Examples
Fictional ideas run through Launchifier’s five stages: what the founder was asked to do, and what the guide decided at each gate.
15 examples · 9 went to build · 5 stopped at validation
Example 01
Tech help for seniors
Local services · Two-sided marketplace
A booking app that matches seniors in Spokane with vetted college students for one-hour, in-home help with phones, tablets, TVs and video…
Go – build it
Example 02
Spare brewing capacity
Brewing · B2B marketplace
A booking board where Michigan craft breweries list empty fermenter time and other breweries book it for contract batches.
Launched
Example 03
Kids' clothes swap
Family · Consumer marketplace
A size-by-size clothes swap for the parents at one Melbourne primary school, run through a Friday pickup table and an app that tracks each…
Go – build it
Example 04
Septic service reminders
Trades · B2B SaaS
A reminder tool for small septic pumping companies that tracks when each customer's tank was last pumped and texts them when it's due, so…
Launched
Example 05
Driver-hours logs for small fleets
Trucking · Compliance
A low-cost app for logging drivers' hours, for trucking companies with two to six trucks.
Parked at Define
Example 06
Driving lesson waitlist
Local services · Scheduling
A text-message waitlist for independent driving instructors, so a lesson cancelled the night before goes to a learner who wants an extra…
Go – build it
Example 07
Chile of the month
Food · Consumer subscription
A monthly subscription box of New Mexico chile varieties for people who've moved away from the state, shipped frozen with a recipe card.
Go – launching
Example 08
Sleep audio for shift workers
Wellbeing · Digital subscription
A $4-a-month library of short audio sessions for nurses and other night-shift workers, built around sleeping in the day and switching back…
Launched
Example 09
Photo-only hiking network
Social · Consumer app
A social network for hikers that only allows unfiltered photos taken on the trail the same day.
No-go at Validate
Example 10
Laundry pickup app
On-demand · Consumer app
An on-demand laundry pickup and delivery app for Chicago apartment renters, with rideshare drivers doing the pickups.
No-go at Validate
Example 11
Family lending circles
Personal finance · Consumer app
An app for families to pool money, lend it to each other with interest, and collect repayments automatically.
No-go at Validate
Example 12
Sheepdog trial entries
Agriculture · Club software
An app for New Zealand sheepdog trial clubs to take entries online and post results as each run finishes.
No-go at Validate
Example 13
Book club organizer
Reading · Consumer app
An app for book clubs to vote on the next book, check library availability, and remind members of the meeting.
No-go at Validate
Example 14
Session-package tracker
Fitness · B2B tool
A tool for independent personal trainers that counts the sessions left in each client's package and sends a payment reminder before it runs…
Go – build it
Example 15
Quilting fabric stash
Crafts · Prosumer tool
An app for quilters to photograph and log their fabric stash, work out how much fabric a pattern needs, and find matching pieces they…
Launched
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