My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
“Now 0 to one is very likely an AI”
What It Means
AI has made it much easier to build initial products and reach first million in revenue
Why It Matters
Fundamental shift in startup difficulty patterns - early stage is now easier while later stages face more disruption
When It's True
When you have access to AI tools and are building software products
When It's Risky
In markets where AI doesn't provide significant advantage or for physical products
How to Apply
Focus on AI-enabled rapid prototyping for 0-1 phase
Don't assume traditional scaling patterns still apply
Plan for increased competition at every stage
Example Scenario
“A solo founder uses AI coding tools to build a customer service platform in weeks that would have taken a team months previously”
Related Knowledge
We're not going to use the interfaces like these interfaces are all already dying
Traditional software UIs are becoming obsolete as users prefer AI chat interfaces
Zero-to-One AI Disruption Framework
A framework describing how AI has fundamentally changed the startup success pattern from 'impossible-unlikely-inevitable
AI Content Weighting Framework
A method for creating domain-specific AI by heavily weighting custom content against generic training data to achieve su
Transform traditional business operations using AI to achieve dramatic efficiency gains
Reducing team size by 70-90% while maintaining or increasing revenue, with AI handling content creation, customer screen
Build a high-conviction investment strategy by only investing in founders who are super fans of your expertise
Higher hit rate on investments by only backing founders with demonstrated commitment and domain alignment
AI as Universal Therapist
The recognition that using AI for personal and emotional support is becoming as normal as using it for work tasks