My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
Manual Labor Friendly Long-Form Content
Why It Works
Allows learning during otherwise unproductive physical work time, creates loyal audience with high engagement
Prerequisites
How to Execute
Create 1-3 hour episodes with deep content
Design content to be intellectually stimulating but not requiring note-taking
Target specific professions that involve repetitive physical work
Build content library for binge consumption
When It Fails
When content requires visual elements, when targeting office workers with varied attention demands
Real Example
“Philosophy podcast targeting warehouse workers, delivery drivers, and other manual laborers who can listen for hours while working”
Related Knowledge
Accessible Philosophy Content Platform
Philosophy is fascinating but presented in overly academic, inaccessible ways that don't connect to real life application.
Write For Equals Content Strategy
A content creation approach where you write as if speaking to intellectual peers rather than dumbing down for masses or showing off for experts.
Choose business model based on preferred sales method rather than product passion
Starting a business where you enjoy the daily activities required to grow it, leading to sustained motivation and better execution.
Useful vs True Belief Framework
Prioritize whether a belief is useful to hold over whether it's objectively true, since beliefs influence behavior and outcomes.
Startups Equal Growth
If building a startup, 90% of focus should be on growth/sales rather than product building
write for equals
Create content as if speaking to intellectual peers rather than dumbing down or showing off