Ideas
Here is where I post ideas for products or services I might like to build. They're here because writing them out makes me think through them and develop the basics of a pitch. Once I've gotten that far I might as well make them public in case anyone is interested.
Evolving Trading StrategiesThe most profitable trading strategies change over time in financial markets. Genetic programming can write new and better trading programs as the definition of "good program" changes over time. I'm starting a company that writes software that learns to write software that trades currencies. 08/09/07Read more -> |
Storage ExchangeHow could a company buy exactly how much data storage they'll need for the next two years if they don't know how much that is? Where could all those Web2.0 companies not collectively overpay for data storage when 95% of them are going to go out of business? How do you hedge against the future cost of a commodity when you aren't even sure how much you'll need? A futures market. 01/01/07Read more -> |
Email ExtractionPeople write about almost every event in their lives, past or preset, in an email to another person. Event organizers always send out email announcements to the faithful. Countless web calendar companies want people to re-type that information into a form so it can be useable. Instead of making their customers be data entry clerks and then pay them for the privilege, why not write a program that reads the email? 06/04/06Read more -> |
Inverse DictionaryWhen reading, dictionaries let you look up a word to get the idea of what it means. When writing, you have an idea and need the word. (Plus! Bonus! Statistics and Linux are hard to learn!) 06/04/06Read more -> |