--- {"type":"list","title":"Minn Kim's Request for Startups","listId":51468,"canonicalUrl":"https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups","visibleItemTotal":40,"creator":{"id":"sarahmarilyn","name":"Sarah Marilyn","url":"https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn"},"stats":{"views":701,"likes":3},"category":"technology & computing / technological innovation","publishedAt":"2020-08-07T20:06:00.684Z","updatedAt":"2020-08-07T20:20:59.575Z","fields":[{"id":0,"name":"Item","type":"PrimaryText"},{"id":1,"name":"Request For","type":"Selection","multi":false},{"id":2,"name":"Notes","type":"Text","format":"long"},{"id":3,"name":"Cost","type":"Symbols","format":"cost_rating"},{"id":4,"name":"Difficulty","type":"Symbols","format":"star_rating"},{"id":5,"name":"Related Companies","type":"Text","format":"short"}]} --- # Minn Kim's Request for Startups By [Sarah Marilyn (@sarahmarilyn)](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn) 701 views · 3 likes Published 7 August 2020 · Updated 7 August 2020 Category: technology & computing / technological innovation 40 Startup, Product and Feature Requests from Bloomberg Beta's Minn Kim ## Items ### 1. [Telephone receiver Phone chat roulette for those on hold for customer service](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/0/telephone-receiver-phone-chat-roulette-for-those-on-hold-for-customer-service) Item ID: `0` - Request For: Product - Notes: - - Cost: $$$ - Difficulty: ★★★★☆ - Related Companies: Chat Roulette ### 2. [a lower-cost, more user friendly version of an affidavit?](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/3/a-lower-cost-more-user-friendly-version-of-an-affidavit) Item ID: `3` - Request For: Product - Notes: > With more sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior coming to light, is there a lower-cost, more user friendly version of an affidavit? A #requestforproduct from > @jamescham > around a different way people can log statements, ensure they're verified, and share as needed - Cost: $$$ - Difficulty: ★★★★☆ - Related Companies: - ### 3. [better social graphs](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/5/better-social-graphs) Item ID: `5` - Request For: Product - Notes: > I need more than > @linkedin > connections. It feels like > @twitter > & instagram > might have some handle on this; its follow recommendations are better at IDing who may be relevant for me to know - Cost: $$$$$ - Difficulty: ★★★★★ - Related Companies: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter ### 4. [something to fix carsickness.](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/6/something-to-fix-carsickness) Item ID: `6` - Request For: Product - Notes: - - Cost: - - Difficulty: ★★★★★ - Related Companies: - ### 5. [something that provides simpler, intuitive data control](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/15/something-that-provides-simpler-intuitive-data-control) Item ID: `15` - Request For: Product - Notes: I accept that none of my data may be private to me, but I'd like more control over who has access and what companies can do with it - Cost: - - Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 6. [TimeHop for my favorited/Bookmarked Tweets](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/20/timehop-for-my-favoritedbookmarked-tweets) Item ID: `20` - Request For: Product - Notes: - - Cost: - - Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: Timehop, Facebook Memories ### 7. [I want a digital twin](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/21/i-want-a-digital-twin) Item ID: `21` - Request For: Product - Notes: Something to expand my ability to have high fidelity, bursty communication - Cost: - - Difficulty: ★★★★★ - Related Companies: - ### 8. [How to live life with less stuff.](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/22/how-to-live-life-with-less-stuff) Item ID: `22` - Request For: Product - Notes: Ownership vs rental/access. That #marikondo life - Cost: - - Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: Marie Kondo ### 9. [Software design nudges that help distributed teams better collaborate](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/23/software-design-nudges-that-help-distributed-teams-better-collaborate) Item ID: `23` - Request For: Product - Notes: - - Cost: - - Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 10. [@TheTileApp but in like...thin little sticker form to put EVERYWHERE](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/28/thetileapp-but-in-likethin-little-sticker-form-to-put-everywhere) Item ID: `28` - Request For: Product - Notes: because I misplaced EVERYTHING - Cost: $$ - Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 11. [what tools provide this kind of textual coaching?](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/30/what-tools-provide-this-kind-of-textual-coaching) Item ID: `30` - Request For: Product - Notes: I occasionally "A/B test" my emails--different intro formats, sign-offs, etc.-- and some of the best learning is when I receive a thoughtfully crafted email with inspiration for new phrase or tone to try. - Cost: - - Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 12. [a QR code on my name tag that scans to a mailto:\[myemail\]](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/31/a-qr-code-on-my-name-tag-that-scans-to-a-mailtomyemail) Item ID: `31` - Request For: Product - Notes: Instead of contactless exchange apps requiring new profiles or going into my iPhone contacts, isn't this better - Cost: $$ - Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 13. [a collaborative doc editor like GDocs,](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/37/a-collaborative-doc-editor-like-gdocs) Item ID: `37` - Request For: Product - Notes: but one where you can highlight to hide certain sections, "fork and commit" changes, mark internal or external, and easily mark lines to-dos - Cost: - - Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 14. [More low-/no-code tools that rely on building in words rather than drag-and-drop interfaces!](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/38/more-low-no-code-tools-that-rely-on-building-in-words-rather-than-drag-and-drop-interfaces) Item ID: `38` - Request For: Product - Notes: > One thing I wish more people internalized is that language (read:text) is humanity's longest running program (h/t > @Smerity > Fire). - Cost: $$$$ - Difficulty: ★★★★☆ - Related Companies: - ### 15. [I really want a Fitbit for your Brain](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/39/i-really-want-a-fitbit-for-your-brain) Item ID: `39` - Request For: Product - Notes: > Information overload can be detrimental to cognitive performance (lower productivity, poor leadership, burnout). > @CultivateAI > aims to help manager ⬇ cognitive overload for their teams. - Cost: $$$$$ - Difficulty: ★★★★★ - Related Companies: - ### 16. [Text to calendar appointment setting](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/1/text-to-calendar-appointment-setting) Item ID: `1` - Request For: Feature - Notes: - - Cost: $$ - Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: Google Calendar, Outlook ### 17. [#podcast snippet (w/ transcription) sharing](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/2/podcast-snippet-w-transcription-sharing) Item ID: `2` - Request For: Feature - Notes: - - Cost: - - Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: Anchor ### 18. [ability to Bcc myself on an endless email thread](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/4/ability-to-bcc-myself-on-an-endless-email-thread) Item ID: `4` - Request For: Feature - Notes: - - Cost: $ - Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 19. [Find my Airpods](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/17/find-my-airpods) Item ID: `17` - Request For: Feature - Notes: - - Cost: $ - Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 20. [anything that makes audio snippet sharing easier and faster](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/27/anything-that-makes-audio-snippet-sharing-easier-and-faster) Item ID: `27` - Request For: Feature - Notes: Text and images go viral fast because there's instant gratification for the recipient, which creates immediate incentive to share. For audio, that's still tough to recreate - Cost: - - Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 21. [Antilibrary...the humility from knowledge of unacquired knowledge.](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/34/antilibrarythe-humility-from-knowledge-of-unacquired-knowledge) Item ID: `34` - Request For: Feature - Notes: > I would 100% be a subscriber of an RSS feed called AntiLibrary that only sent me what my followers bookmarked in > @Pocket > but haven't yet read. > Quote Tweet - Cost: - - Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 22. [dynamic mail merge.](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/35/dynamic-mail-merge) Item ID: `35` - Request For: Feature - Notes: - - Cost: - - Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 23. ["subscribe" to friends' feeds to get insights into what they're consuming online](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/36/subscribe-to-friends-feeds-to-get-insights-into-what-theyre-consuming-online) Item ID: `36` - Request For: Feature - Notes: > Something like RSS + Nuzzle + this. (I still miss this dearly > @agolis - Cost: $$$ - Difficulty: ★★★☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 24. [Chef's Table series but for dancers](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/8/chefs-table-series-but-for-dancers) Item ID: `8` - Request For: Show - Notes: - - Cost: - - Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆ - Related Companies: Netflix ### 25. [reality #podcast shows](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/12/reality-podcast-shows) Item ID: `12` - Request For: Show - Notes: > one of favorites this hear was > @Gimletmedia > 's Habitat, which followed the lives of 6 people in a simulated Mars environment. Weirdly familiar to "watching" an ep of fly-on/the-wall type TV - Cost: - - Difficulty: ★★★☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 26. [Dedicated TV channel ft compilation of dog stories. @instagram TV, get on this](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/19/dedicated-tv-channel-ft-compilation-of-dog-stories-instagram-tv-get-on-this) Item ID: `19` - Request For: Show - Notes: - - Cost: - - Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 27. [a good way to meet new people and connect in a low-key way](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/7/a-good-way-to-meet-new-people-and-connect-in-a-low-key-way) Item ID: `7` - Request For: Startup - Notes: while you're sitting in a lecture or big conference talk - kind of like how you'd Gchat with friends while listening to your Prof in uni - Cost: - - Difficulty: ★★★☆☆ - Related Companies: Chat Roulette, Snapchat, Twitter and Facebook’s “Near You” ### 28. [companies solving for loneliness in an increasingly isolated, on-the-go society](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/9/companies-solving-for-loneliness-in-an-increasingly-isolated-on-the-go-society) Item ID: `9` - Request For: Startup - Notes: - - Cost: - - Difficulty: ★★★★☆ - Related Companies: - ### 29. [a personalized @pewresearch to point me to users](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/10/a-personalized-pewresearch-to-point-me-to-users) Item ID: `10` - Request For: Startup - Notes: especially with some significant follower base (like on Twitter or Instagram, who can ask a question on my behalf and give me the results fast - Cost: $$$ - Difficulty: ★★★☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 30. [Smarter use of personal & extended networks.](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/11/smarter-use-of-personal--extended-networks) Item ID: `11` - Request For: Startup - Notes: Several personal CRM efforts but still no ideal solution - Cost: $$$$ - Difficulty: ★★★★☆ - Related Companies: - ### 31. [the real life version of 2FA? #security questions](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/13/the-real-life-version-of-2fa-security-questions) Item ID: `13` - Request For: Startup - Notes: Today, my doctor's office agreed to print out my lab report without confirming my identity over the phone - Cost: - - Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 32. [Pair programming but for other kinds of knowledge work.](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/14/pair-programming-but-for-other-kinds-of-knowledge-work) Item ID: `14` - Request For: Startup - Notes: > What "shadowing" was intended to do but feels like we need an updated version for upskilling workers quickly. Like a > @focusmate > but in person perhaps? - Cost: - - Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 33. [Niche expert tools that help users type smarter](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/16/niche-expert-tools-that-help-users-type-smarter) Item ID: `16` - Request For: Startup - Notes: Granthika for writers - Cost: $$ - Difficulty: ★★★☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 34. [Wing pup: attract good looking strangers and let a dog help you find love](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/18/wing-pup-attract-good-looking-strangers-and-let-a-dog-help-you-find-love) Item ID: `18` - Request For: Startup - Notes: - - Cost: - - Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 35. [trade associations that bring for-profits together to combat prelevant social issues like homelessness, climate change, mental health, etc.](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/24/trade-associations-that-bring-for-profits-together-to-combat-prelevant-social-issues-like-homelessness-climate-change-mental-health-etc) Item ID: `24` - Request For: Startup - Notes: - - Cost: - - Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 36. [QVC for podcasts](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/25/qvc-for-podcasts) Item ID: `25` - Request For: Startup - Notes: - - Cost: - - Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 37. [@birchbox but with products for old people?](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/26/birchbox-but-with-products-for-old-people) Item ID: `26` - Request For: Startup - Notes: Excited (and mostly petrified) about getting old (mind you, nowhere near old age...), and looking for all the #requestforstartup solutions around making our aging lives better 🙏🏼 - Cost: $ - Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 38. [helps knowledge workers](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/29/helps-knowledge-workers) Item ID: `29` - Request For: Startup - Notes: pursue growth mindsets, employ the middle-aged & elderly, & help with career transitions - Cost: $$$$$ - Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 39. [DevOps style tools for BizOps](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/32/devops-style-tools-for-bizops) Item ID: `32` - Request For: Startup - Notes: - - Cost: - - Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆ - Related Companies: - ### 40. [Grouper + Tinder + fb events](https://listium.com/@sarahmarilyn/51468/minn-kims-request-for-startups/33/grouper--tinder--fb-events) Item ID: `33` - Request For: Startup - Notes: Something that allows you to swipe left/right app for events you actually want to go on with a time expiration and a list of people with whom you could go - Cost: $$$$ - Difficulty: ★★★★☆ - Related Companies: -