My First Million

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Tiered Negotiation Skills Community

For: Business professionals, entrepreneurs, and executives at different skill levels

Buildability

The Problem

Most negotiation training is either too expensive for beginners or too basic for experienced professionals, with no clear progression path

The Solution

A community platform with free entry level and progressively advanced paid tiers based on where people are in their negotiation journey

Why Now?

Remote work has made online communities more valuable, and economic uncertainty makes negotiation skills more critical for career and business success

Build MVP in 7 Days

Day 1

Create Discord or Slack community with basic channels

Day 2

Post daily negotiation tips and scenarios

Day 3

Host weekly group practice sessions

Day 4

Document member success stories

Day 5

Create simple skill assessment quiz

How to Validate

Post in LinkedIn groups asking about negotiation pain points

Run free webinar and measure engagement/questions

Survey existing professional networks about training gaps

Create simple landing page and measure sign-up interest

Interview 10 people in different roles about their negotiation challenges

Revenue Model

Freemium with tiered memberships, advanced courses, and corporate training programs

Competitive Moat

Network effects from community, proprietary methodology from FBI experience, and progressive skill building system

Risks to Consider

Hard to monetize community members who got value from free tierRequires constant content creation and community managementCompetitive market with established players like Dale CarnegieResults are hard to measure and attribute to training