My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
Generational split in work attitudes - young men avoiding traditional jobs, young women deferring with education
Timeframe: Already happening, will accelerate over next 5 years
What's Changing
College-age demographics showing dramatically different attitudes toward traditional employment compared to previous generations
Driving Forces
Internet income opportunities making traditional jobs less necessary
Fear of AI job displacement
Low cost of living in some geographies enabling internet-based income
Uncertain job market making education feel safer
Winners
- Remote work platforms
- Educational institutions (especially grad schools)
- Countries with low cost of living attracting digital nomads
- Creator economy platforms
Losers
- Traditional employers expecting conventional career paths
- Industries requiring physical presence
- Companies with traditional hiring and retention models
How to Position Yourself
Build remote-first, project-based business models
Target creator economy and gig work trends
Design products for distributed teams
Focus on output-based rather than time-based work
Early Signals to Watch
Example Implementation
“A software company stops hiring junior developers from college campuses and instead sources talent from global freelance platforms and coding bootcamps”