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The big idea: Turn Venmo into a system for social enforcement
A big idea to turn Venmo from a payments company into a privately-run government
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The big idea: A fitness studio that drains your parents’ 401k if you slack off
A big idea to get a six pack, possibly at the cost of your relationship with your parents.
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The big idea: A reverse Costco
In NDI’s first reader-submitted idea, we ask the question: what if we sold you less for more?
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Afterlife economics: Ghost marriage and the future of grief
The first in an occasional series thinking about the intersection of society, economics, and death.
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The big idea: A fitness retreat that gives you steroids
Changing your body with drugs is more accepted than ever before. What if someone went all the way?
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The big idea: An airline where everything is an auction
Airplanes are a space where behavior is set by unwritten social norms. What if it was set by money?
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The big idea: Reciprocal tariffs on friendships
A personalized way to make sure everyone pulls their weight in every friendship
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No Dumb Ideas is a newsletter where I take nonsensical, and possibly brilliant, business ideas and follow them through to their logical conclusion
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