The Business Ideas Episode: Starting A Better Toastmasters, A SodaStream Competitor & More

About this video

Sam and Shaan discuss modernizing Toastmasters through Discord, explore productized service agencies like content remixing and growth assistants, brainstorm a D2C SodaStream competitor, and share updates on Shaan’s writing course and Sam’s early-stage business venture.

Key takeaways

• Productized service agencies (like content remixers, growth assistants, and ghostwriting services) are a proven business model that can scale to $500K+ monthly revenue by packaging repeatable tasks for busy founders and operators.
• Sam’s approach to cold outreach—calling a PE partner who acquired a competitor and directly discussing potential collaboration—demonstrates how transparency and confidence can open doors for partnerships or acquisition opportunities.
• Toastmasters, a 100+ year-old non-profit generating $36M annual revenue with $63M in reserves, could be modernized by moving from in-person meetups to Discord-based chapters with digital certificates and tiered competitions—addressing the same core need (public speaking confidence) with modern infrastructure.

Episode details: published July 21, 2022 · 20K views · 56:51 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The business ideas, figures and results discussed are the hosts’ and guests’ own claims, shared as brainstorming and entertainment — not verified facts and not investment advice.

← Previous: Rich Roll: From Broke At 45 To Building A Multi-Million Dollar Media Empire By Age 55 · Next: This Producer Landed a Job with Us… →

All My First Million videos · My First Million profile · My First Million (official site)