My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
High-End AI Practitioner Marketplace
For: Business owners who know AI is important but lack implementation knowledge
The Problem
Businesses know they need AI but lack imagination about what's possible and don't know how to implement solutions. It's an imagination problem, not capability problem.
The Solution
Upwork/Fiverr for highly skilled AI practitioners where businesses post problems and AI experts propose and implement solutions, with case study sharing to inspire other businesses.
Why Now?
AI tools are proliferating rapidly, many AI enthusiasts have skills but no business application, and businesses are struggling to keep up with AI possibilities.
Build MVP in 7 Days
Simple job posting interface for businesses
Practitioner profile and portfolio system
Basic matching and communication tools
Weekly case study email signup
Payment processing integration
How to Validate
Revenue Model
Take rate on transactions between businesses and AI practitioners, premium memberships for access to top practitioners, enterprise consulting packages.
Competitive Moat
Network effects between practitioners and businesses, curated quality of practitioners, industry-specific case study database.
Risks to Consider
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