My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
Relatable struggle storytelling
Why It Works
Bypasses ad detection by looking like authentic content, builds emotional investment before revealing product
Prerequisites
How to Execute
Create scenario that looks like user-generated content
Establish stakes and relatability in first 10 seconds
Don't reveal product until 30+ seconds in
Show authentic product usage, not polished demo
When It Fails
When content feels too polished, reveals product too early, or scenario isn't genuinely relatable
Real Example
“Jenny AI's 4M view TikTok showed college student rushing to finish essay at Starbucks, only revealing the AI tool after building full narrative tension”
Related Knowledge
AI-Powered Academic Writing Assistant
Students struggle with writer's block, proper citations, and ensuring originality in academic writing
Zoom-In Pivot Framework
A strategic pivot where you narrow focus from a broad, mediocre product for everyone to an excellent product for a specific niche that already shows traction within your existing user base.
Influence the Influencers Strategy
A customer acquisition strategy focused on winning over community leaders and moderators first, who then authentically promote your product to their communities.
Acquire first 100 customers through authentic community engagement
100+ paying customers acquired organically with strong retention, community leaders actively recommending your product
Market Selection Over Execution Excellence
The idea that picking the right market with good timing matters more than having the best product or execution
Success is the sum of your attempts
Don't view failed attempts as wasted time - they're building blocks for future success