My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
Vibe Coding and AI-Accelerated Development
Timeframe: 1-2 years of explosive growth
What's Changing
AI tools enabling individual developers to build and launch applications reaching $1M+ monthly revenue in weeks rather than years.
Driving Forces
Large language models automating code generation
No-code/low-code platforms reducing technical barriers
Social media providing instant distribution
Reduced costs for cloud infrastructure and tools
Winners
- Solo developers with product sense
- Companies providing AI development tools
- Platforms enabling rapid deployment
Losers
- Traditional software development agencies
- Complex enterprise software approaches
- Long development cycle methodologies
How to Position Yourself
Focus on speed and iteration over planning
Leverage AI tools for rapid prototyping
Build simple products that solve clear problems
Use social media for immediate market feedback
Early Signals to Watch
Example Implementation
“Developer uses Claude to build a simple task management app, launches on Product Hunt, reaches $50K MRR within 6 months working part-time.”
Related Knowledge
Personalized AI Life Coach
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Anti-Business Billionaire Framework
A framework identifying five core traits of entrepreneurs who build massive companies by being contrarian to typical business advice: high disagreeableness, extreme self-confidence, product obsession, total control retention, and refusal to sell at any price.
Edisonian Principle of Design
A product development approach focused on rapid experimentation, immediate feedback, and constant iteration rather than master planning.
Maintain freedom to work on what you love while building a successful business
Ability to work exclusively on projects you're passionate about, declining lucrative distractions, and having money follow from doing what you love rather than chasing money directly.
Family Heirloom Business Model
Viewing your business as a family heirloom to be passed down through generations rather than an asset to be optimized for sale.
Go Slow Now to Go Fast Later
Deliberately limiting initial growth to deeply learn fundamentals, enabling exponentially faster growth later when you apply accumulated knowledge.