A NATION SWEEPING IDEA

Let's make something.
By BrightMonster (An Actor and Dreamer)

I watch the show "Shark Tank" a lot.

It's a reality show where entrepreneurs (up-and-coming and otherwise) pitch their product, brand, or business to a room of millionaires and billionaires.

The catch? There isn't one. In fact, at the beginning of the show, they disclaim that all of the money talked about and exchanged during the course of the filming is the actual money once belonging to the aptly named SHARKS.

Obviously they don't just give their money away. They barter, bicker, and negotiate percentage of equity they are to receive in exchange for the cash. After all, there is a reason why they are all so filthy rich. They can see a product and are able to predict it's financial future. They weigh the risks of investing in it, and ultimately go in on the venture or jump ship.

Now that you have a basic idea of the show, here's MY idea.

Over this week, I want to hear some ideas for incredible products, brands, and businesses that haven't been thought of yet. The next big thing. The new FACEBOOK. The reinvented PIZZA. Whatever. As long as it's new and fresh and a possibility.

Then, over the next couple of weeks, let's pick an idea and MAKE IT WORK.

The beauty of this blog is that it smashes together all sorts of creative types. Some of us are idea people, and some of us are execution people. And hell, some of us just have lots of money...not me.

I'll get the ball rolling and we'll take it from there.

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This is just an idea I've had kicking around in my head. I know that right off the bat you are like, "Ummm...I smell a thousand lawsuits," and that's fine. I relish the thought of hearing feedback on such a crazy idea.

Let's get this started people. Who knows? We could all be sitting on the TODAY show a year from right now talking about how this all started.

To be considered:
    *You must post your idea in the comments section of this box.
    *You must have your post in by this Sunday at 12AM.
    *You must NOT BE SHY and NOT AFRAID OF CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.

I look very much forward to hearing your ideas. And at the very least, we'll have some laughs.

But at the very most, we'll be filthy filthy filthy rich.

Comments

[Teddy Schober]

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[Dalton]

Or perhaps we adlraey have a nano-immune system, and our existing biological defenses will just adapt to the new challenges, threats and food sources? Hopefully soon we'd have enough data on protein systems, cellular structure, the role of hormones and there's even more than that going into my all-time favorite scientific keyword, psychoneuroimmunology. I also wonder if nanotech could rapidly have to deal with novel threats, like fungus or bacterium that specifically target nanotech! I think the barrier to entry for human-made nano will turn out to be very steep and Earth, as a system, really holds us down in terms of biostasis for instance, the Ebola outbreak I thought would be inevitable at age 12, has yet to happen. Maybe I'm just being optimistic, too.

[Shakira Toliver]

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