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The big idea: Spread out New Year’s resolutions
It’s a cliche that gyms get packed with hopeless newbies every January, doomed to cancel their memberships. Smoothing out demand might give them a…
The big idea: Make everything harder to use
Taking the time to do something is a signal that you value it. What should we do when AI automates that away?
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The big idea: Jury duty for institutional investors
We let groups of strangers decide the fate of defendants in the criminal justice system. What if we let them decide asset allocation for pension funds?
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Does momentum exist in prediction markets? A short analysis
A change of pace driven by a minor obsession. Back to normal NDI next week.
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The big idea: Let college students buy drinking licenses
Underage drinking already happens. What if states could redirect it to supervised venues while funding the interstate highway system?
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The big idea: Hobbies through acquisition
After a COVID-driven boom in hobbies, billions of dollars in investment is sitting in America's closets. What if there was a better way to sell them?
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The big idea: Charge less for low-rated Uber drivers
Uber regularly kicks off drivers that fall below a ratings threshold. What if they made them cheaper instead?
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No Dumb Ideas
No Dumb Ideas
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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