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Published 08/26/21
In this episode Chris and Eathan get personal about what's going on in their family lives, their business lives, and their podcast lives.
Published 08/19/21
It seems like we’re already living in a dystopian future so shouldn’t we start businesses that better reflect that? Today’s guest brings us an idea for reducing waste in a way that is good for the earth, good for business and good for our future selves.
Published 08/05/21
Today's episode is a little different. A few weeks ago, a Run With It listener reached out to tell us that he's actually running the exact business that one of our previous guests pitched. The idea was a live music venue streaming platform. We invited him on to find out how right (or wrong) we were in our estimations of launching a business like this.
Published 07/29/21
Investors are eager to acquire profitable online businesses, but often don’t have the operational chops to keep them afloat, much less grow them. Michael Bereslavsky of Domain Magnate shares a business idea that pairs investors with competent operators.
Published 07/22/21
Surprisingly, AI has gotten good enough to write much of the content you read online. Everything from sports blurbs to sci-fi books has been partially written by AI. Kenny Gould of Hop Culture shares a business idea that helps create the next generation of writers.
Published 07/16/21
A surprising percentage of people don’t know how to use video calling software. Clint Lotz of TrackStar.ai shares a business idea that gets you in the door for enterprise training, coaching, and software development.
Published 07/08/21
Today's guest, Lillian Rafson, has uncovered a completely unaddressed market in her experience running a very unique travel agency: a travel experience catered to persons with disabilities. In this episode, Lillian makes a compelling case for the need for such solution and why access to elevators and other ADA requirements isn't enough.
Published 07/01/21
Parenting is a secure market! Over 3.5 million births in the US and 140 million worldwide will continue each year. Dan Burcaw brings an idea to make all those new parents lives a lot easier (without needing to buy a $1,500 bassinet).
Published 06/24/21
There are over 3 million “influencers” on across the different social media platforms. That’s 3 million people who really care about who unfollows them because of something they posted. What if there was a tool that could give them insights to optimize their content for growth?
Published 06/17/21
Sales has become a multichannel activity, but software hasn’t kept up. In particular, time and leads are wasted managing messages from multiple inboxes. Guillaume Moubeche of lemlist shares a business idea to build a centralized, multichannel inbox for sales teams.
Published 06/10/21
It’s 2021 and people are still standing on scaffolding 10s of stories in the air, washing windows. Neel Parekh of MaidThis presents the opportunities and challenges of starting a drone window washing business.
Published 06/03/21
The modern education system does a terrible job of encouraging entrepreneurship. On today’s episode, we speak with John Vitti of Versus Game. We unpack alternative educational approaches ranging from Thiel Fellowships to Montessori schools, and come up with a brilliant entry point for finding and helping entrepreneurially-minded high schoolers.
Published 05/27/21
Checking into a hotel is a frustrating, slow process that has a huge (50%!) impact on guest satisfaction. Bryan Clayton of GreenPal shares how to create a business helping hotels improve the check-in experience.
Published 05/20/21
~20% of Bitcoin has already been lost, never to be recovered again (over $200 billion worth). This problem will only get worse as crypto holders die without ensuring their loved ones can access their digital assets. Jeff Kelley and Josh Kriger of Territory Foods and the Edge of NFT podcast share ideas on digital estate planning.
Published 05/13/21
Politicians have tremendous leeway in how they use donations, with some spending money on things like ski vacations. Nicole Loftus of SkinX describes how to make political spending more transparent.
Published 05/06/21
E-commerce sales are skyrocketing, led by Shopify. The core app leaves much to be desired, however. Chase Clymer of Electric Eye joins us to discuss the massive opportunity available in the Shopify app ecosystem.
Published 04/30/21
If you’ve ever been part of planning a group trip, you know it can quickly suck the joy out of your upcoming vacation. Nikhil Aitharaju of Topic shares a business idea to make vacation planning more collaborative.
Published 04/22/21
New social platforms are popping up like flies, but the professional networking niche has become dated. Jeremy Chatelaine of Quickmail.io chats with us about disrupting industry behemoths, when to pivot, and the future of crypto.
Published 04/08/21
Airlines are bleeding cash right now. While we don’t exactly feel sorry for them, there’s a huge opportunity to get ahead of the post-Covid travel boom. Jeremy Parker of Swag.com shares a fun business idea that gets people thinking about flying.
Published 04/02/21
Podcasting is growing like wildfire yet there are plenty of influential people intimidated by the process of starting a podcast. Sani Abdul-Jabbar shares a business idea to create a podcast in a box service.
Published 03/25/21
In this era of endless screentime, people are craving a return to nature. Dominic Monkhouse shares a business idea that offers meaningful country living experiences to city folk.
Published 03/18/21
Consumer products are reviewed everywhere, but by an unorganized mass of content creators. But no independent site soliciting product reviews has taken hold on a large scale. Listen to Chris Dickey describe how and why we can change that.
Published 03/11/21
Social networks are great for getting exposure to your brand, but followers are reliant on their algorithms to see your content. That’s one reason email marketing is so valuable. Josh Howarth of Exploding Topics shares a business idea that transforms social media content into newsletters, helping content creators own their distribution channels.
Published 03/04/21