First of all, having used sitter city, I don't really like their model. Once you find a sitter or 2 you like, there's no reason to keep paying for the site. Di

First of all, having used sitter city, I don't really like their model. Once you find a sitter or 2 you like, there's no reason to keep paying for the site. Differentiating between a "network" and a "marketplace" can be tough (I'd call sitter city a marketplace because its buyers & sellers pretty much). That being said, here's some things that popped into my head recently: - collect class schedules from all the different gyms (spin, Zumba, step, yoga, crossfit, etc) and let people browse them. Try to negotiate deals with some to sell drop-in passes OR charge a monthly fee for X passes and share some of the $ with the gym they choose to go to. - Better than sitter city's model, I think, is to have an Uber-like model where you just text a number (Twilio!) and they'll line up for a qualified person for the time you need. - Dating service where you pay monthly and that $ goes towards a weekly blind date lunch with someone they've matched you with. (Married 8 years so sorry if this exists or is utterly stupid) - A decent upcoming.org replacement still doesn't exist (save some niche alternatives). Create a network to somehow crowdsource a local events guide. - Youth sports and summer rec. activities. Our kids do a lot of stuff and its hard to keep track of what's going on every day. Also, finding things for them to do during the summer is a pain here (we have multiple cities, each with their own programs-all in friggin PDF form). - text restaurants/bars at 2-3pm (Twilio!) and ask what their happy hour, dinner and drink specials will be for the night. Broadcast that to a web page/email list/app. Boom, eventually you could have something like Groupon but that restaurants can get behind better.