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Need a business idea? Run With It shares unused business ideas from successful entrepreneurs, including the exact steps they would take to launch them. If you're looking for a ready-made business idea, proven founders are sharing them every week on Run With It.

Episodes

A Short Message From Us

August 26, 2021 • 1 min

For the next few weeks, you won't see new episodes because we're taking a short break. We'll be back October 1st. In the meantime, listen back to our catalog of 100 past episodes.

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Chris and Eathan Get Personal

August 19, 2021 • 47 min

In this episode Chris and Eathan get personal about what's going on in their family lives, their business lives, and their podcast lives.

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Landfill Mining with Aaron Nesser

August 5, 2021 • 30 min

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Nuggets:

Currently there is more aluminum stored in landfills than in the mineral where aluminum is sourced in nature.

Not all landfills are created equal. Landfills near industrial areas contain more metals like steel, aluminum, and iron.

Jevons Paradox could be leveraged: The paradox occurs when technological progress or government policy increases the efficiency with w...

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A Run With It Listener Puts Chris and Eathan to the Test with Janne Tamminen

July 29, 2021 • 33 min

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Action Steps:

Investigate current revenue split for concert venues

Search for the managers/decision-makers of concerts at large venues

Contact them via a cold call, email, or LinkedIn message

Offer to run a trial event which you can help them presell a live stream of their upcoming concert

If enough fans buy in, then produce the first event (keep a production budget o...

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Create a Marketplace for Business Acquirers and Operators with Michael Bereslavsky

July 22, 2021 • 29 min

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Nuggets:

Many investors who buy a business trip up over simple operational details (e.g. forgetting to renew a domain name). Michael has seen this happen time and again.

Action Steps:

Generate your opportunity to break into the space:

Start a podcast

Host an event

Connect with recruiters who can source talented business managers

Buy an existing business with the audience you wa...

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Automated Book Writing with Kenny Gould

July 16, 2021 • 42 min

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Nuggets:

The next wave in creative domains is often defined by those who master the tech that disrupt what’s already being done

Action Steps:

Start by offering AI services that assist writers in tweaking their content (e.g. “overcome writer’s block!”)

Then offer a contract to some of the best writers for a publishing contract

Optimize not only the writing but also the marketi...

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Opening the Door to Enterprise Sales with Clint Lotz

July 8, 2021 • 27 min

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Nuggets:

If you are entering an industry with long sales cycles, hiring a salesperson with experience and relationships in the industry can move you forward a lot quicker.

You can leverage already approved cloud service agreements to short circuit the enterprise sales process

Action Steps:

You have a few avenues to pursue and each has its own first steps;

Start creating your ...

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A Boutique Accessibility Hotel with Lillian Rafson

July 1, 2021 • 33 min

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Nuggets:

The total addressable market for this idea is over 16 million individuals in the U.S. alone.

Action Steps:

Partner with member of the community

Research applicable grants

Links:

https://www.packupgo.com/

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/infographic-disability-impacts-all.html

https://skift.com/2017/11/16/airbnb-buys-accessible-travel-business-accomable-...

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Headspace Meets Peloton for Parental Well-Being with Dan Burcaw

June 24, 2021 • 38 min

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Nuggets:

Parenting is a secure market! Over 3.5 million births in the US and 140 million worldwide will continue each year.

Action Steps:

This is a great business idea for an aspiring entrepreneur without an idea but that’s nervous about supporting a growing family.

Start with a cohort of expectant parents and partner with a handful of high-profile child development, mindful...

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A Social Media Analytics Tool with Dave Chesson

June 17, 2021 • 29 min

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Nuggets:

Dave's Cardinal Rule: Always Be Adapting (ABA)

Action Steps:

1. Look at user feedback from poorly reviewed competitors in the app store
2. Spend only a few hundred to a few thousand dollars developing a Chrome extension
3. Collect user feedback
4. Expand to other channels like LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter

Links:

Kindlepreneur: Book Marketing for Self...

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One Inbox to Rule Them All with Guillaume Moubeche

June 10, 2021 • 37 min

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Nuggets:

When you build a business realize that your community of clients may be more valuable than the money they give you. You can always build additional products and services that they need. But without an audience, you have no business.

It’s okay to provide different amounts of compensation to co-founders based on their needs at a given time, but it’s also useful to s...

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Window Washing Drones with Neel Parekh

June 3, 2021 • 26 min

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Nuggets:

You can often dominate a local business niche by implementing current marketing and technology (e.g. residential cleaning)

People often get excited about new tech (drones, 3D printing, etc…) but their enthusiasm wavers before the breakthrough tech makes a sizable impact on the real world. There’s plenty of opportunity implementing tech from five years ago.

Action S...

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The Free School for Next Gen Entrepreneurs with John Vitti

May 27, 2021 • 21 min

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Nuggets:

Plant a lot of seeds in the early stages of your business and see what grows. You may be surprised by the results.

Action Steps:

Sell the vision to large companies (think IBM, Google, Amazon) in order to get a sponsorship

Ask school teachers in your area to send you students that that are selling things to their classmates

Recruit entrepreneurs to mentor students, bo...

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Making the Hotel Check-in Experience Not Sucky with Bryan Clayton

May 20, 2021 • 27 min

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Nuggets:

Startups like Uber and GreenPal succeeded by giving the common person a top-tier experience

Action Steps:

Get a job as a concierge in a luxury hotel and note the ingredients essential to a smooth, positive and remarkable check in experience

Discover ways to automate the most remarkable check in experiences. You could implement an app that senses location, includes p...

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Digital Estate Planning with Jeff Kelley and Josh Kriger

May 13, 2021 • 28 min

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Nuggets:

Aside from the hype, there are many smart people excited about the practical potential of blockchain and NFTs

Steveblank.com offers an incredible resource for entrepreneurs

There are multi-billion dollar opportunities for companies that help crypto “cross the chasm,” making it more accessible to mainstream audiences

Action Steps:

Get your own crypto security and succ...

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Adding Transparency to U.S. Political Fundraising with Nicole Loftus

May 6, 2021 • 43 min

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Nuggets:

Successful businesses are incredibly focused. This often manifests as simplicity.

When you’ve got high volume you can negotiate credit card fees down to 1%

Action Steps:

Contact political candidates and pitch them on the benefits of a more transparent fundraising and spending platform

Be simple with your strategy. Create a simple platform to collect donations and a s...

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Build a Shopify App (It's that Easy) with Chase Clymer

April 30, 2021 • 35 min

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Nuggets:

There’s no need to partner with a developer if you haven’t already built a relationship.

Agencies encounter great app ideas all the time but don’t have the bandwidth to pursue them.

Hire the most expensive resource you can afford.

Shopify is rapidly expanding their API access; now is a great time to build an app there.

Action Steps:

Search Reddit, Quora, Facebook grou...

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Vaxication Trip Planning with Nikhil Aitharaju

April 22, 2021 • 28 min

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Nuggets:

If an idea is doomed to fail, it’s best to find that out as soon as possible. You don’t want to get stuck in the uncertain middle ground

Action Steps:

Research what happened to defunct trip planning apps (WorldMate, Google Trips, Kayak Trip Huddle)

Talk with unsatisfied users of TripIt

Create programmatic landing pages for “Napa trip itinerary” etc...

Links:

Topic: The...

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Creating a LinkedIn Killer with Jeremy Chatelaine

April 8, 2021 • 30 min

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Nuggets:

The competitor software you create for early adopters may appeal by solving a specific complaint they have about the dominant solution. Later other’s will join just to join the crowd.

Action Steps:

Investigate why people log in to LinkedIn; prioritize those functions in the new platform

Conversely, research what are the biggest complaints people have about LinkedIn

R...

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Look up in the sky! It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Fun Travel App with Jeremy Parker

April 2, 2021 • 37 min

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Nuggets:

You can license an expensive domain name, if you need it for SEO or marketing but don’t have the capital in your business yet.

If a client takes advantage of you or your idea gets stolen consider the odds of it happening again before wasting time on reparation or retaliation.

Action Steps:

Brainstorm incentive structures with a behavioral economist

Wireframe the app ...

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Episodes

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Landfill Mining with Aaron Nesser

A Run With It Listener Puts Chris and Eathan to the Test with Janne Tamminen

Create a Marketplace for Business Acquirers and Operators with Michael Bereslavsky

Automated Book Writing with Kenny Gould

Opening the Door to Enterprise Sales with Clint Lotz

A Boutique Accessibility Hotel with Lillian Rafson

Headspace Meets Peloton for Parental Well-Being with Dan Burcaw

A Social Media Analytics Tool with Dave Chesson

One Inbox to Rule Them All with Guillaume Moubeche

Window Washing Drones with Neel Parekh

The Free School for Next Gen Entrepreneurs with John Vitti

Making the Hotel Check-in Experience Not Sucky with Bryan Clayton

Digital Estate Planning with Jeff Kelley and Josh Kriger

Adding Transparency to U.S. Political Fundraising with Nicole Loftus

Build a Shopify App (It's that Easy) with Chase Clymer

Vaxication Trip Planning with Nikhil Aitharaju

Creating a LinkedIn Killer with Jeremy Chatelaine

Look up in the sky! It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Fun Travel App with Jeremy Parker

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