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Ladies and gentlemen, I have an announcement to make.
My brain never stops churning out these ideas.
In the second edition of this series, the concept of a grappling wearable beat out Mission Rx3 (too long to explain, you’ll have to go read the second article) by a pretty decisive subscriber vote (1 to nothing, baby).
Every once in a while one of these ideas seems pretty damn good, but for the most part, they’re ridiculous - and I have the self-awareness to know that I am NOT the right person to steer the ship and bring most of these to market.
You could say that both of these ideas, one slightly more than the other, fall into that category of “stay in your lane Reid - how’d you even come up with this bullsh*t?”
Without further ado, here they are.
Idea #1: “BachTag”
Bachtag - short for bachelor/bachelorette tag.
What I originally wrote for this idea, back on 12/18/23, was,
“an extension for the Airbnb or VRBO app that "tags" properties ideal for bachelor or bachelorette parties. By turning this extension/filter on, a little symbol will appear in the corner of listings that fit the criteria as excellent bach party places.”
This idea came around originally as a standalone website - where short-term rental hosts could list their properties on one centralized platform that specifically catered to large groups looking for a short-term rental property to accommodate their bachelor or bachelorette party.
Then I thought… rather than reinvent the wheel by creating a standalone platform, why don’t we just build an extension of sorts that, when turned on, would display a little icon in the corner of active Airbnb listings that indicated it would be an ideal property for bachelor or bachelorette parties?
Something like the “guest favorite,” tag that Airbnb already has… but tailored to those looking for a bach rendezvous property.
I also think hosts who’s properties meet the criteria for this tag should have the option to toggle it on or off.
I think this would serve two purposes - 1) highlight those properties that actually do want to accommodate bachelor and bachelorette parties (many hosts don’t want to, for obvious reasons), and 2) allow guests who are seeking a more tranquil, subdued property to avoid accidentally booking those party houses with the BachTag.
I dunno… there’s still a lot more refining to do on this one!
Idea #2: Celebrity Wedding Invite Service
This one comes off as one of those stupid but highly profitable ideas, like the pet rock in the 70’s or something.
What I wrote, in the same private blog back in December of ‘23, was:
“Business in mass sending celebs wedding invites... for, let's say $6 per invite, we'll send 10, 20, 50, or 100 handwritten wedding invites to a celebrity/athlete/politician list of your choosing (I envision a check the box page) with the hope that they'll send a gift back or attend.”
When Hannah and I were engaged and thinking through ideas for our wedding, I watched an Instagram reel of a couple who sent wedding invites to all their favorite celebrities, and to their surprise, they received some pretty cool mementos back from many of them (undoubtedly from their assistants, but that’s beside the point).
I thought it might be cool to invite, like, Tom Brady or something, just to see if he’d send me back an autographed keepsake or something and a handwritten note… but I thought to myself, this would be such a waste of time.
That’s where this service business comes in - the business would have you select from a list of hundreds of celebrities that have developed a reputation for being kind and generous to their fans, and this business, as the facilitator, would handwrite notes to send to the celebs in the hope of getting a unique celebrity memento in return.
It sounds so f*cking corny writing it all out for public consumption, but you, reader, and I, both know plenty of people who would pay for this dumb shit.
That’s it for this week, you guys -
Just wait - one of these days I’m going to blow your f*cking minds with super investable ideas that spark a bidding war between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to acquire. Just you wait.
But, until then, you get these two bottom-feeders…
Thanks as always for listening and reading what it is that I put out into the universe, folks. It does a lot for me just to dump this stuff out of my brain from time to time, and it means even more that some of you find it entertaining to consume!
Until next time,
Reid
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