Today, we'll tell the story of an idea a friend of Brian's pursued over the past month. It came about through flashy new tech, but the process shows what's actually valuable.
This is a reps episode. A way to vicariously watch someone else test an early idea so that it's easier for you to do the same.
Yesterday
The Coffee Truck Idea I'd Start Tomorrow (Thanksgiving Mailbag)
<p>Today, we're digging into the mailbag for your Thanksgiving commute. First, what idea would Brian start if he had to start an idea? We go deep on why a coffee truck idea is the best possible business for this moment. Next, we talk through how to get your spouse on board with y ... Show More
21m 49s
Nov 20
How to Finally Get Your Ideas Into the World as a Right-Brain Founder
<p>This episode is a toolkit for right-brain founders who get lost in ideas and struggle to execute. Brian shares three practical systems—AI as your left brain, the Regroup System, and the Ice Box—to help you make consistent progress, despite the whole right brain thing. This is ... Show More
17m 56s
Jun 2022
Creating Startup Ideas (Classic)
In this episode, I talk about how to think of startup ideas and cultivating the mindset of a business brainstormer. And if you're interested in hearing more about the formation and growth of Notarize, check out my previous episode, What to Learn from a Business That 10x'd in 5 Qu ... Show More
12m 18s
Jan 2023
308: Management consulting storyboards (Strategy Skills classics)
<p>For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we share one of our more in-depth episodes taken as a sample video from one of our strategy studies. This episode is complimentary and available on iTunes, Youtube, Spotify, and many other podcast players.</p> <p> ... Show More
20m 24s
Apr 2022
The art of starting a startup — Gagan Biyani’s advice for generating, validating, and executing on ideas
Today’s episode is with Gagan Biyani, co-founder and CEO of Maven, a company that empowers the world’s experts to offer cohort-based courses directly to their audience.
After being early at 3 startups that achieved over $1 million in run-rate in their first six months of going l ... Show More
1h 2m
Jan 2016
#95: How to Test Your Next Business Idea with Pat Flynn
Picture this: you wake up one morning with an amazing idea. You do a little research on it and, by the end of the day, feel a growing sense that this idea of yours has real selling potential. Maybe you even ask your audience directly if they'd be interested in this idea, and they ... Show More
53m 9s