Throughout history, people have made great amount truly amazing discoveries, which were preceded by brilliant ideas. We are willing to bet that when these very ideas were voiced, then most likely they also seemed completely insane to people at first. Sitting on a chair in the sky watching your favorite movie during a flight? Inject weakened viruses into people to keep them healthy? Total madness! However, this is exactly what surrounds us now. Who knows, maybe one of these crazy ideas from the CrazyIdeas forum on Reddit will also someday become a common everyday item? No matter how stupid, funny and crazy these ideas may seem, in any case it would be very interesting to see them in reality.
If in the elections the item "against all" wins the most votes, then the elections must be held anew, but with all the new candidates
If someone is imprisoned for rape, and then found not guilty and released, the one who gave false testimony himself should spend the same time in prison as the wrongfully convicted
Make poaching illegal only if weapons are used. If you want to try to kill a shark, lion or rhinoceros with your bare hands, then you can freely do it
Every day, hang the Mona Lisa painting in different parts of the Louvre. This way people can spend more time looking at other paintings while they are looking for it.
Reality show where billionaires try to live on minimum wage for at least a month
Allow kids with stupid names to change their parents' names when they turn 18
A gym where the more you go to workouts, the less you pay for a membership
Reality show with "gays"
According to the plot of the show, there should be 11 gays and one straight in the house. Gay people have a goal - to find out which of them is straight. Each week, kick one out until the straight is kicked out or until there are only 2 members left. If gays figure out the straight, they will receive $ 1 million, but if the straight remains among the last two participants, then he receives the money.
And now the most interesting: none of the men in the house are gay and each of them thinks he is the only straight man.
You can dress up in green chroma key suits, run into the news studio and interfere with the weather forecaster. None of the viewers will understand what is happening
Put up an empty terrarium in a pet store labeled "chameleon" to see how long people stand and stare before they realize there's nothing there
Microwave that plays YouTube videos for as long as you enter to heat food
Google should tell you if you're the first person to google this query
Voice assistants like Siri, Alexa and Alice should only work if you say "please" and "thank you". It could improve the relationship of people to each other
Google's self-driving cars must have an "I'm Feeling Lucky" button that will take you to a random location when pressed.
A video game that feels like a kid's rpg only as long as you follow a linear storyline, but that gets more disturbing, creepy, and serious the more you deviate from the story path
Often brilliant business ideas come out of the blue and sometimes they can be crazy ideas that cause people to laugh, criticize and misunderstand. But many successful products in the world came from non-standard and even crazy ideas. From stickers and gum for hands to a toy-spring, it all came about thanks to the extraordinary thinking of their creators.
New business ideas are constantly emerging from people from different countries. Yes, the world is full of crazy ideas that can then turn out to be brilliant businesses. Look at these interesting goods and services. Some of them may seem crazy to you, others are unnecessary, and some are brilliant, nevertheless, all these ideas work and have turned into a business.
Here are 36 crazy ideas that have become quite a successful business
1. Outlet with built-in extension cord
Extension cords are super handy and seem to be in short supply both at home and in the office. True, extension cords have their inconveniences, they are unsightly and often dangle underfoot. Therefore, you have to think about where to hide them, but so that at the same time they are always at hand.
Successful idea - a socket with an integrated extension cord
This outlet allows the user to detach it from the wall and extend the hidden extension cord to the desired length. When the extension cord is not needed, then it itself, under the action of a spring, is wound back into the wall. A handy thing though.
2. City lights on dark curtains
The idea of making a bunch of little holes in blackout curtains sounds strange and even crazy at first, but in the end people liked this idea and such curtains are in demand.
Thanks to their creative design, these curtains block out the bright sunlight, but at the same time let in enough light to create a beautiful cityscape in the house. Curtains come in a variety of designs, colors and patterns.
3. Ikea-style shelter houses for people
Yes, ikea style is great for decorating your home. But you wouldn't want your whole house to be made by Ikea. But if it is comfortable housing, in the form of a shelter for the homeless and refugees, such an idea will work.
The Swedish furniture giant has won awards for these innovative shelter homes. They are easy to fold and assemble, but most importantly, they make life in refugee camps much more bearable than life in tents.
4. Always dry and clean outdoor bench
What could be worse than sitting on a park bench and finding it still wet from the rain? The inventor solved this problem in an unusual way.
A successful idea is an always dry (waterproof) bench that can always be kept clean (with proper care). It works simply, twist the handle and get the dry part of the bench.
These original benches consist of planks that rotate with a simple crank attached to the side. By turning the handle a little, a dry and clean area of \u200b\u200bthe bench will be available to you so that you can then sit on it (or lie down) without staining your clothes. The idea is interesting and useful, and even entertainment for children. Imagine how excited the kids would be to turn the crank back and forth and rotate the bench back and forth...
5. Sky Garden in South Korea (Skygarden)
Such urban projects show that the idea of Skygarden, which began with the High Line in New York, has been very successful and has already spread around the world. Seoul is in front of you.
Skygarden has converted part of a former highway into a beautiful garden and pedestrian zone. It brought a bit of a friendly green environment to the bustling center of Seoul.
6. Coffee table with built-in refrigerator
What, your coffee table doesn't have a refrigerator or even an outlet? You are clearly lagging behind life - it's time to keep up with the times. A simple idea for a more comfortable life is a coffee table with a built-in refrigerator, plus a piece of furniture to surprise your guests. You can call it more interesting - coffee table mini-bar.
Instead of a bunch of wasted space filled with books and magazines you'll never read, this side table includes something really useful - a mini fridge. Now you don't have to go to the kitchen to get your favorite drink or ice cream.
7. Anti-fog bathroom mirror
If you are a fan of taking a chic hot shower, then you probably know that the mirror after such a procedure will be unbearably foggy, whether you turn on the fan in the bathroom or not.
Eat successful idea and the solution, a mirror appeared that never fogs up.
All you need to do is turn on a little built-in mirror heating so it doesn't fog up.
A towable trailer that can turn into a boat might seem like a dumb and crazy idea. But when you see this miracle with your own eyes, then decide that you simply need a transformer trailer / boat for a trip, a picnic out of town or to the country.
A successful idea - a mobile trailer with a boat in the form of a transformer
9. Glowing bike lanes
In the Netherlands, where cycling is a lifestyle, a clever invention has made cycling at night safe and accessible for everyone.
This idea and invention is called Smart Highway. Thousands of tiny glowing pebbles are built into the surface of such bike paths. They run on solar energy. Therefore, during the day they are charged, and at night they beautifully illuminate the path for cyclists.
10. Compact smart telescope
Look at starry sky telescope is always interesting. But as a rule, where to get a telescope - after all, this is a large precision instrument, it is available only to astronomers. There was an idea to create an affordable and compact smart telescope.
This small telescope solves several typical problems at once: it is small, electronic and has good enough optics, so it makes it easy to explore space. If you connect it to mobile application, you will be able to receive information on the smartphone about the area of the sky that you are currently looking at.
11. Avocado labeled ripe
This idea will appeal to vegans and avocado lovers. Often in the store it is not possible to determine whether an avocado is ripe or not. The method of gently squeezing an avocado with your hands never guarantees that you will pick the right ripe fruit.
If you're as bad at picking avocados as I am, this simple label will help you. Instead of trying to squeeze the fruit like a ball, just look at the label. The idea seems strange, but people like it.
12. Most. The best. Taxi (taxi game console)
Place a game console in the cab. The idea is designed for gamers and children, they can play games during a taxi ride.
A real game console that taxi passengers can play for free sitting in the back seat.
13. Informative road signs
In most cities, private firms are hired to repair and improve urban infrastructure. The idea is that if projects are completed late, special signs are put up informing detailed information about the repair or construction process. The idea has a certain sociality.
For example, in the US state of Rhode Island, taxpayers receive full information about how local projects are being implemented. That's how the government should work...even if it's five months late and over budget.
The idea of vertical gardens continues to evolve around the world. One Central Park, a super-cool mixed-use building in Sydney, combines vertical gardens, living quarters and adjustable motor mirrors for optimal light supply to plants.
An architectural innovation implemented in a skyscraper. At the time of its opening in 2013, the building became a bestseller. It has won numerous awards and is considered one of the most environmentally friendly skyscrapers in the city.
15. Origami Canoe
Origami canoe, what a crazy idea... did I hear that right? Yes, origami canoe!
Canoes are great Indian boats and a great way to explore wildlife. But these boats are large, rather heavy, expensive and take up a lot of space. So the idea was born to create a lightweight and folding canoe in the form of a transformer.
The canoe is lightweight and can be quickly disassembled and folded. If you are not going to accelerate strongly in a mountain river and jump along the rapids of the river like Indians, then you will like a folding canoe. A very successful idea is to create a full-fledged canoe at an affordable price for mass use, the boat folds up to the size of a sports bag and is easy to carry.
16. Imitation of the night sky in an airplane
The idea is weird, but it works. A beautiful picture of the night sky is projected onto the ceiling of the aircraft cabin, thereby painting the gray space of the cabin with a splash of colors. The night sky is one of the types of projection, you can successfully create a beautiful sky in the clouds or broadcast the rays of the sun and the ocean breeze.
Airlines seem to like this idea and they successfully apply it.
17. Public hammocks (hammock seats)
You can find benches everywhere in the park, this is a tradition, parks and squares without benches are nonsense. But why not add something new and creative to the public space for people to relax?
Here is an urban project for a hanging hammock seat for public use. This interesting design for recreation causes positive emotions in people. The hammock seats are comfortable and fit well into the parks and squares of the city.
Public hammock seats are a great idea, they make people in the city feel more comfortable.
18. "Bird balls" to protect drinking water
The idea is ecological and social. In many reservoirs and reservoirs where drinking water is stored, there is a problem of pollution and blooming of water from sunlight. How can you cover from the effects external environment such a large body of water? How can these huge water resources be kept in the shade?
In the Ivanhoe reservoir (Los Angeles) they found a simple and ingenious solution. Three million non-toxic balls were launched into the water in order to fill the surface of the reservoir, thus cover the reservoir and protect it drinking water from pollution. My only question to the inventors is why are these balls black and not white? After all, white balls would better reflect sunlight and heat up less ...
19. Bridge on the river turning 90 degrees
In front of you is the Samuel Beckett Bridge, which has a non-standard design, it can turn to the side to let ships sail along the river. Its design managed to combine lightness, beauty and functionality. The design and construction is in the shape of a harp, the national symbol of Ireland.
The most surprising thing about the design of the bridge is how the engineers and architects solved the issue of opening the bridge to shipping traffic. The bridge rotates 90 degrees, thus opening the way for ships passing along the river.
20. Table with retractable chairs
The idea is to create an ideal table in which chairs are removed, thereby expanding the space of the room and removing chairs that get underfoot. Take a standard table and chairs, usually despite the same color, design and material, the table and chairs usually don't go well together. Often, if the chairs are not needed now, they cannot be pushed under the table, either the shape of the chairs does not allow, or the design of the table.
Looking at this table, we see that the designers managed to solve this problem.
Furniture of this kind will definitely find its fans.
21. Eco-Nuts - Organic cleanser based on berries from the Himalayas
Eco Nuts - Simple detergent for organic laundry containing berries from the Himalayas. The creators of this detergent tried to make a deal with Shark Tank (an American reality show). But the jury rejected their proposal, they considered the idea interesting, but slightly unfinished. Currently, this company produces an organic detergent and is worth millions of dollars.
Here's how you can capitalize on people's desire to use everything organic.
22. Coffee Meets Bagel - Dating site (with a once-fresh idea)
The dating site works like this (says the creator of the project) - every day, men receive 21 potential couples (we call them “candidates”). They can either like or skip the girl's profile. When girls get likes from men who like them, they can also like in return and choose the men they want to meet and chat with.
It is not known whether this idea was the first, but now many dating sites and dating applications use such features.
23. Proof Eyewear - handmade glasses in wooden frames
The idea of creating wooden-framed glasses has now spread all over the world. Wooden glasses first appealed to hipsters, then became simply fashionable. These guys designers were one of the first who came up with the idea of making custom glasses in a wooden frame.
The idea took root and is working successfully. The creators of these glasses position themselves in using environmentally friendly materials, including FSC-certified wood, cotton material and other natural materials.
24. Glove for babies with the smell of mom
A mother of a premature baby came up with this touching idea to make her little son feel warm and protected while in intensive care.
The woman filled a large cotton glove with paper balls and slept with it at night to transfer her scent to the glove. Then, when she came to the hospital, she covered her son with a mother-scented glove so that he felt like his mother was hugging him.
Many liked the idea and turned into an invention called Zaky. These "mom-scented gloves" are now being used in various hospitals to help young child patients in intensive care units. Really valuable and interesting idea, although unusual.
25. Electronic database instead of numbers in wardrobes
CoatChex is one of the first companies to replace the wardrobe number system with an electronic database. It would seem much easier. Maybe it's just that a lot of people thought that nobody needed it ..
This system is now used in many wardrobes. The company first appeared on the show Shark tank, but their idea was not accepted. A little time has passed and now this product is used even at major events such as New York Fashion Week. But the numbers are better, don't you think? You can twist them with your fingers, put them in your pocket and even lose them. But the digital world is coming and has already reached the wardrobes ..
26. The bell that identifies whoever is ringing at your door
The device allows the homeowner to see directly from his smartphone who is standing at the door of his house or apartment. You can even talk to this person, whoever he is. This provides security.
After all, intruders, before breaking the door, usually ring the doorbell to make sure that no one is at home. The device acts as a bell, video intercom and intercom at the same time.
27. Parchment paper for various cooking utensils
Smart Baker creates kitchen utensils that make life easier for a chef. Their "Perfect Parchment" is dish-shaped parchment paper that fits all types of pans, pots and pans. The usefulness of parchment is that cooking food does not burn on it.
Housewives constantly use such parchment for cooking various dishes. Who would have thought that such simple idea based on paper and dishes can be successful.
28. Quick connection of a fire hydrant with a hose
Hy-Conn LLC is an invention for firefighters, the device allows you to instantly connect a fire hydrant to a fire hose for further launching a jet of water on a fire.
In emergency situations like fire, every second counts. This product literally saves lives.
29. Protective cases for smartphones with a guarantee
Cellhelmet is a company that sells custom iPhone protective cases. At first glance, a banal idea is covers that will protect your phone from damage.
But the uniqueness of their idea is that the company will take responsibility if your phone is damaged and broken while in their protective case. That is, the idea of covers in reliability + guarantee.
30. Glass round doorknob with a view through the door
It's either a terrible invention or a very good one depending on how you use it. It's a ball shaped glass doorknob with an overview of what's going on behind the door. The invention may seem good for parents of young children. But when the children grow up, it will already be an invasion of privacy.
This glass pen allows you to peep, thereby invading someone else's privacy. This is just another, negative feature of this invention.
31. Roulette that will choose a restaurant where to go to eat
A simple, but still useful invention in the form of a toy roulette. Run the roulette wheel and it will show you a cafe or restaurant where you will go to dine, just set the rules for yourself, how many times you can spin the roulette wheel and choose. The device will be especially appreciated by ever-doubting people.
The idea is banal, but you no longer need to puzzle over where to go for a bite to eat. By the way, the idea of such a roulette can be transferred to different areas of life, where you often have to think and choose.
32. The moon in your house, as part of a romantic interior
A slightly crazy idea, isn't it .. But how tempting it is to have your own moon in your house, and yes, many have pecked at it. And as you can see the moon looks great.
The moon is created by the design studio, it is a large luminous object (actually a lamp moon) and provides a great cosmic glow due to special lighting settings from the inner area. ACORN Studio crafts each moon by hand, to order using fiberglass and non-toxic latex.
33. Hoses-pumps for refueling hanging from the roof
As you can see, at this gas station, hose-pumps for refueling a car hang from the roof. A simple and ingenious idea for a service.
In this case, stopping at a gas station, no matter which side your gas tank cap is on. You no longer need to think about how it is more convenient to drive up so that the hose reaches the gas tank of the car.
34. Tie with microfiber for cleaning the phone screen
A tie to help keep your phone screen clean. Microfiber is sewn into the back of the tie, it allows you to clean the smartphone screen well.
The idea at first glance is ridiculous and dubious, but it works, so people need it.
35. Music Highways in Japan
Musical highways play a melody when you drive along them. These roads are located in Japan, they have special grooves located at very specific intervals along the pavement.
Depending on how far apart the grooves are and how deep they are, a car moving through them will create a series of high or low notes, thereby creating a melody. Sounds funny.
36. Biker jacket with turn signals and brake light
Special jacket for motorcyclists with built-in brake lights and turn signals on the back. This invention will help make motorcycle riding at night much safer.
A useful invention for both motorcyclists and drivers of cars and trucks.
Write in the comments which ideas you liked the most and which ones you didn’t from the listed 36 non-standard business ideas.
If the strategic objective of a business project is to solve one or more problems certain group people, then such an undertaking is capable of short time enrich your master. The larger the group of people whose problems the businessman solves, the higher and more stable the earnings will be.
In order to determine what difficulties compatriots have to face in everyday life, it is enough to take a closer look at their lives and the lives of their surroundings. If you have imagination and a desire to earn money, interesting thoughts will not keep you waiting long. Try to think of a way to implement them and don't discount even the most desperate ones. Examples of success are crazy ideas that entrepreneurs have earned and continue to earn millions of dollars.
Prospects for extraordinary business in Russia
What you need to organize a non-standard business
At the heart of most crazy business ideas is the desire to perform a burdensome task for another person. One example is . The problem can be caused by lack of time, personal characteristics, unwillingness to engage in routine duties, or, conversely, the desire to diversify your life with vivid impressions.
When offering non-standard services to people, a businessman must be aware that he will have to show all his communicative, organizational and entrepreneurial abilities to the maximum so that the business does not turn into an unbearable burden, but attracts customers, has a perspective and generates income.
Let's consider the scheme of organization of business processes on the example of a bureau of individual services.
The concept of this type of business is to fulfill any necessary work: from walking the dog to buying socks and going fishing together with the company.
To provide these services with high quality in a small town, you will need a staff of at least three people who are just as ambitious, active and friendly. It is not necessary to immediately register employees in the state, you can conclude contracts with them for the performance of individual works.
The company must develop a reasonable pricing policy. The cost of services should be understandable and acceptable to customers.
Also, the company should have a schedule for the execution of work with an emphasis on quality assurance and safety of the result. The client must be sure that nothing threatens him and his relatives.
So, for example, if a client ordered a “no queue” service, the task of the bureau is to fill out a detailed application and offer the client options for solving the problem.
Money will be needed to promote the business. Production of advertising, its placement in popular publications and prominent city venues. Promotion of the enterprise through regional groups in in social networks and work on your own image.
For the first time, you may need at least 3 thousand US dollars. For this money, you can rent an office (by the way, consider also), pay for communication services, the Internet and transportation costs. In the absence of start-up capital, you can save on the office by organizing workplace in your own apartment.
Profit
In order to earn 60 thousand rubles a month, the average cost of services rendered per day must be at least 2 thousand rubles. In fact, this is three or four orders a day.
An entrepreneur can reach such a result after two or three months of constant active work. The main thing for this period is to earn regular customers, as well as learn how to work with new services and expand the circle of acquaintances.
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They say that genius and madness are almost the same thing. If you mentally take a look at the history of the most popular ideas and inventions, it becomes clear that it was often those of them that seemed too strange to those around them that “fired”.
We are in website collected 10 examples of how an idea can be incredibly successful, despite the doubts and skepticism of others.
11. Television
The method of transmitting a moving image over a distance was invented at the beginning of the 20th century, but television appeared only a few decades later. Why? Yes, because no one believed in the commercial success of "boxes with live pictures" and did not want to invest in this project. In 1926, inventor Lee DeForet wrote, "While technically television is possible, it is utterly nonsensical commercially."
10. Cell phone
In 1947, employees of the scientific laboratory of Bell Laboratories proposed using the principle of honeycombs (or hexagons) to create mobile communications. It took almost 40 years before cell phones hit the market. The first cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper. Many told Martin that the game was not worth the candle., however, on the very first day of sales, giant queues lined up in stores! This device had a memory of 30 numbers, could work for an hour and required a 10-hour recharge.
9. The invention of emoticons
This is a story about the importance of not only creating ideas, but also believing in them to the last. The well-known emoticon, without whose company not a single day passes modern man, in 1963 was invented by the American artist Harvey Ball. However, Ball received only $45 for this invention. A few years later, businessmen Bernard and Murray Spain saw great potential in the emoticon, started selling and licensing yellow “smiles”, and earned more than $ 50 million
8. Supercomputer
When Gurav Khanna was studying black holes, his laboratory needed a supercomputer. However, to create it, a whole sea of very expensive parts was needed. Therefore, Gurav came up with a strange, at first glance, solution: he bought 412 fairly cheap Playstation-3 consoles and installed another operating system on them. As it turned out, a computer from set-top boxes is much more powerful and more efficient than its expensive brother.
7. Home page in a million
In 2005, English student Alex Tew decided to earn money himself to pay higher education. He launched a website that sold for $1 per pixel. A buyer could buy a small section of the site and place a link to his web page on it. Surprisingly, in less than six months, Alex had earned more than $1 million.
6. Bar of broken hearts
Businessmen from the Chinese city of Nanjiang created a bar in which they allowed people who are going through a breakup with their soulmate to cry uncontrollably, without embarrassment. When discussing this concept, everyone around unanimously said that no one needs such a bar. Also in this bar, special dolls in the form of women or men were installed, which each visitor can beat to let off steam. In a short time, the "Broken Hearts Bar" became the most popular institution in the city, and today analogues can be found in every country.
5. Crazy straws
Crazy straws are all the same plastic drinking straws, only in a very unusual shape. The simple straw has been around for centuries. According to legend, the creators just thought about how to make the child choose the latter between soda and milk. This is how straws of the craziest shapes and sizes appeared, which are still a resounding success not only among children, but also among adults during noisy parties.
4. Hulahoop
You can make good money on reinventing the wheel. This was proved by Richard Knerr, who in the 50s of the last century invented such a simple and familiar projectile for rhythmic gymnastics like a hoop. And although no one believed in the commercial success of the hoop, a month after all the experiments were carried out, the simplest Americans (and then residents of other countries of the world) began to line up in long lines, just to get this round piece of plastic.
New startups, not finding a sufficient response from consumers, crumble into dust without bringing any profit.
Unexpectedly for everyone, they are developing quite, bringing multimillion-dollar profits to the organizer. Having learned about those projects that turned out to be successful and too bold, one can only regret that they did not come to our heads. And whether it is possible to bring these ideas to life in our country, we will see further.
This idea enriched the Colombian who founded the PetButler company in his country. . Employees of the company clean up dog excrement for a fee, which their customers transfer weekly.
Once this proposal to Matt Boswell, the founder of the company, seemed ridiculous. However, the economic mindset and entrepreneurial acumen helped to quickly analyze all the pros and cons of the proposal. And here is the result - now PetButler - largest company to perform such unpleasant work as cleaning up feces after animals. This work is one of those that they do not like, even disdain, and tend to avoid doing on their own.
The calculation was as follows: if we take a district with a radius of 30 km, then this is more than 100,000 dogs, even if 1% of the owners of these animals pay weekly for the services of his company, this is already a decent amount.
PetButler now has more than 5,000 dog owners as customers and has sold over a hundred franchises to various states.
For Russia, this idea would not be bad, but there is no sufficiently strict legislation forcing to clean up excrement on lawns after dogs.
In our country, there are conscientious citizens who clean themselves while walking the dogs, but there are only a few of them. If we consider the breeders different breeds dogs, then these services may be in demand. But it should be noted that the concentration of breeders in any region is not so great, so a large scale is hardly possible.
Grandma's jam
Entrepreneur Fraser Doherty left school at the age of 16 and opened his own company, Super Jam. At the age of 14, he began selling jars of his own jam, which made him famous now not only in his native Scotland.
The company's annual turnover is currently more than 500,000 cans, which is 1/5 of the entire jam market in England. In addition to the jam business, Doherty decided to write a book, now there are two on sale, both dedicated to his business. The Scottish entrepreneur organizes many parties for senior citizens, as part of the charity SuperJamTeaParties, which was also organized by Doherty.
The company's products have a stand at the National Museum of Scotland exhibition, being a recognized example of an exemplary food brand.
In the Russian version, there is already a similar company that does not just supply jams and preserves High Quality to all regions of the country, but also produces export products - these are jams under the Maheev brand (Essen Production company, located in the Republic of Tatarstan).
Pillows with grain filling
This business was started quite spontaneously by a housewife, Kim Levin, who sewed grains into fabrics, made a pleasantly scented pillow, heated it in the microwave, and made a relaxation pillow. She presented her first products to children and relatives. Then her friends and acquaintances began to ask her to sew the same pillows, there were enough calls for Kim to think about wholesale pillows for relaxation with grain inside. The potential of the idea with relaxation pillows was immediately appreciated, and Kim began to look for partners, go to retailers.
The persistence of the housewife was rewarded, a large chain store agreed to include her pillows in their assortment. As a result, a multi-million dollar business that was started with a cute gift from mom to children.
Kim Levine is constantly updating her blog, and she also wrote a book on how moms can become successful business women and become millionaires.
In Russia, such a trend is also already noticeable, and for a long time you can find buckwheat pillows for sleeping, with lavender filler, and others on sale. The range is wide enough and the prices are affordable, so that not only Americans can open a successful business for health benefits.
Mobile wedding
The idea of a mobile wedding, again, is embodied in America.
Wedding Wagon is the name of a company that offers wedding services in any chosen place (available options are posted on the website of the aforementioned company - this can be a hotel room, park, Las Vegas square and others).
All accessories necessary for the ritual of marriage and worship are located in the trunk of the van. The services of a photographer, a witness and other options are also offered by the company's service. The event, on average, will cost $ 130, and at the end of the ceremony, the newlyweds will receive the necessary legal documents and a certificate confirming this oath.
Domestic jellyfish
This startup, which brought popularity to the author, is a prime example education is never superfluous, you just need to know how to use it. Alex Endon, a former Duke University student, graduated in Marine Biology before starting JellyfishArt. The founder now lives in San Francisco.
This startup is notable for its originality - the pets it offers are sea jellyfish. First, Alex did some research on the pet market and found that he was the first and only one to come up with this idea.
Start-up capital JellyfishArt was 50 thousand dollars, and the cost of one jellyfish was 39 dollars. The company has opened its online store and, in addition to the pets themselves, you can get an aquarium for jellyfish, special food for them, various accessories and necessary items to ensure the life of the pets and take care of them.
Since jellyfish are a rather exotic idea for a pet, it may well be implemented on the Russian market. The question is the price and availability of this proposal. If you do not focus on the middle class, but sell it as an exclusive product, you can also have a serious profit.
Knitted sweater
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John Kaplar started his jumper business after one failed congratulations. He really wanted to give some of his close friends a sweater for Christmas, this disappointment and helped to form the idea of opening a company that sells knitted sweaters.
The assortment of Skedouche is designed in such a way that you can find a sweater as a gift for various holidays, and the size range is large, you can find knitwear for children, men and women, there are also sweaters for pets. The start-up capital that John Caplar invested in his idea was $40,000.
Despite the fact that Russian girls and grandmothers have not yet forgotten how to knit, there is no such tradition to give warm knitted sweaters for the holiday, but hand-made itself is a trend, so knitted items that have their own zest are quite popular and many housewives support their budget such a profit. By putting production on stream, you can lose uniqueness.
cheese sculptures
Creates edible masterpieces Sarah Kauffman, and the beginning of this amazing business was an order for creative advertising Wisconsin Dairy Cheese Company.
TheCheeseLady, now Sarah's alias. She discovered her talent and makes sculptures from cheese for exhibitions, they can be bought as souvenirs.
Such a business will be unique for Russia, as here, too, they are not devoid of a sense of beauty and know how to appreciate it. Such a plan of work is exclusive, but in Russia there are connoisseurs of carved cheese.
African coffins
There were enterprising artisans in Ghana who came up with the idea of creative coffin decoration. An unusual approach to the mourning craft made it possible to receive solid money.
The attitude is important here - only individual orders, there are no restrictions on the form and material, if you are ready to pay for it - artisans will embody any most daring idea.
Now Africans produce a number of models in series and supply them to European countries and America. For the end consumer, burial in a shoe or bottle of Coca-Cola will cost about $1,000.
And in Russia you can find consumers for such an unusual product. Nothing human is alien, which means that if the consumer has the described offer and sufficient funds, artistic coffins will also find their buyer.
Bow adoption
A wonderful, and even absurd startup that lived almost whole year, was to provide an opportunity to adopt a pickled onion. A resident of the county of Kent in the UK tried to enrich herself with such an idea.
The 47-year-old woman created the site adoptapickledonion.com, where a variety of marinated onions were put on display for the public to see. The future "Parent" could choose a "baby" who will be given care and happy life. For 8 euros, the happy owner of a pickled onion received a beautiful certificate of adoption of a smiling onion and its own photograph.
Help for suicides
There is an agency called LastTour that offers quite specific tours. They are based on statistical data - the places where the most suicides occur.
The target audience of this company is people who are thinking about suicide. For $50, accompanied by a guide, you can choose the most picturesque or interesting place to settle accounts with life. Business is booming, although from the outside this idea seems illegal.
Japanese friend
If elite escort services have existed for a long time, then renting a friend or relative is a fairly fresh idea. HagemashiTai opens in Japan , where can i come for the anniversary , funeral, any other event with a rented companion - wife, husband. Professional actors will perfectly play the right role for affordable money.
As such, the escort service in Russia has been flourishing for quite some time. In large cities, it was always possible to invite a suitable woman as an escort, or you can also find a man who will be an excellent companion for a respectable woman. So it is not yet known where the idea of a friend for rent came from to the Japanese.
Crime scene cleaning
MurderSceneMopUp has opened in Atlanta and does the work no one wants to do. Indeed, it is very difficult mentally to clean up a crime scene, where the very air is saturated with pain, fear and the smell of death itself. The company's turnover is more than 2,000,000 dollars, because those who want to entrust this honor to anyone, just do not do it themselves.
Cleaning companies in our country clean not only at the crime scene, but also at the site of the last holiday, and sometimes it is not known what is worse. For this reason narrow specialization An individual start-up company will not be able to compete with all-purpose cleaners, for whom it does not matter where to clean, especially if the price issue is decided in their favor.
Antistress
Very actual idea for city dwellers living in a tense rhythm. A club has been opened in San Diego that organizes leisure time for a person, relieving stress in the best way. In Sarah's SmashShack, you can smash dishes, smash TVs, throw chairs, smash bottles, throw darts at the boss photo. You can bring a flash drive with music, to the accompaniment of which you will destroy the dishes. For the pleasure of breaking 15 plates, you will have to pay $ 45, and for three vases, only $ 15.
Surely, more practical Russians would prefer to beat the dishes for more affordable means, and so - a snowball fight in winter, or a nice house party with a portrait of the boss on a dart wheel will completely replace the anti-stress room. Although, depending on the form in which to teach this idea. Team building, as a direction, is already working in Russia and quite effectively.
Business in foreign countries has a slightly different specificity due to differences in culture and legislation. For this reason, some simply will not take root without finding a response in the consumers of the broad Russian soul, and a part, and a large one, has long been developed in the country, and these foreign ideas have Russian roots.
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