My First Million
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Business Idea
For: Small to medium businesses (14-100 employees) wanting to improve retention
The Problem
Employee retention is costly and difficult; traditional approaches focus on compensation and culture rather than the #1 driver: workplace friendships
The Solution
A service that systematically facilitates employee friendships through structured social activities, team composition analysis, and relationship-building programs
Why Now?
Remote work has broken traditional friendship formation; companies desperately need retention solutions; data on friendship-retention correlation is becoming well-known
Build MVP in 7 Days
Create simple survey to assess current workplace relationships
Design basic team outing facilitation guide
Build simple scheduling tool for group activities
Test with one friendly company
How to Validate
Revenue Model
Monthly subscription per employee ($50-100/month) for ongoing friendship facilitation programming
Competitive Moat
Proprietary algorithms for optimal team composition, database of effective friendship-building activities, retention outcome data