Q: We’re rolling out subscriptions. What’s the one metric to obsess over in the first quarter? H.Y.
Launching subscriptions? Obsess over 90-day retention—it predicts lifetime revenue better than any vanity stat.
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Idea Vault #9 — Mystery Debt Marketplace
Swap $50 for a verified, jaw-dropping debt tale—like the guy who owed $2,347 for double-renting apartments. Your cash chips away at their balance; you get full story rights (NFT-optional). Darkly funny micro-charity where voyeurism meets real-world relief.
Q: Chinese New Year shuts my factory for a month. How can I stockpile without killing working capital? Robert
Your factory goes dark for a month during Chinese New Year—here’s how to stay in stock without torching cash.
Idea Vault #8: Local Fruit Connoisseur Club
Explore terroir by bite. Scan a roadside QR, snag a micro-grower fruit box, and log tasting notes in the app. Think craft beer—but for peaches, yuzu, and hyper-local harvests. Flavor data builds your personal fruit fingerprint.
Q: My remote team spans four time zones. Productivity is going down. What would be a simple fix before our team culture melts? Damon F.
Team split across four time zones and output crashing? Here’s the one-page playbook to fix it before morale snaps.
Hang High: Rooftop Hammock Installs for Urban Dreamers
Trade a drill and $4 K for skyline daybeds—and bank nearly six figures while your cubicle mates choke on fluorescent lighting. Install slick, safety-rated hammocks on apartment roofs, film the sunset, and let Instagram do your marketing. 🏙️🪢🛠️
Deal the Feelings: Launch a Couples-Therapy Icebreaker Deck for Under $5K
Tired of awkward therapy openings? Print a 56-card icebreaker deck for clinicians, not couples. Under $5K launch, $34K profit year one, booster-pack subscription keeps cash flowing. Draw, talk, heal—then rinse and repeat.
Idea Vault #7 - Noise Pollution Subscription Box
Monthly ambient-noise drops—Mongolian traffic jams, Icelandic gales, underwater dinner parties. Royalty-free tracks for focus, content, or meditation, plus subscriber votes on next month’s soundscape and merch tie-ins.
🚫💸 Quit Fees Fast: Launch a $59 Unsubscribe Concierge in a Weekend
A $59 hit-man for your gym, dating app, and SaaS zombies—plus a lean playbook to pocket $40K profit in year one. Cancel their fees, then cancel your cubicle.
Q: Kickstarter success was great, but now a patent troll just showed up. How do I fight without a $200k legal bill? John Coulin
A patent troll just crashed your Kickstarter victory lap? Here’s how to fight back without lighting two-hundred grand on fire.
🌱 Plant Your Pitch: Seed-Embedded Business Cards That Sprout Clients
Ditch landfill-bound cardstock for business cards that bloom—laser-etched seed paper that sprouts wildflowers and new clients. Under $5k to launch, 66 % margins, and zero boredom. Ready to plant your pitch?
Rent Signs, Not Silence: Make $2K+ a Weekend with A-Frame QR Boards
Make $1K+/month renting custom QR-code signs to weddings, parties, and pop-ups—no tech, no employees, just a trunk full of signs and a free weekend.
Idea Vault #6 – Funeral Playlist Insurance
Lock in your life’s exit soundtrack now. For a few bucks a month, Funeral Playlist Insurance stores your perfect playlist, enforces it at the service, and even throws in a DJ hotline and hologram upgrade. When you go, the music still bangs.
Stitch-Rich Side Hustle: Hand-Sew Waxed Canvas Tarps and Pocket $200 a Pop
Trade spreadsheets for stitching: hand-sew waxed-canvas tarps that overlanders crave, sell each for $200, and pocket $30K profit in a year—without quitting your day job.