My First Million
3 Niche Business Ideas We Thought Would Fail… But Actually Crushed ItThree counter-intuitive winners: Jenni AI scaling from $2K MRR to $300K MRR with a 'zoom-in' pivot (narrow AI writing assistant for…
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Greg Isenberg
The Co-Founder Of A $75M+ Company Gave Me His BEST Business IdeasAlex Lieberman (Morning Brew, StoryArb) pitches four ideas: a new Sports Illustrated for niche sports communities; a modern Weight Watchers…
My First Million
My Mother-in-Law Started a $1M Side Hustle In Her 50'sSam's mother-in-law started a pillow side hustle that hit $1M in her 50s; they riff on Mad Muscles (gym-themed brand), how to bet on…
My First Million
What Stock Would Warren Buffett Buy If He Started Over In 2024?Sam and Shaan run 'Stock-a-palooza': five reasons to buy brands not stocks, Shaan's pick TKO (UFC/WWE parent), Sam's pick Ferrari, LVMH as…
Side Hustle School
#2599 - First $1,000: Career Coaching for VeteransA First $1,000 segment featuring a veteran who, after his own military service, became a career coach helping other veterans transition…
Starter Story
I Built a $1M AI App [No Code]David Bressler went from a full-time job to building Formula Bot — an AI add-in for Excel/Google Sheets — valued at over $1M in just over a…
Greg Isenberg
50 Realizations That Changed My LifeSolo episode: Greg shares 50 personal realizations on startups, hiring, social media and life as a college dropout who started and sold…
Side Hustle School
#2596 - Failure Friday: “I got banned on LinkedIn!”A LinkedIn growth coach ran aggressive outbound tactics that got his account banned from the platform, costing his business. The segment is…
Mark Tilbury
These 11 Minutes Will Change How You Think About Money ForeverA short, Q&A-style investing primer that argues becoming a millionaire on a low salary is possible with the right steps. Chapters are…
My First Million
The Dark Story Behind Pornhub’s $1.5B Business EmpireThe greek-tragedy origin story of MindGeek/Pornhub: who's the new king of porn, the Bill Ackman vs Pornhub clash, the reported $77M exit,…
Greg Isenberg
He Shares The Science Behind Viral ProductsSoren Iverson (Designer at Cash App) on building products that spread like wildfire: how to test ideas cheaply before launch, how to build…
Side Hustle School
#2592 - First $1,000: Stock Market Blog Sees High ReturnsA finance enthusiast launched a stock-market analysis blog and YouTube vlog focused on responsible investing, treating the market as a…
My First Million
How I Went From Intern To CEO In 6 Months (My First Startup Gig)Sam on going from intern to CEO in 6 months: work WITH not FOR, write an internal newsletter, present your work well, be a maker not a…
Noah Kagan
I Started a $1M Business in Just 48 HoursNoah documents his own 48-hour challenge to start a business, walking through getting the first dollar, a coffee challenge, three business…
My First Million
How This +$80M Founder Launches A Startup In A Weekend | ft. Noah Kagain (#546)Noah Kagain (AppSumo, ~$80M ARR) breaks down his 'now not how' mentality, the upside of asking, the Airbnb sales formula (cold outbound +…
Side Hustle School#2589 - Failure Friday: Corporate Board Game Idea Fizzles OutSOURCE CONVERSATION
Side Hustle School
#2589 - Failure Friday: Corporate Board Game Idea Fizzles OutA corporate trainer tried to sell custom board games for company retreats but found the niche too narrow and the sales cycle too slow. The…
Greg Isenberg
Brainstorming $1M Business Ideas with Tiago ForteGreg talks with Tiago Forte (Forte Labs, Building a Second Brain) about diversifying as a creator, the role of gatekeepers in information…
My First Million
6 Retro Business Ideas That Could Be As Big As LEGO ($11.8B)Six kidult-toy ideas positioned to be LEGO-class: adult LEGO/Kidult market trends, Tamagotchi for millennials, K'Nex 2.0, easier Rubik's…
Side Hustle School#2585 - First $1,000: The Outdoor Survivalist Coach for WomenSOURCE CONVERSATION
Side Hustle School
#2585 - First $1,000: The Outdoor Survivalist Coach for WomenA survival instructor built a business teaching outdoor survival skills specifically to women, combining courses and content into a…
Greg Isenberg
7 Tools I Used To Build A Million-Dollar BusinessGreg solo walkthrough of seven tools he used to find underserved niches and build million-dollar businesses: Answer The Public for question…
My First Million
$20M In ONE Day?! (#544)Mixed news/ideas episode: Follow Up Boss sold for $500M, Boring Mattress's niche DTC playbook, Pieter Levels' solo SaaS output, Bryan…
Starter Story
The Underdog: From His Parent’s Basement to $25MDavid Park's $25M origin story — from his parent's basement to a multi-million-dollar company — packaged as a single narrative episode with…
Side Hustle School
#2582 - Failure Friday: The Fitness App FumbleA personal trainer tried to productize his group classes into a fitness app, then discovered that recorded workouts couldn't replicate the…
Greg Isenberg
How To Find MILLION DOLLAR Business Ideas That WORK | Noah KaganNoah Kagan (AppSumo) shares how he lost $1M by not listening to customers, his frameworks for testing business ideas first, his…