My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
Convert Audience to Product Users
Why It Works
Audience already knows and trusts you, making conversion much higher than cold traffic
Prerequisites
How to Execute
Identify what your audience already spends money on
Build or acquire those products/services
Integrate product mentions naturally into content
Use existing content format to drive product adoption
When It Fails
When products don't match audience needs or when audience rejects commercial pivot
Real Example
“Crypto podcaster launches job board for crypto audience, hits $50K monthly revenue in 4 weeks using podcast promotion”
Related Knowledge
Vertical-Specific Holding Company
Content creators hit revenue ceiling with advertising and struggle to scale beyond their personal capacity
Capital + Distribution Framework
A business building approach where you leverage existing capital and distribution channels to launch multiple products/services rather than operating them directly.
Transition from advertising revenue to owning the products you promote
Higher revenue per audience member, better margins, and more sustainable business model
Higher Success Probability with Own Business
The probability of making money starting your own business with 50-100K is higher than angel investing the same amount
Young contrarian people create the most interesting opportunities
Seek out and work with young people who think differently rather than traditional high achievers
you're much more likely to be able to take fifty a hundred thousand dollars start a business and get
Starting your own business has higher success probability than angel investing