My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
Mainstream adoption of psychedelics for productivity and mental health
Timeframe: 5-10 years for mainstream acceptance, already happening in affluent circles
What's Changing
Wealthy, successful professionals increasingly using micro-dosing, ayahuasca, DMT, and mushrooms for therapy, productivity, and relationships instead of traditional approaches
Driving Forces
Silicon Valley early adopter influence
Growing research on therapeutic benefits
Dissatisfaction with traditional therapy approaches
High-achieving individuals seeking optimization tools
Reduced stigma around mental health treatment
Winners
- Legal psychedelic therapy companies
- Research institutions studying therapeutic applications
- Retreat and guided experience providers
- Companies developing precise dosing products
Losers
- Traditional pharmaceutical companies focused on SSRIs
- Conventional therapy models without innovation
- Companies dependent on alcohol for social/stress relief
How to Position Yourself
Build legitimate, safety-focused services around legal applications
Create educational content about research and benefits
Develop products for legal micro-dosing and therapeutic use
Partner with medical professionals for credibility
Early Signals to Watch
Example Implementation
“A startup creates guided micro-dosing programs for executives, combining legal substances with coaching and community support to improve leadership and relationships”
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