"Disruption"

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evenflow

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8,800 posts

289 months

Sunday 3rd September 2023
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I was reading an article earlier about starting a business. One of the points made was that a lot of people assume a new business has to come to market with a new idea that hasn't been done before, whereas in reality an established market means it's a viable idea - you just need to do it better / faster / cheaper.

On that note, what businesses or services do you think are ripe for disruption? What problems haven't been solved?

Red9zero

7,913 posts

64 months

Sunday 3rd September 2023
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Having been here - https://jollynicefarmshop.com/pages/drive-through-... earlier today, I'm surprised there aren't more in a similar vein. Basically an upmarket drive through. Not cheap, not fast, but the food was very good indeed. It was busy too. If I lived nearer I would be in there all the time.

wisbech

3,108 posts

128 months

Sunday 3rd September 2023
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The English house buying process. Despite Rightmove disrupting the information side of things, it is a mess. But probably needs government intervention (eg to mandate meaningful home report done by the seller, with very chunky penalties if you ‘forget’ to mention the subsidence issue)


evenflow

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8,800 posts

289 months

Sunday 3rd September 2023
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Red9zero said:
Having been here - https://jollynicefarmshop.com/pages/drive-through-... earlier today, I'm surprised there aren't more in a similar vein. Basically an upmarket drive through. Not cheap, not fast, but the food was very good indeed. It was busy too. If I lived nearer I would be in there all the time.
Interesting. Only about half an hour from me and I've never been. I think I will do though!

evenflow

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8,800 posts

289 months

Sunday 3rd September 2023
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wisbech said:
The English house buying process.
Great example. It is a hugely long, painful and expensive process, and it really doesn't need to be.

Red9zero

7,913 posts

64 months

Sunday 3rd September 2023
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evenflow said:
Red9zero said:
Having been here - https://jollynicefarmshop.com/pages/drive-through-... earlier today, I'm surprised there aren't more in a similar vein. Basically an upmarket drive through. Not cheap, not fast, but the food was very good indeed. It was busy too. If I lived nearer I would be in there all the time.
Interesting. Only about half an hour from me and I've never been. I think I will do though!
Do ! It is the antithesis of a McDonalds drive through. I believe they started it during lockdown and it worked, so they carried on.

miniman

26,311 posts

269 months

Sunday 3rd September 2023
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evenflow said:
Red9zero said:
Having been here - https://jollynicefarmshop.com/pages/drive-through-... earlier today, I'm surprised there aren't more in a similar vein. Basically an upmarket drive through. Not cheap, not fast, but the food was very good indeed. It was busy too. If I lived nearer I would be in there all the time.
Interesting. Only about half an hour from me and I've never been. I think I will do though!
Likewise, perfect place for a mini PH meetup!

Red9zero

7,913 posts

64 months

Sunday 3rd September 2023
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miniman said:
evenflow said:
Red9zero said:
Having been here - https://jollynicefarmshop.com/pages/drive-through-... earlier today, I'm surprised there aren't more in a similar vein. Basically an upmarket drive through. Not cheap, not fast, but the food was very good indeed. It was busy too. If I lived nearer I would be in there all the time.
Interesting. Only about half an hour from me and I've never been. I think I will do though!
Likewise, perfect place for a mini PH meetup!
Classic car meet on Sundays from 5pm - 7pm iirc.

E63eeeeee...

4,554 posts

56 months

Sunday 3rd September 2023
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I want a company online that will source and sell me all the bits for e.g. replacing the shocks on my cars. I would cheerfully pay a premium to not have to fk around trying to find all the part numbers and sourcing them from six different places then accidentally ordering a washer from Lithuania and having to wait three weeks for it.

dxg

8,782 posts

267 months

Sunday 3rd September 2023
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Red9zero said:
miniman said:
evenflow said:
Red9zero said:
Having been here - https://jollynicefarmshop.com/pages/drive-through-... earlier today, I'm surprised there aren't more in a similar vein. Basically an upmarket drive through. Not cheap, not fast, but the food was very good indeed. It was busy too. If I lived nearer I would be in there all the time.
Interesting. Only about half an hour from me and I've never been. I think I will do though!
Likewise, perfect place for a mini PH meetup!
Classic car meet on Sundays from 5pm - 7pm iirc.
Classic car meet and meat (from the farm shop)?

boxst

3,801 posts

152 months

Sunday 3rd September 2023
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evenflow said:
wisbech said:
The English house buying process.
Great example. It is a hugely long, painful and expensive process, and it really doesn't need to be.
Yes, but that's a legislative thing rather than disruptive. The likes of purple bricks etc tried to be that.

CoolHands

19,455 posts

202 months

Sunday 3rd September 2023
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E63eeeeee... said:
I want a company online that will source and sell me all the bits for e.g. replacing the shocks on my cars. I would cheerfully pay a premium to not have to fk around trying to find all the part numbers and sourcing them from six different places then accidentally ordering a washer from Lithuania and having to wait three weeks for it.
You could just walk into Motor Parts Direct

Red9zero

7,913 posts

64 months

Sunday 3rd September 2023
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dxg said:
Classic car meet and meat (from the farm shop)?
The meat and other stuff from the farm shop was very nice. Not the cheapest, but good quality. Currently stuffing my face with a sausage roll from there biggrin

StevieBee

13,580 posts

262 months

Monday 4th September 2023
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Business Banking. Even the disruptor banks are reverting to type.

Men's clothing retail - specifically for blokes over 45.