My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
“AI has enabled people to basically build on top of and innovate on any tool or company that exists right now”
What It Means
AI capabilities allow entrepreneurs to enhance any existing product category by reducing friction or improving user experience
Why It Matters
Provides systematic framework for finding business opportunities in proven markets rather than creating new categories
When It's True
When AI can meaningfully improve user experience of existing tools
When It's Risky
When AI adds complexity rather than simplicity, or when the improvement is marginal
How to Apply
Scan popular existing tools in any category
Identify manual/tedious processes
Determine if AI can eliminate friction
Build AI-enhanced version focusing on the improvement
Example Scenario
“Calendars existed, Motion added AI scheduling. Note-taking existed, Turbo Learn added AI transcription. Calorie tracking existed, Cal added AI photo recognition.”
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AI Enhancement Framework
A systematic approach to finding business opportunities by identifying existing tools or processes that can be made more
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