Obviously cat sharing, but you'll have to find a way to take a margin from what was nominally a goodwill activity.
Maybe you pay cat owners in cathours (pronounced cath-ours), and have a marketplace where people can buy and sell cathours. Even better, make Catcoin (CC), set up an ICO, and get to work.
They had the genius idea of charging both sides of the transaction as well. Owners pay for dog sitting, borrowers pay for time with a dog.
It was such a ridiculously awesome service I wish they had it year-round. Our office ordered bunches of the service and there was a lot more demand than supply (obviously for that one day they offered it.)
This exists though not quite Uber / on-demand style. You need to go to the cats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_caf%C3%A9
Very big in Japan.
And of course, my old neighbourhood in Ottawa got a cat cafe not too long after I moved away:
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawas-furst-daily...
So it looks like the idea is spreading!
Even if it doesn't, it's HBO Silicon Valley worthy.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/uber-kittens-1.3292441
- Create a mobile cat service in a high end Winnebago or Gulfstream business jet; stock with hypoallergenic cats from step 1
- Use mobile cat service to fly/drive in to festivals and corporate events; create pop-up cat lounges where visitors can have a drink and pet a cat
- ??
- Profit
Shut up and take my money.
- A cat sharing service?
- A 'cat on demand' service that allows you to reap the benefits of cat ownership without having to worry about acquisition and maintenance costs?
- A taxi service for cats?
I could envision paying for all of those, under the right circumstances. So such a company would likely have at least a few dollars of real revenue. :)