My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
Zero-to-One vs One-to-Hundred Operator Framework
Classification of entrepreneurs as either idea generators who start things (0-1) or operators who scale things (1-100)
How It Works
0-1 people excel at identifying opportunities and getting initial traction, then hand off to 1-100 operators for scaling
Components
Identify your natural strengths and energy sources
Find complementary partners for opposite skill set
Structure handoffs at appropriate company stages
Align compensation with value creation phases
When to Use
For self-assessment of founder strengths, partnership decisions, and investment evaluation
When Not to Use
When both skills are required in same person, in early-stage companies needing immediate scale, or in simple execution-only businesses
Anti-Patterns to Avoid
Example
“A serial entrepreneur starts multiple companies, gets them to initial success, then brings in operators to scale while moving to next venture”
Related Knowledge
I'm probably more of your zero to one guy than I am you're like one to 100
Some entrepreneurs excel at starting things while others excel at scaling them - know which you are
Cheaply access large college audiences when Facebook was campus-only
Access to 30-40k student audiences for $10/day advertising spend
Get large institutions to bend standard rules through strategic communication
Institution agrees to exception that normally wouldn't be granted
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Efficient Markets Business Framework
A business model based on identifying and removing inefficiencies in markets where transactions that should occur don't happen due to structural barriers.
Influencer-Business Synergy Multiplier
Strategic combination where a mediocre-to-good business paired with the right influencer creates exponentially greater value than the sum of parts.