Free Business Idea

I’ve mentioned this idea casually many times, but I’m posting it here begging for someone to steal this idea and run with it. I think it’s technically simple to do, and there’s money in it.

The idea: time-shifting radio, i.e. TiVo for (car) radios.

Why?

  • NPR fund-raising drives
  • Commercial radio ads
  • Repeating songs (e.g. to find out their names)
  • Pausing and archiving interesting stories
  • Catching radio programs that are on at inconvenient times.

You know, like TiVo, but for radio. In your car.

Other benefits

  • Hurts commercial radio, more convenient than podcasts

Possible Downside

Hurts NPR fund-raising. But, seriously, you can pay Sirius/XM the cost of a typical NPR annual donation and NPR with get no fundraising at all.

Please, someone. Do this.