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bigredhoss Cook Islands. Dec 05 2014 16:45. Posts 8648 | | |
(but really it's pretty neat imo)
disclaimer: only available to college/uni students. not sure how many uni students are on LP but i'm sure there's some who could take advantage of this and have a decent hourly doing so.
MindSumo.com is a site where companies like Microsoft, Facebook, Coca-Cola, Spotify, etc. post real world business-type problems and awards prizes to the best submissions. The prize/entry ratio is probably better than you'd think - a typical payout would be 5 x $150 first prizes and 5 x $50 second prizes for a problem that has a 40-entry cap. (so 25% of submissions make money)
One of the cool things about it is you can see all of the winning submissions for past problems. There's some thoughtful/clever ideas, but it's also pretty clear you don't have to be a genius - an ambitious 7th grader could be in the running for a lot of them.
1. register and they give you free* $30
2. paste this promo code: ER14E9AC when you sign up for another free* $5
3. there's some other crap where they show you how to make some more free* money like filling out your profile etc.
The two catches are:
1. *you need min. $100 in your account to cash out, after the initial free money the easiest way to do this is just place in one of the challenges.
2. you need a valid .edu e-mail to register (see disclaimer). if you go to a university somewhere that doesn't give you a .edu e-mail, you CAN still register but you have to contact them and they will manually verify you're a student.
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sample problem that's currently open from Marriott International:
"Each year, over 100 million little plastic bottles are used for bathroom amenities in Marriott properties. Though "luxurious" and sanitary, this is a huge waste of resources. The company is determined to lead the charge in the hospitality industry to reduce this type of waste."
Propose a dispenser of bathroom products (shampoo, conditioner, lotion) that is aesthetically pleasing, serviceable by room attendants, and user-friendly. Make sure to include:
1) Description of how your dispenser works (motion, levers, triggers, etc)
2) Visuals that to supplement your description (rough sketch or mockup)
Criteria:
Avoid proposing soap dispensers like you would find in a public restroom. We'd like to stay away from anything that feels industrial.
Note: If your dispenser is ideally located in the sink area or in the bath/shower, feel free to focus on a single use-case.
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rgfdxm United States. Dec 05 2014 19:16. Posts 1514 | | |
Looks interesting. Signed up with your code. |
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