My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
Document and share transformative personal experiences in real-time through video content
Why It Works
Shows rather than tells, creates vicarious experience for audience, builds deeper emotional connection than advice-only content, and differentiates from typical talking-head format
Prerequisites
How to Execute
Identify genuinely novel experiences you're already doing or want to try
Bring audience along in real-time rather than just reporting outcomes
Focus on internal experience and reactions, not just external activity
Share both highlights and uncomfortable moments for authenticity
Extract actionable lessons but let experience speak for itself
When It Fails
When experiences are forced or artificial, when production value becomes more important than authenticity, when sharing becomes performative rather than genuine, or when audience doesn't have context for the experience
Real Example
“A business podcaster breaks from normal interview format to spend full day with a successful entrepreneur, documenting their routine and mindset in real-time, creating more engaging content while providing deeper insights than traditional interview format.”