Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Business idea: Mobile search coupons
You're in a neighborhood and looking for a Thai restaurant, you run a google search by distance from current location (known via gps) and it brings up a list of restaurants - and you have to make a choice. You like one that's a little farther away but you're not sure. Now how about if the restaurant had a 10% coupon redeemable within the next 1 hour? Wouldn't that affect your decision? So the business idea is essentially being the provider that interfaces between these local businesses and the customer. Think about it,and get back to me if interested in delving deeper into this. The reason i need help is that I have ideas but ideas are a dime a dozen - I don't have good follow through. I know this weakness and hence want to compensate for it by teaming up.
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3 comments:
this idea seems crappy :) but the previous one looks good...
This might make a great iphone app, if there isnt one already.
I believe that mobile apps are going to be adopted at an alarming rate in the future now that smart phones are becoming so common... let's talk
Habi
there are some android apps already out there(winners in the google android challenge) that have a similar basic idea.
Check out http://compare-everywhere.com/ and 'gocart':
"GoCart android software bridges the gap between shopping online and shopping at the store. With GoCart users can scan the barcode. GoCart uses the camera on device to read a barcode. Once read it will identify the product and then search online and local stores to find you the best price.. Once scanned, it will search for all the best prices on the internet. Additionally, it will search through the inventories of nearby, local stores using the phone’s built-in GPS"
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