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Wednesday
Mar202013

Problem #7: Pay as you go Audio Conference Bridges

I am a startup. Once a while, we do require conference bridges that I'd like to share with clients or stakeholders to do meets - instead of asking the other party to host each time (gets awkward). Free services like SabseBolo have horrible audio quality and sending a sabsebolo number is an euphemism for being cheap, at this point (might as well to pick up the client in an Auto).

On the other hand, there is no way to get a conference bridge, without paying for a month, and the services are rather expensive. There is no way to sign up for a service without going through the process of a business service sale - of getting a quote, and issuing a purchase order, when like AWS the service can be paid for, and setup  on the fly, it would be a dream.

 

Problem Identified by: Vijay Anand

Wednesday
Mar202013

Problem #6: Fundraising for Social Causes

Develop a social platform that effectively allows fund raising for social causes. Effective is the key here. Can we gamify the process so social do gooders are duly recognized and can they use the credit they earn from doing good to utilise elsewhere?

Problem Identified by : Gaurav Bhatnagar

Wednesday
Mar202013

Problem #5 Online MicroPayments

Why can't someone purchase a newspaper, or a book online at Rs.10 or Lower via a two click purchase option - without having to enter personal details etc and have a frictionless transaction?

Problem Identified By: Gaurav Bhatnagar

Wednesday
Mar132013

Problem #4 Semantic Search Engine

Remember those times when a word gets stuck in your head?

You know its cylindrical, its from a movie, it has encryption on it, and it is used for safekeeping of ancient documents - which if you try to break open will destroy the contents. Well try entering that description into google. It wont tell you the answer is a ... Cryptex. (or Caesar's box).

 

Problem Defined by: Vijay Anand

Wednesday
Mar132013

Problem #3 Virtual Thank you

The web is full of strangers doing strangers favors - with information, with discovery, and some even go as far as helping others apply for colleges and foot their bill. Well, wouldnt it be nice if there was a way to say thank you? It would be awesome to be able to buy someone a beer, even if they are on the other side of the world, in their favourite pub!

 

Problem Defined by Vijay Anand