#151January 6, 202154:05

#142 - Digital Meet and Greets, A Little Known $30m Empire, And …

About This Episode

Sam and Shaan explore the mechanics of high-growth feedback platforms like UserTesting and Wynter, analyzing how niche versions for DTC or copywriting can be multi-million dollar opportunities. They discuss the internal memos of the Facebook-Instagram acquisition and the psychological impact of Twitter controversy on creators. Finally, they brainstorm digital meet-and-greet platforms and examine the $30M WordPress empire built by Syed Balkhi.

Episode Description

Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: - 02:52: A home security idea - 06:02: Wynter.io and other powerful simple plugins - 15:24: Kevin Systrom's and Mark Zuckerburg's transcripts from the Instagram acquisition - 22:01: Shaan discusses his controversial Tweet - 40:21: A digital meet and greet idea - 47:15: Syed Balkhi - The little known entrepreneur with a ~$30m empire Thank you to our sponsor this episode, Flatfile! Spend less time on Excel and more time building your business by easily importing data using Flatfile. Check them out at flatfile.io/hustle. Have you joined our private FB group yet? It's a page where people share each others million dollar ideas or what they're already working on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. Editing thanks to Jonathan Gallegos (@jjonthan) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Key Takeaways

Leverage 'bottoms-up' sales by creating low-friction, inexpensive tools that individual employees can expense, eventually leading to enterprise-wide adoption.

Build or acquire 'widget' businesses like online calculators to drive consistent SEO traffic and create stable, high-margin cash flow with minimal maintenance.

Identify existing physical interactions, such as celebrity meet-and-greets or autographs, and create digital versions that lower friction for both the creator and the fan.

Business Ideas Mentioned

Virtual Celebrity Meet-and-Greet Platform

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Peer-to-Peer Neighborhood Printing Marketplace

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Micro-payment User Feedback Browser Extension

SaaS

Physical Product Digital Unboxing Service

Content & Media

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Syed Balkhi

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Sam Parr

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