353 Hybrid Business Ideas — Full-Time

Meme-Based Beverage Brand

Create a beverage brand built on viral culture and memes, like 67 Water. Pick a simple product like water that is easy t…

$10k-100k/month

College Athlete NIL Agency

Start a business helping college athletes monetize their name, image, and likeness (NIL). Provide services like brand de…

$5k-50k/month

Crowdsourced Sports Filming Network

Build a network of iPhone filmers who attend local sports events and capture highlight footage using custom camera softw…

$5k-30k/month

Driftwood LED Wall Art

Collect driftwood and branches, use a router to cut notches, install LED light strips, sand and stain the wood, and sell…

$5k-15k/month

Goodwill Timelapse Home Service Videos

Offer free home services like mowing, pressure washing, fence painting in exchange for filming timelapse content for You…

$10k-100k/month

Home Services Lead Generation with Free App

Give away a free quote calculator app to home service businesses as a lead magnet, then upsell them on paid services lik…

$5k-15k/month

RV Rentals

Finance Class C RVs for 20-30 years with low monthly payments ($200-300/month), then rent them out on platforms like RV …

$25k-50k/month

AI Audit and Savings Agency for Corporations

Target large corporations and audit their processes to find inefficiencies that can be automated with AI. Pitch in-perso…

$50k-200k/month

AI Automation Agency for Small Businesses

Build plug-and-play AI automations for small businesses, focusing on hero workflows that are high-impact and low-complex…

$10k-50k/month

Liquidation Reselling

Buy liquidation pallets from GovDeals.com, bstock.com/Costco, and other sources at 5 cents on the dollar, then resell at…

$10k-100k/month

Buy a Business and Add AI Value

Identify a specific AI workflow that increases revenue or reduces labor costs significantly, then acquire a business whe…

$100k-500k/month

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Sweat Equity Partnership with Small Businesses

Find owner-operated small businesses that are underpriced and under-systemized. Negotiate conditional equity in exchange…

$50k-200k/month

Flower Letters - Subscription Letter Service

Mail two handwritten-style fictional letters per month for $10/month as a subscription. Letters tell serialized stories …

$5k-300k/month

Interactive Kids Story Subscription via Letters

Send serialized children's stories via physical mail, using AI on the backend to generate personalized or choose-your-ow…

$5k-50k/month

Self-Inflating Paddle Board Product

Design and sell inflatable paddle boards with integrated electric pumps that inflate and deflate at the press of a butto…

$20k-100k/month

Regional Store Merchandise Reselling

Buy merchandise from iconic regional stores like Buc-ee's at retail price and resell online. The Texas Snacks model has …

$100K-$500K/year

Goat Grazing Middleman Business

Act as a broker between goat farm owners who have herds and municipalities or landowners who need brush clearing. No nee…

$100K-$300K/year

Freelancing / Consulting

Offer freelance or consulting services in your area of expertise (marketing, design, writing, etc.) to build income and …

$1K-$10K/month

Acquiring Small Software Products

Purchase existing small software businesses like WordPress plugins, small SaaS tools, or SEO tools for $5K-$50K. Improve…

$2K-$50K/month

Micro-Agency (Tiny Agency)

Build a small agency with 2-5 contractors focused on a specific service like web development, marketing, or design. Keep…

$10K-$50K/month

Drop Shipping E-commerce

Sell products online without holding inventory by forwarding orders to suppliers who ship directly to customers. Mention…

$1K-$30K/month

Newsletter-Powered Consulting Agency

Use your newsletter audience and expertise as a lead generation engine to build a consulting or agency business. Your ne…

100k-500k

AI-Personalized Local Business Marketing (Tree Trimming Example)

Use AI image generation to create hyper-personalized marketing images for local service businesses. For example, generat…

$3k-20k/month

AI Personalized Marketing for Local/Service Businesses

Use AI image generation to create hyper-personalized marketing images for local service businesses like tree trimmers, p…

$3000-$15000/month

Cold Outreach Product Distribution via Scraped E-commerce Leads

Develop a physical product (e.g., pet chew toy) and use BuiltWith to scrape thousands of niche e-commerce store owners w…

Local Service Business Using Scraped Subcontractor Networks

Start a local service business (e.g., tree trimming) and use Outscraper to scrape Google Maps for all competitors in you…

$5000-$30000/month

Local Newsletter with Vertically Integrated Side Business

Build a local newsletter audience then launch a complementary physical business serving that same community. Example: Na…

$5,000-$20,000/month

Digital Detox Retreats & Camps

Run digital detox programs for kids, teens, and parents that teach responsible smartphone and social media use. Offer da…

AI Integration Consulting for Local Businesses

Help small and medium business owners adopt AI by building chatbots from their FAQs, analyzing their Google reviews for …

$5000-$25000/month

Custom Garage Shelving for Storage Totes via Facebook Marketplace

Build and sell custom wooden shelving units designed for standard black and yellow storage totes, sold exclusively throu…

$15000/month

Shelf Installer Network and Franchise Model

Build a brand around a niche product (like garage shelves), then create a network of licensed installers across differen…

$5000-15000/month

Custom Storage Bed Building

Build and sell custom beds with integrated tote-based storage shelving underneath, combining the garage shelf concept wi…

$2000-6000/month

Home Service Business Launch via Referral Partnerships

Launch a new home service business (window cleaning, painting, etc.) with zero marketing spend by partnering with high-v…

Custom Concerts / Live Request Events

Organize live music events where a talented cover band plays song requests from the audience via a bidding/payment syste…

$5000-$50000/month

Local AI Newsletter + Automation Agency

Start a hyper-local newsletter targeting small business owners in a specific neighborhood or niche (e.g., CPAs, home ser…

$3000-$20000/month

Perfume Vending Machine Regional Distributor

Become an authorized distributor for Perfuma vending machines in a specific country or region. Import machines from Spai…

Concierge Car Buying Service

A service where you help people find and purchase cars on their behalf, handling the research, negotiation, and acquisit…

Perfume Vending Machine Distribution Business

Become an exclusive regional distributor for perfume vending machines by partnering with the manufacturer. Buy machines …

$50000-$200000/month

$500K-$2M/year gross revenue from franchise fees

Trailer Bus Tour Franchise

Franchise the trailer bus tour concept to operators in wine country and tourist regions nationwide. Franchisees pay 4-5%…

$300K-$1M/year gross revenue

Building and Selling Retrofitted Trailer Buses

Build and sell custom retrofitted shipping container trailer buses to tour operators across the country. Rather than ope…

AI Automations as a Service for Fortune 500

Sell AI automation services to Fortune 500 companies at $7,000/month. Cold email prospects, meet in person with a 33% cl…

$21,000-$70,000/month

Handyman Mentor Marketplace

Create a platform connecting handy retired boomers (recruited from Home Depot, Lowe's) with millennials who need help wi…

$5,000-$50,000/month

DIY Home Repair Kit + Video Course

Create and sell subscription kits that include physical materials (drywall samples, electrical wiring, outlet covers, et…

$5,000-$20,000/month

AI Implementation Agency for Small Businesses

Start a consulting agency that helps small businesses integrate AI tools into their workflows. Google AI Studio makes it…

E-Commerce Fulfillment Business

Build an e-commerce operation with warehousing and fulfillment capabilities. The host references his former e-commerce f…

$20000-$100000/month

Niche industry marketing consultant via lead magnets

Pick one high-ticket industry (bariatric surgery, home health, roofing) and become the go-to marketing consultant by off…

Trade school recruitment consulting

Partner with existing trade schools (e.g., HVAC licensing programs) to improve their student enrollment through better s…

Backyard amenity installation business (sport courts, pools, putting greens)

Start a business selling and project-managing the installation of luxury backyard amenities like sport courts, swimming …

$15000-50000/month

Commercial real estate operations and property management company

Start a property management and operations company focused on commercial real estate assets like mobile home parks, RV p…

Broken electronics buyback and recycling/refurbishment

Buy broken iPhone screens from repair shops at $2-3 per unit, test them for dead pixels using cheap testing units from C…

$5000-50000/month

AI-powered AR/mixed reality app development for enterprise

Build augmented reality applications for factory floors, warehouses, and industrial settings using XR glasses. Companies…

AI medical scribe and documentation service for doctors

Offer an AI-powered service that listens to doctor-patient conversations and automatically generates insurance notes, me…

Autonomous vehicle fleet management and consulting

As autonomous cars from Tesla, Waymo, and others rapidly improve, there is a growing need for businesses to understand a…

Surgical and medical AR visualization systems

A company called Mediview builds AR systems for surgeons that overlay CT/MRI scans on top of the patient's body during s…

$50000-$200000/month

Real-time language translation service using AR glasses

Scoble demonstrates AR glasses (Even Realities) that can display translations in real-time from one language to English.…

AI voice agent agency for local service businesses

Expand beyond barbers to sell AI voice agents to any local service business -- home inspectors, remodeling companies, dr…

$5000-25000/month

RC experience franchise model

After proving the mobile trailer and retail store model works, package the entire RC excavator/rock crawler experience a…

$15000-30000/month

RV park deal sourcing and cold calling service

Build a deal sourcing operation for RV park acquisitions by hiring cold callers to contact park owners directly, buildin…

Seasonal RV park revenue optimization consulting

Consult for RV park owners on maximizing revenue through seasonal rate optimization strategies. Most mom-and-pop RV park…

Vending machine reseller using viral social media

Use social media content (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube) to generate viral attention around niche vending machines like per…

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Pharmacy benefit negotiations as a service

Use publicly available pricing data from Cost Plus Drugs (Mark Cuban's company) to help large companies renegotiate thei…

Buy a business out of bankruptcy and turn it around

Monitor e-commerce and retail businesses that are going out of business, then acquire their assets (brand, email list, c…

Healthcare provider GPO for insurance rate negotiation

Organize independent healthcare providers (dentists, physical therapists, family physicians) in a geographic region into…

Group purchasing organization (GPO) for blue-collar businesses

Create a GPO for niche industries like print shops by aggregating their purchasing power for supplies they already buy (…

FAA-registered niche parts supplier for airlines

Identify overpriced commodity parts in the airline supply chain (like a $10 cable sold for $6,000-$10,000) and become an…

$50000-$500000/month

Buy an existing local business (Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition)

Instead of starting from scratch, buy a small local business that is already profitable but may be struggling or the own…

On-demand tree delivery platform (Uber for Trees)

Build a tech-enabled platform that connects tree buyers with delivery drivers on demand, similar to how Uber connects ri…

Bitcoin mining hardware sales and hosting business

Sell Bitcoin mining hardware (ASIC miners at ~$5,000 each) to customers and host their machines in your data center faci…

$50000-$300000/month

Branded product resale e-commerce business

Identify popular retail brands that don't sell online, buy their products at retail, and resell them through your own e-…

Startup incubator partnering with university students

Post positions at hundreds of universities to find entrepreneurial students. Vet them for humility, gratitude, and energ…

Destination wedding travel agency

Run a travel agency specializing in destination weddings in Mexico and the Caribbean. Plan 80-100 weddings per year serv…

Tabletop board game product business

Design and manufacture a fantasy tabletop board game, selling at ~$100 retail with ~50% margins ($48.99 manufacturing co…

$2000-$10000/month

Digital signage content management for schools

Provide a SaaS-like service that converts written school communications into video content displayed on digital signage …

Viral loss-leader t-shirt brand with upsell model

Create a polarizing, message-driven t-shirt design and sell or give it away at near break-even ($5) in public or online …

$5000-$50000/month

Mobile fuel delivery service for residential customers

Start a mobile gas delivery service that brings fuel directly to customers' vehicles at their homes. Customers subscribe…

$29000/month

Mobile vehicle services marketplace app

Build a marketplace app that starts with fuel delivery but expands to offer additional mobile vehicle services like oil …

Med spa lead generation service using local SEO and Facebook ads

Build a lead generation business specifically for med spas by solving their over-reliance on discount platforms like Gro…

Private AI model implementation for enterprises (GPT OSS)

Implement open-source ChatGPT models locally on company servers so businesses get AI capabilities without sending data t…

$20000-100000/month

Google Business Profile management agency

Start a local agency managing Google Business Profiles (formerly Google My Business) for local businesses like dentists,…

AI voice agent setup service for local businesses

Package AI voice agent technology (from companies like Vapi, Bland AI, etc.) as a done-for-you service for local busines…

Backyard sport court construction brokerage

Sub out all the work for backyard sport courts, putting greens, and in-ground trampolines by finding and vetting subcont…

$25000-$45000/month

Essential oils hydrosol distilling business

An essential oils business producing rosemary, eucalyptus, and other oils using distilling units imported from China at …

Lead generation agency for stump grinding companies

Instead of owning stump grinding equipment yourself, act as a marketing agency that connects existing stump grinding ope…

$10000/month

Perfume vending machine distribution business

Become a distributor for perfume vending machines by partnering with a European manufacturer and selling machines to end…

$20000-$70000/month

Video production company scaled via personalized Upwork proposals

Start a video production company by landing initial clients through Upwork using highly personalized proposals that refe…

Corporate video production via cold email drip campaigns

Build a B2B video production business by running targeted cold email drip campaigns to marketing directors and business …

$8000+/month

AI-powered website redesign agency for local businesses

Use ChatGPT Agent to find local businesses (plumbers, dentists, etc.) that already have websites, scrape their contact i…

$3000-10000/month

Niche local SEO agency using AI for personalized cold outreach

Build a hyper-niche SEO agency targeting a specific profession in a specific city (e.g., dentists in Austin). Use ChatGP…

Innovation and design agency for Fortune 500 companies

Build an agency like Late Checkout Associates (LCA) that designs futuristic AI-age interfaces and products for Fortune 5…

$80000+/month

Custom sneaker and shoe making business

Handcraft custom sneakers or shoes for celebrities, athletes, and influencers as permissionless projects to build relati…

Branded hat and apparel line via athlete partnerships

Create a distinctive branded hat or apparel line and get products onto professional athletes and celebrities through per…

Acquiring small businesses from retiring baby boomers

Target small businesses owned by retiring baby boomers who are looking to sell and exit. These owners are often easy to …

Sandbox-as-a-service installation business

Instead of opening your own coffee shop, build a B2B service that installs and manages experiential sandbox setups for e…

$5000-15000/month

Backyard invention productization

Take a viral backyard invention (shown with millions of views) and turn it into a real product. Jerry-rig a prototype, u…

Dog-exercise bike product

A specialized bike from Thailand that lets a dog pull/run alongside the rider, giving the dog exercise while the owner r…

Underground storm shelter and fridge sales

Find an underground storm shelter manufacturer and resell their products, reframing them as both tornado shelters and un…

Bulk Clothing Reselling

Buy truckloads of clothing at extremely low prices (as low as 10 cents per shirt) and resell individually or in lots. Se…

$3000-10000/month

IoT waste measurement device for haulers

An IoT hardware-plus-software business that places devices under waste bins (at homes, schools, corporate campuses) to m…

Trophy and plaque e-commerce business

Scale a local trophy and plaque shop into a broader e-commerce operation selling personalized awards, plaques, and troph…

$5000-$30000/month

Vacation rental management company

Manage vacation rental properties (like Airbnb/VRBO listings) for property owners who don't want to handle day-to-day op…

$5000-$30000/month

Construction consulting business

Offer consulting services for construction projects, helping owners navigate the building process. Nick Huber runs Bolt …

Commercial insurance brokerage

Start a commercial insurance brokerage focused on niche industries. Nick Huber runs Titan Risk as his insurance business…

White-Label SaaS Marketing Agency on GoHighLevel

Subscribe to GoHighLevel ($97/month for one location or $297/month unlimited) and white-label the platform under your ow…

Franchise-Focused Marketing Agency

Target individual franchisees within small franchise networks (30-40 locations) and offer GoHighLevel-powered marketing …

Home Services Marketing Agency

Build a GoHighLevel-powered marketing agency specifically targeting high-ticket home service businesses like roofers ($1…

Niche Pickup Service (Pickup Pianos)

The presenter owns the domain PickupPianos.com for a planned project offering piano pickup and removal services. This is…

$3000-$10000+/month

Auction Flipping / Liquidation Buying

Buy surplus equipment, electronics, and inventory at corporate and government auctions for pennies on the dollar, then r…

FEMA Trailer Flipping

Buy late-model FEMA trailers (2020-2021) from GSA government auctions for $5,000-6,000, do minor repairs and cleanup, th…

Refurbished Electronics Reselling

Buy broken or returned electronics (like Apple color laser printers) for $500 each, refurbish/clean them, and resell for…

Apple/Mac Repair Service

Start a computer repair business focused on Apple/Mac products. Shannon's company Mac Rescue grew into Rescue Systems, e…

Landscaping contracting with vertical integration

Start a residential landscaping company focused on upscale hardscape and softscape projects with an average ticket of $1…

$1M-3M+/year

Tree trimming business

Start a tree trimming and removal service targeting residential and commercial customers. The market is massive — $500M …

$100K-500K+/year

Home cleaning business

Start a residential cleaning service with minimal upfront investment. Average job is around $200 with roughly 50% margin…

$3000-10000/month

Unique Micro Resort Development

Buy raw land and build a village of architecturally unique cabins (e.g., Scandinavian-style) to operate as short-term re…

$80000+/month

Apartment Complex Appliance Rental Contracts

Target apartment complexes that have washer/dryer hookups but no included appliances. A single complex with 256 units at…

Vertical SaaS CRM with Bundled Ancillary Services

Build a free CRM for a specific vertical (dentists, barber shops, chiropractors, restaurants) using GoHighLevel white-la…

Real Estate Wholesaling via Scraping and Cold Texting

Scrape Zillow daily for FSBO (For Sale By Owner) listings, obtain phone numbers, and bulk text lowball offers at 40% bel…

Contact Marketing Agency

Start a contact marketing agency that creates highly personalized, creative outreach campaigns for businesses to reach t…

Business Turnaround Consulting via Creative Outreach

Scan business news daily for companies with missed earnings estimates or other signs of trouble, then send their CEOs a …

Creative Gift-Based Sales Prospecting Service

Offer a done-for-you service where you research high-value prospects and send them creative, memorable gifts to land mee…

Home Health Environment Audit Service

Offer an in-home consultation service where you audit people's homes for health hazards like mold, air quality, water qu…

Blood Test to Supplement Subscription Pipeline

Create a service that starts with blood testing (like Function Health or Merrick Health model), then uses results to rec…

Junk Removal Franchise

After scaling a junk removal business to multiple locations with systemized operations, franchise the model to other ope…

Perfume Vending Machine Distribution

Become a distributor for perfume vending machines placed in gas stations, nightclubs, and other high-traffic locations. …

Custom Fire Pit / Outdoor Grill Brand (Fuego Pits)

Copy a successful Argentine outdoor fire pit/grill concept and bring it to the American market. The product is an elevat…

Content-Driven Product Distribution

Use short form content to validate and sell physical products by creating viral videos about interesting products, build…

Custom Souvenir Manufacturing B2B

A B2B business selling custom-made souvenirs (magnets, keychains, enamel pins) to gift shops, museums, and tourist attra…

Known For Travel Content Series

A travel content series (YouTube/Netflix-style show) where the host visits cities around the country to discover what of…

Glamping Sites on Vacant Acreage

Develop glamping accommodations on unused land within or adjacent to an RV park, listing them on Airbnb for short-term r…

RV Park Acquisition and Expansion

Buy existing RV parks (typically mom-and-pop owned) at 10-11 cap rates, then add value by expanding sites, adding tiny h…

RV Park Investment Fund (Syndication)

Create a real estate syndication fund pooling investor capital to acquire multiple RV parks, achieving scale and portfol…

RV Park Portfolio Management Company

Build an in-house property management company to manage a portfolio of RV parks across a geographic region, achieving sc…

Perfume Vending Machine Distribution

Sell perfume vending machines to businesses and entrepreneurs in the US market. The hosts built this business after a vi…

Wholesale LCD and Phone Parts Business

LCD Cycle was a wholesale phone parts and refurbishment business that grew from $2 million in the first year to $4.8 mil…

$200000+/month

E-Commerce Food Fulfillment and Logistics

Send Eats was a logistics and fulfillment company for e-commerce food brands that grew very fast during COVID. They oper…

$300000+/month

Viral Product Pop-Up Shop (Modern Brookstone)

A physical retail pop-up store (under 1000 sq ft) in malls or high-traffic retail areas that stocks 20-30 viral products…

Mall Showroom Conversion Business

Convert empty mall retail spaces into no-inventory showrooms where online sellers can display products for customers to …

Refurbished Golf Set Reselling

Buy used golf clubs/sets from Facebook Marketplace, refurbish and polish them, then sell them online as a branded expert…

Niche Product Expert Reseller (The 'Something Guy')

Become the go-to expert for a specific high-ticket product category (mattresses, luxury watches, cigars, etc.) by buildi…

Home Video Studio Build-Out Service

Build and design home video studios for content creators, offering both a DIY course ($500-$1,200) and done-for-you cons…

Remote House Cleaning Business

Start a house cleaning referral business that you run remotely using independent contractors. You recruit cleaners via I…

AI Agent Implementation Agency

A managed services agency that sets up and manages AI agents for small and mid-market businesses. Start niche by offerin…

$10000-20000/month

LCD Screen Recycling Business

Buy and recycle broken iPhone LCD screens, then sell/ship them to China for refurbishment. Chris started LCD Cycle after…

Cryptocurrency Mining Hosting

Start a cryptocurrency mining syndicate that sells hosted mining equipment and services to investors. Chris started Mini…

$500000+/month

Third-Party Logistics for Food Brands

Start a 3PL (third-party logistics) business that manages warehousing, packing, and shipping for food brands selling on …

Concierge Car Buying Service

Start a used car concierge business where you find, inspect, and negotiate car purchases on behalf of busy buyers. Chris…

Home Services Rollup

Rolling up small home service businesses like HVAC, plumbing, or dental practices by acquiring companies doing under $1M…

RV Park Real Estate Syndication

Raise capital from accredited investors as limited partners (LPs) to acquire and improve RV parks. The syndication offer…

Improved Physical Product on Amazon

Find popular physical products on Amazon using Jungle Scout to identify high-demand items, then look at AliExpress, Alib…

Hyperlocal Service + Training Business (Shelf Dude Model)

Start a hyperlocal, non-scalable service business (like custom garage shelving, epoxy flooring, appliance repair, couch …

Cannabis Industry Ancillary Services

Instead of touching the plant directly, build ancillary businesses around the cannabis industry such as financial news n…

Paddle Board Sail / Wind Resistance Suit

A wearable sail or squirrel-suit-style garment that clips onto your back for paddle boarding, cycling, or running. Inspi…

White-Label Concierge Car Buying Service

Partner with car dealerships that go viral on social media but can't serve nationwide customers. Offer a white-labeled c…

$25000+/month

Perfume Vending Machine Distribution

Become a distributor for perfume vending machines by leveraging viral social media content. Post videos about the machin…

Food Brand Business Development and Data Product

Act as a broker helping emerging food and beverage brands get placement into retail stores (grocery chains, convenience …

$10000-$50000+/month

Hyrox-Adjacent Businesses

Build businesses around the fast-growing Hyrox fitness competition (a standardized indoor fitness race combining running…

$5000-$100000+/month

Self-Storage Facility Wholesaling

Find and broker deals for self-storage facilities, acting as a middleman between sellers and buyers. Connor described do…

$50000-$360000+/deal

Custom Garage Storage Shelf Business

Build and sell custom wooden shelves designed specifically for 27-gallon storage totes, sold via Facebook Marketplace an…

Authorized Installer Network Model

Scale a local service business nationally by training and certifying installers in other cities and states. The Shelf Du…

In-Person Trade Training Business

Offer paid in-person training courses teaching people how to start a specific trade business. Referenced example: an epo…

Physical Magazine from Repurposed YouTube Content

Take existing YouTube tutorial content and repurpose it into a physical print magazine sold via subscription. Missouri S…

$200000+/month

Home Services Membership Platform

Create a Costco-meets-Groupon platform for home services where homeowners pay $20/year for a membership that gives them …

VA-Powered Car Buying Negotiation Service

Hire virtual assistants at $6/hour to call car dealerships on behalf of buyers, research prices, compare options, and ne…

High-Ticket Purchase Research and Negotiation Service

A service using cheap global talent (VAs) to do research and negotiation on behalf of consumers for any high-ticket purc…

Buying Distressed Businesses for Pennies on the Dollar

Systematically find and acquire distressed businesses by reaching out to CPAs and tax professionals asking them to conne…

We Buy Ugly Businesses - Distressed Business Brokerage

Apply the proven 'We Buy Ugly Houses' marketing concept to business acquisitions. Use bandit signs, targeted local adver…

Unauthorized Online Reselling of Cult Brand Products

Buy products from a popular brick-and-mortar retail brand that doesn't sell online (like Buc-ee's gas station in Texas) …

DIY Log Cabin Kit Business

Sell small DIY log cabin kits shipped across North America. Kits range from $6,000 to $20,000 and are designed like Linc…

Made in America E-Commerce Brand

Start an e-commerce business selling products manufactured domestically in the US. With tariffs making imported goods mo…

Local Marketing Agency for New Businesses

Use scraped new business listing data to cold-email newly registered business owners offering marketing services at $2,0…

AI Email Agent Installation Service for Enterprises

Sell AI email agent installation and management to companies with 10 to 100,000+ employees. Install tools like Kora or L…

Buc-ee's Product Reselling Online

Buy Buc-ee's branded snacks, shirts, and merchandise at full retail price in-store and resell them online through a Shop…

Snail Mail Art Subscription

Monthly subscription sending art prints, postcards, stickers, and recipes in a 1oz envelope for $11/month. The Tiny Post…

Fiction-by-Mail Subscription

Historical fiction delivered as letter-style subscriptions 1-3 times per month, modeled after Flower Letters, a Utah cou…

B2B Snail Mail Service for Professionals

Done-for-you snail mail service for realtors, financial advisors, and bankers to send personalized physical mail to clie…

Chunky Mailers Direct Mail Marketing

Direct mail marketing service using physical objects inside envelopes (like small toys or items) to dramatically boost o…

Pickleball Club

Start a pickleball club with court booking, leaderboards, and merch sales. Use an AI website builder to save $3,000-$5,0…

Custom Bobblehead E-commerce Business

Buy a premium exact-match domain and build a custom product e-commerce business from scratch. Example: bobbleheads.com w…

Liquid Death for Candles

Apply the Liquid Death branding playbook to the candle industry: take a boring commodity category, create extreme/counte…

Refillable Candle with Designer Vessel

Sell candles in premium decorative vessels (sourced from top-selling HomeGoods/Hobby Lobby designs) that double as perma…

Wholesaling Homes

Get houses under contract and assign the contract to another buyer without ever purchasing the property. Put up $1000 ea…

Drop Service Home Cleaning Business

A drop-service cleaning business where you find cleaning crews, build a marketing website, drive traffic and charge cust…

Chunky Mailers Direct Mail Service

A direct mail marketing business that includes a small widget or object inside each envelope to increase open rates. Ord…

Outsourced Tree Trimming Business

A tree care business that outsources 100% of the physical work to subcontractor crews while managing sales, quoting, and…

Door-to-Door Electronics Buying

Go door-to-door buying used electronics (iPads, phones, laptops, game consoles) from homeowners, then resell on eBay. Ca…

Residential Cleaning Business with Google Ads

Start a residential cleaning business and acquire customers through Google Ads. Cleaning businesses are described as out…

Roofing Business with Google/YouTube Ads

Start or grow a roofing business using Google and YouTube ads. A case study showed a roofer getting leads for $15-20 eac…

Car Dealership Competitor Intelligence Service

Use distill.io to track competitor car dealership inventory changes and send daily reports showing what cars competitors…

Tax Strategy Consulting for Entrepreneurs

Become a tax strategy advisor (not a CPA) who helps entrepreneurs maximize deductions and savings through 401k contribut…

Pressure Washing Business with Social Media Marketing

Start a pressure washing business and use time-lapse videos of your work on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Google Busin…

Pool Cleaning Business with Social Media Marketing

Start a pool cleaning business and film satisfying time-lapse content, especially pressure washing drained pools. Post v…

Home/Hoarder House Cleaning with Social Media Marketing

Start a home cleaning business focused on extreme transformations like hoarder houses or heavily soiled apartments, and …

Tree and Hedge Trimming with Social Media Marketing

Start a tree trimming and hedge trimming business and film your projects. Hedge trimming videos are incredibly satisfyin…

House Painting Business (Especially Brick Painting)

Start a painting business and film time-lapse transformation videos, particularly painting brick houses white/black. Thi…

Landscaping/Lawn Care with Social Media Marketing

Start a landscaping business and film satisfying transformation videos like SB Mowing on YouTube, who has millions of su…

Window Washing Business with Social Media Marketing

Start a window washing business and film satisfying squeegee cleaning videos. The visual transformation of dirty to clea…

Gutter Cleaning Business with Social Media Marketing

Start a gutter cleaning business and film the disgusting-to-clean transformations. Gutters accumulate gross buildup that…

Carpet Cleaning Business with Social Media Marketing

Start a carpet cleaning business and film dramatic transformation videos showing carpets going from filthy mocha brown t…

Home Services Content Creator / Lead Gen for Franchises

Instead of starting your own home services business, film satisfying time-lapse content of existing businesses (pressure…

Airbnb Arbitrage - Finding Underpriced Listings

Use ChatGPT Operator to analyze Airbnb listings in specific cities to find underpriced properties for rental arbitrage o…

AI Agent Installation Service

Set up and install AI agents (like OpenClaw/Moltbot) for busy executives, business owners, and individuals. Charge $300-…

AI Consulting and Implementation Business

Become an AI consultant who helps small businesses integrate AI tools into their operations. Offer services like AI agen…

Assisted Living Story Capture Pod

Install a self-service recording pod in assisted living facilities where elderly residents can record their life stories…

Family History Video Interview Service

Go to assisted living facilities with professional video equipment (cameras, lights, mics) and interview elderly residen…

Wearable Life Recorder for Elderly

Resell or white-label an AI wearable device (like Rewind/Limitless) specifically marketed to elderly people and their fa…

Everything-home services platform

Build an all-in-one home ownership platform that bundles home buying, selling, insurance, financing, decorating, lawn ca…

Lawn Care Business with Video Content

Start a lawn care or landscaping company and differentiate by creating time-lapse video content of your work. One creato…

ATM Route Building and Flipping

Build ATM routes by cold calling or placing new machines in locations, then sell the established routes at a 3x annual p…

Dead Inventory Apparel Reselling

Acquire unsold branded apparel inventory from failed business ventures at deep discounts (or free) and resell through mu…

Apparel Brand Launch via Free Giveaway Strategy

Launch an apparel brand by giving away shirts for free to build buzz, then selling online once demand builds organically…

AI Consulting Business

Start an AI consulting firm helping mid-market companies (50-500 employees) implement AI into their workflows. Offer AI …

$80000+/month

$10000-15000/per engagement

AI Readiness Assessment Service

Conduct paid AI readiness assessments for businesses, delivering a 15-page report on the state of their AI maturity and …

AI Automation Agency

Help businesses identify processes that can be automated using AI rather than traditional automation. Focus on tasks req…

Restaurant Degreaser E-commerce

NoGreasy - selling a superior powdered degreaser to restaurant owners as a recurring consumable product. Powdered form i…

Wholesale Liquidation Apparel Flipping

Purchase truckloads or pallets of brand-name liquidation apparel (Hanes, etc.) at 1-4% of MSRP from liquidation auction …

High - RV parks generate recurring seasonal revenue; a park with

Off-Market RV Park Acquisition via Cold Texting

Buy RV parks and campgrounds off-market by scraping owner contact data from Google Maps using Outscraper, validating pho…

$50K-$5M+/year. 67 Water sold tens of thousands of units and beca

Meme-Based Consumer Brand (67 Water Model)

Build a consumer product brand by capitalizing on a viral cultural moment or meme. Overtime created 67 Water from a meme…

GP earns promote/carried interest above 15% IRR hurdle plus manag

RV Park Real Estate Syndication

Raise capital from limited partners (LPs) to acquire RV parks through syndication deals. Structure deals with 8-10% pref…

$50K-$200K/year depending on volume and pricing

Digital Detox Camps for Kids and Teens

Run digital detox day camps or week-long retreats teaching kids and teens responsible smartphone and social media use. I…

$50K-$100K+ profit per unit sold

Trailer Bus Manufacturing and Sales

Build and sell retrofitted shipping container trailer buses to tour operators nationwide. The host suggests this as a bu…

$50,000-100,000+ per truckload at retail

Auto Parts Liquidation Reselling

Buy truckloads of auto parts from Advance Auto Parts/Pep Boys merger liquidation. Example: 3,911 pieces purchased at $4-…

$422K gross revenue per truck per year, 30-40% EBITDA margin

Power Washing Franchise (Rolling Suds)

Buy into the Rolling Suds pressure washing franchise. Each territory costs $54.9K with a minimum of 2 territories ($109.…

$50K-$100K/year as solo operator

Independent Pressure Washing Business

Start a bootstrap pressure washing business by purchasing a $500 machine from Home Depot and going door-to-door. Very lo…

$800/technician/day, 30% margin after fees, $30K+ first month pos

Drywall Repair Franchise

A drywall repair franchise model discussed by Aaron Harper. Territory fee around $29.5K, financeable at 50-60%. Technici…

Millions in recurring royalty revenue at scale

Home Services Franchisor (Create Your Own Franchise)

Take an existing successful home services business and franchise it. Requires $500K to $2M in capital to properly build …

$500K-$5M+ revenue depending on acquisition size

Home Services Business Acquisition (Searcher Model)

Acquire an existing small home services business (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, etc.) rather than starting from scratch. T…

$300K-$500K+ gross revenue per truck per year

Junk Removal Franchise

A junk removal franchise model like 1-800-GOT-JUNK, referenced as a successful example of franchising in the home servic…

$200K-$400K+ gross revenue per unit per year

Carpet Cleaning Franchise

Carpet cleaning franchise mentioned as context in the interview. Aaron Harper references working with the largest carpet…

$100K-$500K/year in commissions

Real Estate Brokerage in Master-Planned Communities

Start a real estate brokerage focused on resales within large master-planned communities. As communities like Pecan Plan…

$50K-$500K+/year depending on scale

Pecan Farm with Mail-Order Catalog Business

Operate a pecan farm and sell pecans and pecan products (chocolate pecans, candied pecans, etc.) via mail-order catalog …

$500,000-$2,000,000/year with recurring contract revenue

Concrete Leveling as a Service (Subscription Model)

Offer concrete leveling as an annualized subscription service to commercial property managers, new home builders, and re…

Wedding Venue Management (Asset-Light Model)

Find beautiful properties not being used as wedding venues and partner with the property owner via a revenue/profit shar…

$100K-$500K/year

Wedding Planning Service

Become a wedding planner/coordinator managing the logistics and design of couples' wedding days. Can add on rental servi…

$50K-$500K/year depending on scale and category

Liquidation Pallet Reselling

Buy pallets and truckloads of returned or overstock items from liquidation auction sites like bstock.com at 2-5 cents on…

Industrial Liquidation Reselling

Buy industrial products (plumbing fixtures, hardware, restaurant equipment, specialty items like commercial door hinges)…

$100K-$500K+/year

Licensed Sports Apparel Reselling

Buy bulk lots of brand-new NFL, MLB, and NBA licensed jerseys and apparel from liquidation auctions and resell to small …

Home Fixtures Liquidation Reselling

Buy brand-new bathroom faucets, sinks, lighting, and plumbing fixtures from Kohler and similar brands through liquidatio…

AI-Powered Used Car Arbitrage

Use AI agents like ChatGPT Operator to scrape used car listings and automatically compare prices against NADA and Kelly …

AI Consulting for Old-School Businesses

Offer AI implementation consulting to traditional, boomer-owned companies that haven't adopted ChatGPT or AI tools yet. …

$100K-$500K/year

$5000-$50000/month depending on number of clients

AI Automation Agency

Start an agency that helps small to medium-sized businesses automate processes using AI agent platforms like Lindy. Char…

Custom and Novelty Mailbox E-Commerce Business

Design, source, or import unique creative mailboxes (dog-shaped, sports-themed, holiday designs, contemporary styles) an…

Custom Artistic Mailbox Design and Sales

A woman in Arizona makes unique contemporary style mailboxes and sells them for $300 to $2,300 each, shipping all over t…

$500K-$2M+/year with 2-3 events at $30K per attendee with 20-25 a

High-Ticket Mastermind Seminars

Host exclusive, high-priced mastermind seminars for entrepreneurs and business professionals. Dan Pena charges $30,000 p…

$100K-$10M+ depending on the size and type of businesses acquired

Acquiring Distressed Businesses with No Money Down

Identify and acquire underperforming or distressed businesses using seller financing and government grants rather than y…

AI Video Ad Agency for Restaurants

Use Google Veo 3 to create AI-generated street interview style video ads for restaurants. Target restaurant owners via F…

Youth Sports Tournament Organization

Organize and run youth travel sports tournaments as a standalone business. You do not need to own fields - partner with …

Digital Marketing Services for Private Equity Firms

Sell digital marketing research and SEO services to private equity firms who are extremely price insensitive. PE firms r…

Fancy Frozen Fruit Brand

Take inexpensive fruit like grapes, freeze them, package in premium Ben & Jerry's-style containers, and sell for 2-5x no…

Coffee Grounds Recycling Business

A waste recycling company that collects spent coffee grounds from coffee shops (which go through about 1000 pounds per w…

After-Hours Co-Working Space Enablement Platform

A startup that sells keypad access and camera kits to coffee shops and restaurants enabling them to operate as unstaffed…

Small-Batch CPG Co-Packing for Coffee Brands

A co-packing service that offers small minimum order quantities (as low as 100 cans) for coffee shops wanting to launch …

Running a Paid Mastermind Group

Create and run a paid mastermind group for professionals in a specific niche (e.g., real estate investing, business acqu…

Barnacle-on-a-Whale Outsourced Services Company

Build a company that provides an outsourced service to a single large corporation by identifying tedious but necessary f…

White Whale Investment Fund

Create a venture fund that backs entrepreneurs pursuing strategic partnerships with large corporations. Raise $10M, find…

Niche Supply Chain Marketplace for Independent Shops

Build a marketplace and software platform connecting independent local shops with specialty producers and growers, like …

Artisan Food Import and Wholesale Distribution

Source a niche artisan food product directly from small producers in countries like Mexico or Guatemala and distribute w…

Product Reselling and Auction Flipping

Buy products at auctions, liquidation pallets, or retail stores and resell them online for profit. The speaker discusses…

Consumer Electronics Reselling

Buy and resell consumer electronics like Apple computers and accessories. The speaker was in this business for years but…

Medical Billing Company Acquisition

Buying and operating medical billing companies, then using AI and outsourcing to cut operational costs and increase marg…

$50000-$200000/month

Moderate - six figures revenue but thin margins

Concierge Car Buying Service

Becoming a licensed dealer to access wholesale auto auctions, then buying cars on behalf of customers for a finder's fee…

Moderate - scales with number of cleaners

On-Demand Home Cleaning Service

Uber-style home cleaning platform connecting cleaners with customers, primarily serving real estate agents who need list…

Very high - $10M in first 90 days possible

Bitcoin Mining Hosting Facility

Operating a Bitcoin mining facility where you sell miners to customers and host them in your facility for a fee. Custome…

Moderate - ~40% gross margin on $700-800 orders

Online Grass-Fed Beef Sales

Selling quarter cows of grass-fed beef online. Source from local farms at ~$4/lb, sell at $7-8/lb with shipping included…

$150-$300 per session or $300-$700/month per client with 90% marg

Health Coaching and Hormone Consulting

HIPAA-compliant health coaching and hormone consulting business. Charge $150-$300 per session or $300-$700/month for ong…

varies by model - coaching fees or app subscription revenue

GLP-1/Semaglutide Coaching and App

Build a mobile app for managing GLP-1/semaglutide dosage or offer coaching services for people using weight loss medicat…

existing client revenue with improved margins through AI efficien

Acquiring Accounting Practices and AI-Enabling Them

Buy small mom-and-pop bookkeeping and accounting firms, then implement AI tools to increase employee productivity so few…

$500-$5,000/month recurring per client

AI Implementation Business

Help small-to-medium businesses ($1M-$50M revenue) implement AI tools like chatbots, AI receptionists, AI call answering…

Charitable Giving / DAF Services for Wealth Advisors

B2B fintech company (UI Charitable Advisors) providing donor-advised fund (DAF) services to independent wealth managers.…

$1M-$5M/year

Bank Statement Mortgages for Self-Employed

Mortgage lending service using bank statements instead of tax returns to qualify self-employed borrowers and entrepreneu…

$200K-$1M/year

Custom Woodworking / CNC Sign-Making Business

Blue-collar side business buying a used CNC machine to make custom signs, engravings, and live edge wood pieces from a g…

$30K-$100K/year

Highly variable - 30% of recovered tax amounts which could be $50

Tax Fraud Whistleblower Service

A business built around the IRS whistleblower program that pays 30% of recovered taxes when you report tax fraud with su…

$100K-$500K/year depending on contracts and engagements

Regulatory Compliance Enforcement Agency

An agency that monitors competitors on behalf of larger companies to identify violations of new regulations like the FCC…

$200K-$1M+ per year for established operators with enterprise cli

Corporate Competitive Intelligence Agency

A consulting business that attends trade shows, conferences, and industry events undercover to gather competitive intell…

$50K-$300K/year varies by franchise

Low-Cost Service Franchise

Buy a low-cost franchise for around $50K that is growing rapidly with strong unit economics. Research franchises on entr…

$50K-$200K/year depending on crew size and market

Remote Cleaning Business

Start a cleaning business that can be managed remotely by hiring and dispatching cleaning crews. Mentioned as a popular …

$500K-$6M+ profit on exit within 2-3 years. Ongoing rental income

Short-Term Rental Property with Social Media Pre-Launch

Build a short-term rental property (e.g., Scandinavian-style cabins like Live Oak Lake near Waco, TX) while documenting …

$28K-$30K/month revenue at established scale; profitability depen

Custom Merch and Promotional Products Business (Screen Printing)

A custom merchandise and promotional products business offering screen printing, embroidery, pens, postcards, and other …

$100K-500K/year depending on customer base and referral margins

Home Concierge / Family Concierge Service

Charge $99/month as a personal concierge for families in affluent areas. Handle scheduling dry cleaning, restaurant rese…

Fixed Location + Mobile Sauna Business

Combine fixed sauna locations with a mobile unit that rotates to different areas. Build a community and email list of sa…

$15000-$50000/month

Workout Honey (Salt + Honey Pre-Workout Packets)

Pre-workout energy packets containing just raw honey and sea salt - a natural, caffeine-free alternative to chemical pre…

$1M+/year

Tarahumara Endurance Drink (Chia Seed Energy Mix)

Powdered drink mix based on the Tarahumara runners' traditional recipe from Born to Run - chia seeds, honey, lime juice,…

$1M+/year

WeWork for Personal Trainers (Gym Space Marketplace)

A ClassPass-style marketplace connecting personal trainers with gyms that have unused capacity during off-peak hours (10…

$10M+/year

AI Mockup SaaS for Home Services Companies

Build a SaaS tool that generates AI mockups for landscaping, painting, pool installation, and other home services compan…

$5K-$50K/month

AI-Powered Direct Mail Marketing for Home Services

Use Google Earth/Street View APIs to pull images of homes, then use AI image generation to create before/after mockups (…

$5K-$30K/month

AI Lead Generation for Home Remodeling

Scrape Zillow listings to find homes with outdated kitchens or yards. Use AI to generate updated mockup images showing r…

$5K-$50K/month

$1,000-$20,000+ per month

Emergency Services App

Build apps solving real-world problems in underserved markets. Example cited: someone in South Africa built an emergency…

$10,000-$50,000 per truckload

Walker Edison Outdoor Furniture Reselling

Buy Walker Edison outdoor furniture truckloads from liquidation at pennies on the dollar. Example: 250 units for $7,240 …

Pressure Washer Reselling from Liquidation

Source pressure washers from liquidation sales and resell them. One community member sold 600 pressure washers in 10 mon…

$10,000-$17,000/month

Premium Texas Brisket Beef Jerky

Create an ultra-premium beef jerky brand that imitates authentic Texas barbecue brisket flavor using real offset smoker …

$500K-$2M/year

Digital Marketing Agency for Farmers Market Vendors

Visit farmers markets to identify vendors with popular products but no online presence. Offer to set up Shopify stores, …

$200K-$500K/year

Revenue from commission splits on high-ticket referral fees (e.g.

Ride-Share Driver Referral & Sales Training Marketplace

Train ride-share drivers (Uber, Lyft, DoorDash) to sell high-ticket services like insurance or real estate as referral p…

Wholesale margins of 20-40% on bulk orders. A local wholesaler we

Wholesale Flooring Distribution Business

Act as a wholesale middleman for flooring materials by connecting international manufacturers (found via Alibaba) with l…

White-Label SaaS Agency (GoHighLevel)

Use GoHighLevel's white-label platform to rebrand CRM, email marketing, funnels, and booking tools as your own software.…

$20,000/month

Nightclub & Bar Marketing Agency (Full Lounge)

A niche marketing agency specializing exclusively in bars and nightclubs, focused on keeping venues full. The name 'Full…

$20,000/month

$100/hour consulting, $500-$2000 per project package, $1000/month

Digital Marketing Consulting for Local Service Businesses

Start a paid ads consulting agency specializing in Facebook and Google ad campaigns for local home service businesses li…

$100/hour consulting, scalable to packages and retainers

AI Implementation Consultant for Local Service Businesses

Position yourself as the AI guy who speaks contractor language. Help local home service businesses implement AI tools li…

$100/hour consulting, per-GPT project fees

Custom GPT Builder for Small Local Businesses

Create and sell custom ChatGPT GPTs for small local businesses like realtors, therapists, coffee shops, and local servic…

$5K-$50K/month depending on number of clients at $1500+/month ret

AI Implementation Agency

Start an agency that helps small business owners implement artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Zapier, M…