Something a little different this time… Michael and I detail a handful of different business ideas that have popped into our brains over the years that we either don’t have the time, energy or expertise to start… so YOU should! Seriously, feel free to steal these ideas, and make them your own. At the very least, these concepts should get your creative juices flowing on potential opportunities for you to create something new and innovative. If you happen to become wildly rich and successful because of this episode, maybe send us a gift card or something. 😛 Enjoy!

Most of us are in the mode of staying home right now and this might be leaving you worried, scared and anxious. We understand! You may have even lost your job and things are probably feeling up in the air to some extent. These are things that almost all of us are experiencing, as the economy affects us all. What we want to talk to you today about is the opportunities that are presented in this unique situation. Despite the slowing down of the economy and people staying home, there is still a need for consumables and services.

Local businesses that have relied on face-to-face interactions have been some of the hardest hit by the pandemic, making shifting to an online model essential for keeping afloat. In light of this, today’s episode contains a series of strategies for businesses such as these to use that will help them make the transition.

Every person on the planet has a set of life experiences the combination of which are totally unique to them. One exciting implication of this is that these idiosyncratic traits can be leveraged toward starting an equally unique business! That’s exactly what we will be talking about in today’s episode: how to find the right business for you – exclusively you – to start. Today we lay out three exercises that you can follow along with intended to help you find the business that nobody else would be better suited to start than you.

Nowadays there is a lot of talk about how everybody can be an entrepreneur, but the truth is that there are some essential characteristics that separate the good ones from the not so good! So, we thought it would be a great idea to share what we believe to be the eight most essential characteristics that amazing entrepreneurs should have.

Failure to launch syndrome is what we will be discussing today and we will be looking at why it happens to business owners, signs that point to this issue and then how to avoid this pitfall and ultimately get your offer out into the world and making you money! In our discussion, we break down each of these three sections, so that you might understand, recognize, and steer clear of this big problem. Do not fear, failure to launch is a problem that faces almost all entrepreneurs at some time in their careers. There are a ton of great tactics and ideas in this episode, from launching first and iterating later, to letting go of too much control in order to grow, we give you all the tools you need to overcome the obstacles in your path. We touch on the ego, fear, minimum viable products and why there is good pivoting and bad pivoting. So for all this and a whole lot more join us on the 60 Day Startup Podcast to get your business launched and flying high!