$20M In ONE Day?! (#544)

Synopsis

Mixed news/ideas episode: Follow Up Boss sold for $500M, Boring Mattress's niche DTC playbook, Pieter Levels' solo SaaS output, Bryan Johnson's $200M rise, OpenAI's new App Store, a 'vertical Google for research papers' idea, Shaan's 'season of intentional internet', Joe Speiser's hypergrowth-to-failure story, partnership-agreement tips, and Shaan's nighttime routine.

Ideas in this episode

• Vertical Google for research papers

  My First Million lists a vertical Google for research papers beside Follow Up Boss's $500M sale, Pieter Levels-style solo SaaS, and OpenAI App Store opportunities.

• Boring CPG brand

  Mixed news/ideas — Follow Up Boss $500M sale, Boring Mattress's niche-DTC playbook, Pieter Levels' solo SaaS, Bryan Johnson's $200M rise, OpenAI's App Store and a vertical Google for research papers.

• ChatGPT-wrapper consumer MVP
• Bootstrapped micro-SaaS portfolio