🤑 Your 5 Free Business Ideas

Idea #1

🗺️ Mole Mapping App

Holy moley!

The Problem: Cancer touches all of our lives. But no cancer is more common on this earth than skin cancer. In fact, 1 in 5 Americans will develop it by the age of 70. The good news? Unlike most cancers, skin cancer is visible. It’s detectable and when caught early, melanoma has a 99% survival rate. Yet despite this, only 36% of adults perform regular skin checks. That’s why it’s time to make early detection effortless. Here’s how.

The Solution:

• In a line: An AI-powered app that lets you scan, track, and assess moles over time using your smartphone.

• Product:

  • 📸 A user downloads the app and takes photos of any moles they wish to track over time.

  • 🤖 The app uses trained AI models (on dermatological datasets) to classify lesions (benign, atypical, potentially malignant) and advises a user on what they should do, including speaking to a telehealth consultant about any problematic moles.

  • ⏲️ Users are prompted each month to take updated pictures of lesions to track them over time, data which can then be shared with dermatologists.

  • 👀 Check out the Molescan.ai demo for yourself

• Business Model: Basic scanning and mapping free, dermatologist teleconsultations are a paid feature

• End Goal: Get acquired by a large player in the telehealth space, likely for 8–12x ARR

Idea #2

🚌 Commute Learning App

The perfect sylla-bus

The Problem: We spend hundreds of hours a year commuting, and most of that time we waste. In fact the average American commuter loses 54 hours a year stuck in traffic alone. Globally, millions ride subways, buses, or trains in daily dead zones of productivity. But what if there was a way for us to claim that time back and use it productively, maybe to learn? Here’s what we’re thinking.

The Solution:

• In a line: A micro-learning app that turns your daily commute into a structured, goal-based education experience.

• Product:

  • 🚗 A user joins the app and enters how long their daily commute is

  • 🧠 They can then select from a number of different skills or subjects they wish to learn, like languages, chess, history or some other skill

  • 🎧 AI then creates courses broken up into chunks based on the commute with progression tracked over time

  • 🔁 The courses work offline and sync with Spotify/Apple Podcasts for hybrid formats

• Business Model: Freemium with a $7.99/mo premium tier for curated plans, certifications, and partner content

• End Goal: Acquire a critical mass of motivated learners and exit to an EdTech giant like Duolingo for a 5–8x revenue multiple.

Idea #3

🧘 Meditation Companion 

Stone cold chiller

The Problem: We’ve all gone through a “meditation phase” in our lives. We download a meditation app, commit to a daily meditation practice, but after about 3 days we realise that TikTok or YouTube are much more exciting than practicing mindfulness. And that’s the problem, right? Using your phone (the most exciting and addictive product ever designed) to meditate is a bit like asking a gambling addict to chill in a casino lobby. That’s why we need a new device designed specifically for meditation. No screen. No app. No distraction. Just peace. Here’s what we have in mind.

The Solution:

• In a line: A minimalist, screen-free, pebble-shaped device that guides you through meditation using breath, vibration, and sound.

• Product:

  • 🌀 No screens, no apps, you just pick it up and press. A built-in sensor knows when it’s in your hand and activates.

  • 🎵 The device gently pulses to guide inhale/exhale timing, with optional ambient tones or chimes. There’s also an optional voice mode which can lead you in guided meditations

  • 🔋 The device has 30-day battery life, magnetic wireless charging, and a tactile outer shell that feels like a real stone.

  • 📉 The app only tracks a single data point - minutes meditated, which it calls out after each session. No leaderboards or other distractions

• Business Model: Direct-to-consumer single purchase ($40 or $50 for the device)

• End Goal: Sell to a wellness brand like Calm or Headspace at a 5–8x revenue multiple.

Idea #4

🏃 Runna for Sprinting

For sprints and giggles

The Problem: Fun fact - once someone reaches the age of 30 there’s a 90% chance that they will never sprint ever again for the rest of their lives. The 10%? Well that’s just people sprinting to catch their flight or trying to flag down a runaway ice cream truck. But one person over 30 who still sprints is Sam Parr, Hampton founder and host of the My First Million podcast (which we love btw). And it’s no wonder why - sprinting spikes natural growth hormone and testosterone production, burns fat efficiently and improves V02 max. Earlier this week Sam shared on Twitter how he wanted someone to build the “Runna” for Sprinting (which was just acquired btw). So let’s help Sam out.

The Solution:

• In a line: A sprint-focused tracking app that logs your speed bursts, ranks you on leaderboards, and helps you get faster.

• Product:

  • 📲 Download the app and sync with your phone's GPS/accelerometer to auto-detect sprints

  • 🏁 Choose your personalised training plan and start running sprints in accordance with your plan while tracking performance over time

  • 🥇 Compete in local or global sprint challenges and leaderboards within the community section of the app

• Business Model: Freemium: free core features, premium analytics and training tools for $10/month.

• End Goal: Sell to a company like Strava or WHOOP for 5–10x ARR, something like that.

Idea #5

🈳 Japanese Concepts Newsletter

A zensational idea

The Opportunity: Western audiences are fascinated by Japanese culture. We love their food, get Japanese characters tattooed on our skin and binge watch anime late into the night. And who doesn’t love an ancient Japanese concept? Kintsugi. Kaizen. Wabi-Sabi. Mugenkai. The list is endless (particularly since I totally made up one of those…). TikTok videos tagged #Ikigai have amassed over 180M views, and Google searches for “Wabi-Sabi” have doubled in the past 5 years. Which got us thinking, why not create a media brand around this concept? Here’s what we’re thinking.

The Solution:

• In a line: A daily email newsletter delivering one beautifully explained Japanese concept per day.

• Product:

  • 🧠 Each email focuses on a single Japanese idea, what it means, where it comes from, and how to apply it.

  • ✍️ The newsletter is a simple, 3-minute read, with quotable wisdom that begs to be forwarded or screenshotted.

  • 🇯🇵 The content is curated by Japanese researchers, translators, or advisors to avoid “ikigai-washing” and ensure accuracy

  • 📈 You use this as the basis of a media brand which could expand into other mediums over time

• Business Model: Free newsletter and monetize through selling ads

• End Goal: Hold onto the newsletter for distribution purposes, build an audience over time and launch other products to that audience