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Run With It
by Chris and Eathan
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
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A Short Message From Us
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. 🎙️ Podcast hosting provided by Transistor. Want to start your own podcast? Get 15% off your first year by going to...
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Chris and Eathan Get Personal
In this episode Chris and Eathan get personal about what's going on in their family lives, their business lives, and their podcast lives. 🎙️ Podcast hosting provided by Transistor. Want to start your own podcast? Get 15% off your first year by going to transistor.fm/run
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Landfill Mining with Aaron Nesser
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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...
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A Run With It Listener Puts Chris and Eathan to the Test with Janne Tamminen
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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...
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Create a Marketplace for Business Acquirers and Operators with Michael Bereslavsky
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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:...
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Automated Book Writing with Kenny Gould
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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...
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Opening the Door to Enterprise Sales with Clint Lotz
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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...
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A Boutique Accessibility Hotel with Lillian Rafson
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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/...
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Headspace Meets Peloton for Parental Well-Being with Dan Burcaw
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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...
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A Social Media Analytics Tool with Dave Chesson
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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....
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One Inbox to Rule Them All with Guillaume Moubeche
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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...
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Window Washing Drones with Neel Parekh
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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...
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The Free School for Next Gen Entrepreneurs with John Vitti
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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...
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Making the Hotel Check-in Experience Not Sucky with Bryan Clayton
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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…
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Digital Estate Planning with Jeff Kelley and Josh Kriger
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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...
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Adding Transparency to U.S. Political Fundraising with Nicole Loftus
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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...
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Build a Shopify App (It's that Easy) with Chase Clymer
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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...
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Vaxication Trip Planning with Nikhil Aitharaju
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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...
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Creating a LinkedIn Killer with Jeremy Chatelaine
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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…
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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
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 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…
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Podcast in a Box for High-End Clients with Sani Abdul-Jabbar
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: Being new to an industry can be an advantage. It allows you to follow a template without getting distracted. Action Steps: Target mid- to top-tier writers and offer to create a high-end podcast for them Court former clients…
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Cornering Rural Tourism for City Folks with Dominic Monkhouse
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: The USDA offers grants and special loans for first-time farmers You can often succeed in an old industry (e.g. restaurants, hotels) by simply following modern best practices Don’t underestimate the value of employing amazing...
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Crowdsource Reviews and Get Paid by Amazon with Chris Dickey
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: “Never, ever, think about something else when you should be thinking about the power of incentives.” -Charlie Munger Action Steps: Determine what niche you are going to sell in first Optimal co-founders might be content and…
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Own Your Social Media Distribution with Josh Howarth
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: Content creators aren’t satisfied with social media platforms owning their distribution channels Action Steps: Partner with a Twitter influencer looking to monetize their brand through email marketing (search for users...
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Addressing Climate Change using the Blockchain with Tristan Pollock
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: Almost half (40-60%) of the overhead is creating and selling carbon offsets is legal compliance, accounting, auditing “The world’s first trillionaire will be made in climate change.” - Chamath Palihapitiya Climate tech...
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Flying Cars, But For Real with Daniel Gallancy
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: You need some protectable “secret sauce” if selling components in a big industry (like flying cars). Otherwise, manufacturers will continually drive down your pricing by forcing you to compete with copycats for their business...
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Helping the 92% Who Don’t Achieve Goals with Barnaby Lashbrooke
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: We’re again reminded that you don’t need to solve the problem for everyone. Different people will have different goal setting tools & tactics that resonate with them. Helping a small percentage of those struggling with goal...
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A sweaty startup you can copy in your town
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: Great businesses often start with an urgent demand that people are asking to pay for. You just have to notice it and double down on the niche. As baby boomers retire, there is a big opportunity in modernizing “sweaty…
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Getting Ahead of a Post-COVID Boom with Matt Wilson
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: Out of work travel and tourism specialists in vacation spots can be hired cheaply to build a business You can build a 300K / yr business starting with a spreadsheet and a private slack group If you think that buying property…
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Can You Make Millions on Meeting Notes? with Tyler King
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: Simple tip to increase your meeting effectiveness: stop 5 minutes early and ask “who will do what by when?” Generally easier to sell to a profit center than a cost center (listen to Aline Lerner episode for more on this) The...
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Aggregating the $9 Billion Micro-Mobility Industry with Ola Sars
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: It’s inevitable that micro-mobility apps consolidate in the next 5-10 years. Look to examples from other industries (e.g. hotels and airlines) to see that this can be done. Action Steps: Partner with smaller players who are...
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A Platform for the Borrower's Economy with Ryan Frederick
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Action Steps: Show validation through initial users in a small, local market. Leverage social networks as early distribution channels. Follow through on these action steps and email us your results at [email protected]. You'll get...
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YC Alum Shares Three Business Ideas for 2021
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: Launching a great product can also build your email list Action Steps: Podcast Dashboard Start by creating an info and/or coaching product to help podcasters manage and grow their shows Understand the pain points podcasters…
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Audio-Driven Workouts with Colin McIntosh
Nuggets: This idea is so exciting because it’s a platform that expands both sides of a marketplace; it makes it easier for fitness instructors to get their content out, and easier for people to work out remotely Don’t forget about the incredible power of puns in branding and marketing. Action...
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Is The Next Shopify A SaaS Boilerplate Service?
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: If you notice many open-source projects with lots of followers on a single problem, it’s probably a good opportunity; open-source projects are rarely as good as those with commercial resources Action Steps: Build a list of…
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Fixing Homelessness From the Private Sector with Calvin Correli
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: You’re not going to end homelessness worldwide. Don’t do nothing because you can’t do everything. Sometimes a non-profit model opens more doors for those who want to invest in a project. Action Steps: Interview homeless…
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Split-testing SaaS Pricing with Ben Orenstein
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: If you have a regular job, your employer might love you starting a business that serves the company Build credibility on the internet with people you might like to serve before you’ll need it Action Steps: Build trust on the...
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Measuring the ROI of Hiring Funnels with Aline Lerner
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: If Aline were building another business, she would avoid selling to a cost center rather than a profit center When pricing your products and services inquire what your prospects’ discretionary budget is and price packages...
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Smart Face Masks - Way Beyond Air Quality
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: “Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your...
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Ethically-Made Diamonds and High-End Escorts
Action Steps: Look within your own network and find a jeweler to partner with Run Google Ads to develop brand awareness Reach out to local influencers to develop a partnership Follow through on these action steps and email us your results at [email protected]. You'll get exclusive access to a...
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DuoLingo for Management & Leadership Training
Tell us what you think at [email protected]! If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Nuggets: It’s easier to pivot after starting than to get started, so just start. Management tip: to avoid over or under managing, work with your direct report to get started and then let...
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How a Mom Can Start an Online Business
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: Don’t ask friends and family whether they like your idea. If they’re good friends, they’ll lie to you. Instead, ask them about their personal experiences. Listen with an open mind when hearing things you think you already…
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Digitize Identities with Ryan Coon
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: The most important asset an entrepreneur has is her persistence; don’t start until you’re ready to “sleep like a baby” (stay up all night crying) Action Steps: Identify the problem read US Department of Justice Study on...
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[Inside the Business] with Lindsay Gabbard and Alessandro Pepe
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: If you desire power, you shouldn’t pursue it (paraphrased from Plato’s Republic) Action Steps: Create a marketing plan for growing Roscioli Wine Club and community.wine Follow through on these action steps and email us your...
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A Tell-All Episode with Chris and Eathan
Links: Principles by Ray Dalio Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl Accadium - Digital apprenticeships Cal Newport David Goggins Tim Ferriss Podcast Episode Erin Hooley's Run With It Episode for E-commerce Growth 🎙️ Podcast hosting provided by Transistor. Want to start your own podcast? Get...
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Actual Recycling with Dmitry Dragilev
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Nuggets: Pick a business that you can grit through Sometimes grit is less intense and more zen. A reserved but committed approach can help you maintain energy on your project for the long haul. Action Steps: Create a simplified…
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Gamify Review-Generation with JB Kellogg
Nuggets: A Software as a Service (SaaS) needs to be so easy your grandma could use it If you’re in a fear mindset, make a plan. No matter how great the plan is it will help you get into action, which is a much better state. If you want your business to grow, expect your marketing budget to expand...
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Improve the Shower Experience While Traveling with Nir Bashan
Nuggets: The first step is often to build your self belief and overcome your fears U.S. business travel is a massive market ($1.6 trillion); business travelers took 462 million trips in 2013 Action Steps: Find a similar product and try to sell it to one of your appropriate connections—a frequent...
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Audio-Driven Workouts with Colin McIntosh
Nuggets: This idea is so exciting because it’s a platform that expands both sides of a marketplace; it makes it easier for fitness instructors to get their content out, and easier for people to work out remotely Don’t forget about the incredible power of puns in branding and marketing. Action...
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Up-End the Printer Industry with Kent Wilson
Nuggets: James Dyson approached incumbent vacuum manufacturers with his idea for a bagless vacuum cleaner. They shot him down because “they sell bags” Even if your business is starting small, imagine the pitfalls you may encounter if it must rapidly scale. Be obsessed with your customers. It will...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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.
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