Entrepreneurial Idea: Get People off their Asses and right back on their Asses

There was a Thunderdome-style Econompocalyptic melee of the survivors to decide who got my chair when my last full time job went south. All those seats and computers just gathering dust. There's got to be a lightbulb joke about how many people are finding themselves displaced from their offices these days. What a waste.

Then I read Springwise's article on an online marketplace for desk space in the UK that practically begs to come to life here in North American urban business centres. Email me if you're on board.

Desk Space Genie uses a simple online real estate business model to allow a) people with empty office space, and b) people with asses to find each other. Companies with empty desk space, which is all the rage these days, post beautiful pictures of wood floors and tall ceilings, their availability, and ammenities like a rental site, then monetize the space as soon as a qualified applicant shows up with a banker's box full of stuff and the cash. The leasees gain the legitimacy of actual office space and a reason to shower and dress in the morning again.

Freelancing isn't always easy, and people often realize they miss the separation of work and home life, the daily banter of living individuals and the legitimacy of a bonafide office address. Companies realize they also miss the energy and banter of living people and see rentals and sublets as an additional revenue stream. The UK model offers broadband, utilities and security as part of a flat monthly fee. It's also a great way to situate yourself into a network (read: into networking situations) for client and customer alike.

Who wants to help me write that lightbulb joke?