My First Million

The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.

Starting with marketing channel, not product idea

Businesses fail on customer acquisition, not product quality

Design products around proven distribution channels

Great products find their own market

Choose business ideas based on what will go viral on TikTok rather than what solves the biggest problem

Start Retail, Scale Wholesale

Begin with higher-cost retail purchasing to prove demand quickly, then transition to wholesale pricing once model is val

Dubai Trend Forecasting

A method for predicting trends that will reach Western markets by observing what's popular in Dubai 1-3 years early

Mimetic Desire Business Model

Building businesses around visible status displays that create peer pressure for neighbors to adopt the same service

Viral-First Product Development

Designing products primarily based on their viral content potential rather than traditional market research

Launch a seasonal porch decoration business

$500-1500 per job, 1300-2000 orders per year, $1-2M annual revenue with 40-50% net margins

Pivot existing contractor business to sport court installation

$50-60k revenue per job with 50% margins, competing against saturated pool market with new category