Just this week I received a call from a friend who is looking for a new idea to build up a prosperous business. Sure, in my job I am looking at quite some new business ideas. But as also my colleague Nicolas pointed out in his latest article on the b-to-v blog recently, the best ideas are those which add real value to customers. And you can do so best if you solve their everyday problems. Sounds easy, right?

How easy it is in fact, Index Ventures reflects in its website relaunch, which is based on a virtual snapshot of a town – at day and at night.

So just walk around with your eyes wide open to find the most successful ideas. For some who want to have it more precise, Max Niederhofer from Atlas Venture is writing up his 100 ideas for start-ups – so far the counter stands at four.