Problem: When moving to a new city, it’s extremely hard to find things to do, where to network, or people to meet.
Solution: A platform where people can pay to view someone else’s calendar. It could be a platform where users can filter based on profession, age, field, etc. For example, suppose you want to know what entry-level Venture Capitalists are doing: you could pay a flat subscription fee and have access to their calendars. Depending on day viewed or “useful slot seen,” the person who shared their calendar could get a percentage of the fee that is charged. The exchange of dollars would incentivize people to share calendars (and make money) while also helping others. Additionally, it would allow users to add events to their calendar, forward the invite to friends, and create their own calendar events for groups of friends or strangers or people following certain topics or themes.
Of course there are a few problems that need to be ironed out: will people be willing to share their calendar with a group of strangers? How would the business integrate all of the different calendar applications that are floating around out there today? Could the business implement features to preserve privacy while also providing value? The goal of the business would be to create a calendar-first social media platform, like Facebook events but better.
As a stretch, this platform could also allow people to see the calendars of their idols (i.e. look at Serena Williams’ calendar or take a peek at Warren Buffet’s daily schedule). Everyone has the same number of hours in the day, so what are they doing to give themselves an edge?
Monetization: Lots of options: (1) pay-per-view, (2) Medium model [content/calendar creators get a share of revenue], (3) token-based [similar to Lunchclub.ai], or (4) offered for free and monetizing via location information/data from where events are hosted.
Contributed by: Oliver Collins