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Hi there,
 

I was digging into CBI’s data on market sizes, and I saw that "full-body air dryers" is a market worth way less than $100M per year.

So I got to thinking, as this seems like it should and could be a much larger market.

• It has great applications for the elderly 

• It could be available in gyms and spas (post-Covid)

• It could make a great high-end luxury consumer electronics device, i.e. the Dyson or Tesla of full-body air dryers #boujee

On the last point, I imagine the product is also very Instagram-friendly. Get some good-looking, towel-clad influencer types using the product when they come out of the shower and boom.

Related'ish: hair dryers are a $6.7B market.

So, what do you have to believe or do to turn full-body air dryers into a multi-billion-dollar market? How would you position them? What are other interesting applications for these?

Send me your ideas and I’ll share the best ones in a newsletter right after the new year.  

Also, thanks for the hundreds of responses to the top seed-stage startups newsletter and the top tech trends for 2021 newsletter. Lots of dope ideas and companies, which I’ll share in the first couple of weeks of 2021.

But for now, we've rounded up our top Covid-related research from 2020. Check it out below.

24 Industries & Technologies That Will Shape The Post-Virus World
In industries from healthcare to education to finance to manufacturing, quarantine is forcing companies to use technology to reimagine nearly every facet of their operations. As reopening begins in fits and starts, we analyze the industries poised to thrive in a post-Covid world.

Reopening: The Tech-Enabled Office In A Post-Covid World
Covid-19 will have a lasting impact on company operations and office spaces. From autonomous cleaning devices to tighter cybersecurity measures, here are the technologies influencing how the office could look during the reopening process and beyond.

Out Of Office: 65+ Startups Helping You Work From Home
From project management tools to video chat apps, we map 65+ startups enabling the remote workforce.

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