15 Startup Ideas Around Death, SMS, Ecommerce, & Disrupting Financial Advisors (#114)

Yonathan Ayenew (GrowthHit COO) joins to talk about 15 startup ideas that could be successful today. The talk about ideas in SMS, electric cars, ecommerce and death.

Show Notes

Yonathan joins again to dissect lessons from some amazing startups before Jim shares a handful of business opportunities that could be successful today.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

• Jim gets big timed
• 3 Good reads
• 15 startup ideas
• Cross-pollinating news letters
• The benefit of owning a category – death
• The advantages of being nimble
• Mirrors are forever
• Growing to 9 figures without raising money
• SMS growth
• Niche marketplaces
• Novel betting app for speculators
• Mobile EV charging as a service
• No fee financial advising

 
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Resources:

• Jim Huffman website
• Jim's Twitter
• GrowthHit
• The Growth Marketer's Playbook 

 

Additional episodes you might enjoy:

• Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)
• Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)
• How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)
• Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)
• How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)

 

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