Amber (20) from The Netherlands is the founder of AmbitionWise. She is one of few people who loves to watch ads, and maybe even the only person you will ever know to do so. Amber's addicted to golf, fusion sushi and Jakarta, and convinced M&M Cripsy’s are flown in fresh from heaven. When she’s all grown up she will be the best in everything, but her talent for sleeping in late will do for now. For AmbitionWise, Amber will cover the best young business talents and will bring business ideas with @ventures. @Ventures: Crazy Ideas
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Everyday there’s an entrepreneur somewhere in the world turning a dream into a successful venture. Let these wonderful ventures inspire you to put that crazy idea of yours to action.
1. Urban Spectacles - Vinyl LP glasses
Urban Spectacles had been making glasses out of wood, but that wasn’t interesting enough for potential customers. So now they’ve started making glasses out of old LP’s, bicycle parts and even used beer bottles as materials for his handmade frames. The unique idea got the company a massive amount of free promotion, especially from blogs. This company caught everyone’s eye alright.
2. NewYourKey - Key delivery service
Being locked out is painfully embarrassing and worth paying for to avoid. NewYourKey has made a business out of it. New Yorkers who can’t keep track of their items can now set up an account for a small annual fee. NewYourKey comes to the customer with a mobile key lab, enabling it to make a spare key right away if you don’t have a spare. The copies are stored in a secure storage facility from which the company can deliver right away if customers find themselves locked out.
3. Hungry Pod - iPod upload service
Catherine Keane, founder of Hungry Pod, makes over $100,000 a year. She uploads music to people’s iPods. The idea came to her when an acquaintance offered her $500 to load his CD collection onto his iPod. Catherine started advertising, got mentioned in the The New York Times, and got even more customers by Craigslist’s word-of-mouth. Now, HungryPod has expanded to three employees and four computers, with annual sales exceeding $100,000. An idea you can pick up anywhere in the world, although checking your countries copyright policy is advisable. Many countries do not allow musical copy’s by anyone other than the CD owner, resulting in police in front of your doorstep.