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I’m joined by Eric Siu, Founder of the digital marketing agency Single Grain. We discuss million-dollar trends and opportunities entrepreneurs should have on their radar right now, including pay-per-performance agencies, AI customer service, AI transformation agencies, and so much more.
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Episode Timestamps
00:00 First business idea: Pay per performance agencies
05:05 Second business idea: AI customer service agencies
09:28 The potential of Smart Contracts
11:35 How to gamify daily life
15:50 Lifestyle trends to have on your radar
20:12 Existing products you can rebrand
23:39 Opportunities for agency owners
25:40 Third business idea: AI transformation agencies
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A special solo episode recorded from Mexico City, where I go through 3 million-dollar startup ideas I can’t stop thinking about: creators going into software, new ways to monetize underserved niches, Coffeezilla for startups, and so much more.
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00:00 First business idea: Leveraging an audience to create software products
07:00 Second business idea: Tyler Mikorski (AKA vookum) makes $500k/ month from a paid community
14:15 Third business idea: Coffeezilla for tech
I'm joined by Zach Pogrob, entrepreneur and content creator with over 1.5M followers. We discuss how to build a loyal audience in 2024, the importance of associating your brand with a word, three business ideas you can steal, and so much more.
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Episode Timestamps
00:00 How to build an unforgettable brand
01:47 First business idea: Suffering as a service
03:05 What is the Run Cult?
15:24 Second business idea: Building agencies on the back of creators
22:09 Third business idea: A platform that helps creators get sponsors
25:28 Golden advice for creators and entrepreneurs
27:30 The importance of being authentic
31:37 Long-form vs short-form video
36:00 The future of online writers
38:19 Be strict with your message, flexible with the medium
39:52 The importance of associating your brand with a word
49:10 Zach’s biggest fears
55:10 Where to find Zach
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I'm joined by Alex Lieberman, Co-founder & Executive Chairman of Morning Brew. We discuss some of the hottest trends and opportunities for entrepreneurs in 2024, how creators can successfully monetize their newsletter and the best ways to innovate an existing business.
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Episode Timestamps
00:00 Why content curation is a superpower
01:00 First business idea: The new Sports Illustrated
08:21 How to monetize a newsletter
13:21 How to rejuvenate an existing business
19:09 Second business idea: A modern-day Weight Watchers
28:30 Trend to watch out for: In-person peer groups
35:14 Third business idea: Software recommendations for entrepreneurs
40:17 Fourth business idea: Content curation as a service
52:19 Where to find Alex
I'm joined by Soren Iverson, Designer at Cash App and the indisputable idea machine of the internet. We talk about building products that spread like wildfire, how to test business ideas before launch, how to build a memorable brand, and more.
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Episode Timestamps
0:00 How to build better products
01:42 Best ideas for hardware/physical products in 2024
16:31 How to test your product ideas
23:11 How to build an appealing brand
31:20 Digitizing the real estate experience
42:22 Best startup opportunities in the design space
53:45 Where to find Soren
I'm joined by Tiago Forte, Founder at Forte Labs and bestselling author of ‘Building a Second Brain’ and The ‘PARA Method’. We talk about the necessity of building credibility online, the role of gatekeepers in information sharing, and why the B2B market could be a goldmine for online course creators.
We cover the benefits (and drawbacks) of being an independent creator, how to leverage the media platforms of the world to your advantage, and why you need lead magnets.
00:00 Why Creators NEED to diversify.
08:09 Cool non-Internet business ideas.
11:41 Using a dumb phone - the ultimate productivity hack.
22:30 The future of tech in 2024.
25:15 Is Tiago Forte really creating a TV show?
34:37 Multi-million dollar opportunities in B2B markets.
38:00 Free B2B business ideas.
44:02 Why you should stop building businesses in competitive spaces.
51:15 Book recommendation: "Signs: Secret Language of the Universe" by Laura Lynn Jackson.
I'm joined by Noah Kagan, CEO of AppSumo. We talk about how to build products people love, how he lost $1M for not listening to customers, how to find the best business ideas in 2024, and more.
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Episode timestamps:
00:00 Why you should test your business ideas first
00:43 The importance of differentiating your brand
02:07 Best opportunities for entrepreneurs in 2024
06:41 Using content creators to grow your business
08:28 The impact of AI in the workplace
10:15 Platforms to streamline the hiring process
12:40 Why you don’t need to innovate everything
18:43 Tips for hiring A-players
22:55 How Noah lost $1M
27:08 How Greg built the largest real-time stock market
29:43 How to build million-dollar businesses in 2024
33:50 Dealing with rejection in business
37:55 How to decide if a project is worth pursuing
45:58 How to find the best business ideas
I'm joined by Dickie Bush, Co-Founder of Premium Ghostwriting Academy and Nicolas Cole, Co-Founder of Ship 30 for 30. We talk about the best ways to make $10M in 2024 if you were starting from scratch: hyper-niche paid newsletters, AI-powered book publishing, and so much more.
I'm joined by Michael Karnjanaprakorn, former CEO of Skillshare. We talk about the biggest startup trends that will shape 2024: IRL community spaces, AI educational agents, and more.
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I'm joined by Erik Torenberg, Co-Founder of Turpentine, a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more. We talk about why B2B creators are the next big thing, how to spot profitable niches and opportunities to monetize media businesses.
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