My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
Capital + Distribution Framework
A business building approach where you leverage existing capital and distribution channels to launch multiple products/services rather than operating them directly.
How It Works
Instead of building expertise in every domain, you focus on two core competencies (capital and distribution) and partner with operators who handle the business execution.
Components
Build substantial distribution channel first
Accumulate capital for investment
Identify decent business ideas in your audience's domain
Find killer operators to run the business
Combine capital + distribution + operator + idea
Stay within your circle of competence
When to Use
When you have established audience/distribution and capital but want to scale beyond your personal operational capacity
When Not to Use
When you lack significant distribution or capital, or when you want deep operational control
Anti-Patterns to Avoid
Example
“Media personality with large finance audience provides capital and promotion to research analyst, creating profitable subscription research business”