Products I Wish Existed, 2020 Edition

With the move to more and more remote workers and teams a number of companies are struggling with basic payroll and benefits for non-US employees. This is particularly true if the company is a startup or has many small teams around the world.

4. ADT 2.0: Digital neighborhood watch

7. Software-only defense contractor.

5. Neighborhood (and corporate?) pollution sensor networks.

The common approach to security cameras is to sell the camera as a DIY installation hardware sales and then charge an attach to cloud storage. However, the traditional path to home security includes services-centric companies like ADT. ADT will install the hardware for you, have a person in the middle in case needed for monitoring, and spins off ca... See more

Silicon Valley enterprise startups often focus on the needs of other mid-stage tech companies as customers, rather than the large enterprises that make up much of the business world by revenue.

1. Trinet for full-time remote/distributed workers.

2. New social network.

8. Global 2000 company IT needs.

It is now possible to take a skin cell from a mouse, turn it into an induced stem cell, and then convert that stem cell into a sperm or egg. The implications to society if someone were to translate this to humans is dramatic. Imagine if any person, of any age, could have a child.