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The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
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“people pay for the magazine and so that is how he acquires a customer”
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What It Means
Customers pay to become customers, creating negative acquisition costs
Why It Matters
Eliminates the biggest startup expense while pre-qualifying high-intent customers
When It's True
When you have content valuable enough that people will pay for it and those people have money for related products
When It's Risky
When content is your only value or audience lacks purchasing power
How to Apply
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Identify niche audiences with expensive interests
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Create premium content they'll pay for
3
Develop products/services for same audience
Example Scenario
“Luxury car newsletter charges $100/year, then sells $50K detailing courses to subscribers”