My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
Launch products that comment on current events with perfect timing
Why It Works
Captures attention during peak conversation periods and demonstrates relevance
Prerequisites
How to Execute
Monitor cultural flashpoints
Develop rapid response product pipeline
Price products to match cultural reference
Leverage social sharing of cultural commentary
When It Fails
When commentary feels forced, timing is off, or lacks authentic perspective
Real Example
“Jack Butcher launching 'Checks' NFT at $8 (Twitter's blue check price) during verification controversy”
Related Knowledge
Productized Service Course
Service providers trade time for money with no scalability, while having valuable expertise that could be packaged
Don't Bet Against Zuck Framework
An investment thesis that assumes Mark Zuckerberg and Meta will overcome temporary setbacks due to Zuckerberg's track re
Evaluate company quality through talent assessment during business interactions
Clear differentiation between companies based on employee caliber, impressive project examples, and innovation culture
Track Record Trumps Temporary Setbacks
When evaluating investments or partnerships, weight a leader's historical execution pattern more heavily than current ch
Founder track record predicts future performance better than current challenges
Invest in proven founders during temporary setbacks rather than avoiding them
you don't bet against Zuck
Mark Zuckerberg has such a strong execution track record that betting against him/Meta is likely to fail