#3 This can easily be replaced by a blog. How would it make money? Sales of books?
#4 Legal issues.
#5 Been done. Small niche. Not so much a business, but a charity.
I think you are getting ahead of yourself because you lack a very basic understanding about businesses.
Business that are profitable sell things people want.
Not things people need.
Look around. Talk to people. What do they want? But don't listen to their voice. Listen to their money. What are they paying for? How can you improve upon that product?
Then you can start marketing it (without building it). If you get enough interest (say 100 people with money on their hands) then build an MVP. But you dont need a co founder for any of this.
Thanks for the input! I believe the first four ideas derived just from the fact that I wanted to start a business for profit and if I acted upon them at the time they would have been lucrative but Im searching for something that I would be more passionate about. Potential profit in the future doesn't necessarily drive me. I want to make an impact.
Thats why Im currently working on standUP. It hasn't technically been done with the business model and structure I have plus all the features my competitors dont have. There is: http://demandprogress.org/
But they focus solely on issues of civil liberties, civil rights, and government reform.
But I appreciate the advice! Im working on a landing page right now with the option to sign up on waiting list or help fund! Thanks!
#2 Legal issues. Stick to craigslist.
#3 This can easily be replaced by a blog. How would it make money? Sales of books?
#4 Legal issues.
#5 Been done. Small niche. Not so much a business, but a charity.
I think you are getting ahead of yourself because you lack a very basic understanding about businesses.
Look around. Talk to people. What do they want? But don't listen to their voice. Listen to their money. What are they paying for? How can you improve upon that product?Then you can start marketing it (without building it). If you get enough interest (say 100 people with money on their hands) then build an MVP. But you dont need a co founder for any of this.