Comments on: Startup #72 – Cooking 2.0 http://astartupaday.com/2007/07/10/startup-72-cooking-20/ Each day I'll post an idea for a new Web 2.0 startup Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Home Meal Preparation Waterloo Ontario http://astartupaday.com/2007/07/10/startup-72-cooking-20/#comment-3354 Home Meal Preparation Waterloo Ontario Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:54:05 +0000 http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2007/07/10/startup-72-cooking-20/#comment-3354 i love the “Digg for recipes” idea! i have my own <a href="http://www.supperworks.com/" rel="nofollow"> Gourmet Meals To Go In Kingston Ontario </a> site so check it out maybe youll get some more ideas! i love the “Digg for recipes” idea!
i have my own Gourmet Meals To Go In Kingston Ontario site so check it out maybe youll get some more ideas!

]]> By: liam http://astartupaday.com/2007/07/10/startup-72-cooking-20/#comment-500 liam Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:28:28 +0000 http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2007/07/10/startup-72-cooking-20/#comment-500 How about this one: enter all the stuff you have in the kitchen, and choose from recipes that are generated based on it. Time consuming, but after the first time you update your profile you just have to keep adding the new stuff you get. How about this one: enter all the stuff you have in the kitchen, and choose from recipes that are generated based on it. Time consuming, but after the first time you update your profile you just have to keep adding the new stuff you get.

]]> By: astartupaday http://astartupaday.com/2007/07/10/startup-72-cooking-20/#comment-334 astartupaday Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:05:03 +0000 http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2007/07/10/startup-72-cooking-20/#comment-334 Colin - Great post about "Death of a Startup", btw... http://techstbooks.wordpress.com/2007/07/11/death-of-a-startup/ Colin – Great post about “Death of a Startup”, btw… http://techstbooks.wordpress.com/2007/07/11/death-of-a-startup/

]]> By: astartupaday http://astartupaday.com/2007/07/10/startup-72-cooking-20/#comment-333 astartupaday Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:01:59 +0000 http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2007/07/10/startup-72-cooking-20/#comment-333 Great thoughts, thanks. Yeah, the monetization on this one is pretty tough. One angle might be to provide a basic service of "one meal a day", and then have an add-on premium subscription service that would allow you to customize based on specific preferences/locations/etc... I do like the "Digg for recipes" idea. I think Digg-like interfaces work well for topics where people have strong opinions (i.e. tech, politics). Food is definitely another area where people enjoy expressing their opinions. Great thoughts, thanks. Yeah, the monetization on this one is pretty tough. One angle might be to provide a basic service of “one meal a day”, and then have an add-on premium subscription service that would allow you to customize based on specific preferences/locations/etc…

I do like the “Digg for recipes” idea. I think Digg-like interfaces work well for topics where people have strong opinions (i.e. tech, politics). Food is definitely another area where people enjoy expressing their opinions.

]]> By: Colin Dowling http://astartupaday.com/2007/07/10/startup-72-cooking-20/#comment-328 Colin Dowling Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:04:38 +0000 http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2007/07/10/startup-72-cooking-20/#comment-328 Interesting idea. Indeed there is a market there, but part of the issue is that (for the most part) the computer and the kitchen don't reside in the same space. That said, the "A meal a day" idea is a good one and would be pretty easy to implement. A red meat, white meat, fish, and vegetarian selection each day would work. However, revenue (ads? yawn) and building a community that remains fired up (a la Woot) could be difficult. How about a Digg for recipes? Categories (Red, White, Fish, Veggie, sides, salads, soups, desserts) with vote up/down and comments? Still might be tough to make a buck on, but people might use it. Interesting idea. Indeed there is a market there, but part of the issue is that (for the most part) the computer and the kitchen don’t reside in the same space.

That said, the “A meal a day” idea is a good one and would be pretty easy to implement. A red meat, white meat, fish, and vegetarian selection each day would work.

However, revenue (ads? yawn) and building a community that remains fired up (a la Woot) could be difficult.

How about a Digg for recipes? Categories (Red, White, Fish, Veggie, sides, salads, soups, desserts) with vote up/down and comments? Still might be tough to make a buck on, but people might use it.

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