshore IP services’ firms are already working with US companies and/or US law
firms
Name: Amit Singhal
Ron LaSalvia
Danger:
Information
Overload
Triptigator:
Because
time is money
and both are yours
Mapquest.com
What airport?
Google.com
What time?
Travelocity
What cost?
Expedia.com
Orbitz.com
What airline?
Southwest.com
Farecast.com
Buy now/wait?
hotels.com
Where to stay?
hotwire.com
hilton.com
lax.com
mtanet.com
Rental Car?
Where to eat?
Purchase ticket
Hertz.com
Avis.com
Flight itinerary
Thrifty.com
What company?
Automatic check What
in
to do?
restrow.com
Zagats.com
tmaster.com
Miles credit
Ground transportation
Directions?
Mapquest.com Who to visit?
Hotel reservation
Complete visit intinerary
Travel time?
Dining/entertainment
What reservations
to wear?Weather.com
traffic.com
Friends
to visit
Traffic?Completely integrated in plannerlatimes.com
What’s happening?
Flexible/adaptive personal profiles
A Time
simplified,
integrated
solution
and Money
Wasted
RedHotPokerCo.
John Arnold
• No, I don’t play…but consider this:
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Internet poker = Multi-billion $ market
Very fragmented
Knucklehead makes a killing; prop players
‘big brother’ effect + irrational market = there’s an arbitrage
opportunity
• So, why not a company that:
• Does some math…
• Controls risk…pools risky assets (players) to lower the beta
• Structures incentives for maximum shareholder benefit
• Creates economies of scale, gains competitive advantage
• Finds ‘studs(ettes)’ who excel but lack the risk tolerance or capital to
pursue their dream job
• Is legal
• Benefits society: 100% goes to a good cause
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WHEMBA.com
Online Service Professional Rating
How I came up with the idea:
My wife has gone through 4 cleaning women in 3 years.
I paid someone to stain my deck, they did a left after only doing half of it!
I need someone to paint my house and there are 1000 listing in the phone book but how do I
know which one is the best?
Business Model
Similiar model to Zagat. Online publication of service professionals and their ratings.
Potential Obstacle:
How do we ensure we capture and maintain accurate, honest and reliable rating?
Revenue Stream
Revenues will be generated from advertising intially and when the brand is established
suscription fees can be assessed.
For all those traveling professionals out there… this service is for YOU!
Services include:
Benefits include:
• Personal profile and photo sharing
• Convenience
• Seat placement with prospective matches
• Networking with others who travel
• Dinner/drink/event planning for mutual
destinations
• Building relationships with those
who lead similar lifestyles
• Online chat, email & pre-board interfacing
• No pressure! Both parties must
agree to meet!
Bringing new meaning to “flying the friendly skies”
www.airdate.com