My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
Major Tech Platforms Opening New App Stores
Timeframe: 12-24 months for initial wave of opportunities
What's Changing
Major platforms (OpenAI, potentially others) launching app stores creating new distribution and monetization opportunities
Driving Forces
AI platforms reaching scale requiring third-party extensions
Platform companies wanting ecosystem revenue share
Developer demand for new distribution channels
User demand for specialized AI applications
Winners
- Early developers who build during low competition phase
- Companies with existing products that can be adapted
- Platform owners taking revenue share
- Users getting specialized functionality
Losers
- Late entrants facing higher competition
- Standalone apps that could be replaced by platform extensions
- Companies that miss timing window
How to Position Yourself
Build quickly while platform rules are still forming
Focus on specialized use cases rather than general tools
Leverage existing customer base for early adoption
Establish relationships with platform for promotional support
Early Signals to Watch
Example Implementation
“Consensus adapted scientific research tool for OpenAI store, became #1 GPT with 2x usage of next competitor”