One Spreadsheet Business - Industry Data Scraping and Cold Calling
Scrape and compile a comprehensive database of every business in a specific niche industry (e.g., iPhone repair stores, convenience stores), then use AI agents or VAs to cold call them all and sell products or services to them. The insight is that by building the most complete spreadsheet of businesses in one niche, you know more about that industry than anyone else on the planet. This proprietary data becomes the foundation for multiple revenue streams: selling products to the list, selling the data itself, building a newsletter, or offering services. Example: Chris built a $10M business (LCD Cycle) by scraping 20,000 iPhone repair stores and having 3 VAs call them to sell iPhone parts. Another example: Chris partnered with John McAfee by crawling Reddit and social media for crypto sentiment data to predict which coins would pop. AI agents make this dramatically cheaper - 10 cents per call vs hiring VAs.
Startup Budget
$100 – $2K
Difficulty
Intermediate
Business Type
Online
Location
Online Only
Time Commitment
Full-time
Revenue Potential
$100K-$10M/year depending on industry and execution
Skills Needed
Watch the Full Breakdown
Watch on YouTube — Chris Koerner
Related Online Intermediate Ideas
White-Label SaaS for Local Businesses (GoHighLevel)
Use a white-label platform like GoHighLevel to rebrand an all-in-one business tool (CRM, email marketing, funnels, booking) as your own software and sell it to local businesses on a monthly subscription.
$5k-15k/month
Niche Content Creator
Become a content creator in a specific niche you can own, such as finance, cooking, health, exercise, or sports. Monetize through sponsorships, products, and brand deals.
$1k-100k/month
Custom Lightweight CRM for Small Businesses
Build custom stripped-down CRM alternatives for small businesses that replace expensive tools like Salesforce, HubSpot, or Jobber. Most small businesses only use 3 out of 100 features these platforms offer but pay $400-500/month. You can build exactly what they need using vibe coding tools for pennies, then charge a fraction of the incumbent's price.
$5k-20k/month
Vibe Coding App Agency
Learn to build software wrappers using no-code/low-code tools like Replit and Lovable by doing a 30-apps-in-30-days challenge. Identify pain points, build solutions, then sell them as SaaS products to local businesses or place them on app stores.
$10k-60k/month