Podcast · 140 episodes
The Startup Ideas Podcast, page 6
by Greg Isenberg · English
Get your creative juices flowing with The Startup Ideas Podcast. Published twice a week, we bring you free startup ideas to inspire your next venture. Hosted by Greg Isenberg, CEO of Late Checkout and former advisor to Reddit and TikTok. Subscribe so you don't miss out. For more startup ideas, we created a database of 30+ startup ideas you can take at https://gregisenberg.com/30startupideas
All episodes, page 6
Google's Nano Banana is an INSANE AI Image Editor (FULL Demo)Google’s Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) demo in Google AI Studio, showing natural-language “Photoshop-like” image editing and “vibe-coded” ad/social asset generation.27 Aug 2025 · 28 min · 10 chapters
Are We in an AI Bubble? (Sam Altman Warns YES + Your 2-Path Playbook)Whether the market is in an “AI bubble” and how startups should respond depending on which side is true.25 Aug 2025 · 16 min · 7 chapters
I Spent 72 Hours Studying How Hormozi made $100m in 5 days (Ads, Emails, Pages, Everything)The episode dissects Alex Hormozi’s webinar funnel that allegedly generated about $100M in 5 days, focusing on the full campaign “machinery”: ad creatives, email phases, live-event reminders,…21 Aug 2025 · 34 min · 19 chapters
Making $$$ with Voice AI Agents and SaaSHow to make money with voice AI agents by using them as “digital employees” that listen, understand intent, speak, and take actions via integrations (e.g., ticketing, scheduling, CRM, SMS, payments).19 Aug 2025 · 29 min · 13 chapters
The Most Overlooked $10K/mo AI Startup Anyone Can StartHow to build an AI startup by starting as a “leveraged agency” that handles a painful, boring task, then automating it with AI agents, and scaling via tiers, enterprise offerings, and daily content…13 Aug 2025 · 17 min · 9 chapters
Replace Yourself With AI (The Complete Guide)Lindy AI’s “agent builder” and “computer use” enabling non-engineers to create AI agents that can operate computers (e.g., marketing, sales, customer support) using plain-English instructions, agent…11 Aug 2025 · 30 min · 14 chapters
Making $$$ with Sam Altman's Solopreneurship ThesisWhether a one-person “solopreneur” can build a billion-dollar company soon, and how to structure an AI-agent-based business to reach that outcome.7 Aug 2025 · 25 min · 11 chapters
How Claude Code Ranked Me FIRST on Google (It's OVER for SEO Agencies)Using Claude Code to rapidly build and SEO-optimize a “boring” local service website, rank in Google’s top 3 for multiple high-intent keywords within 24 hours, and generate thousands in…4 Aug 2025 · 33 min · 17 chapters
$200K/mo with ONE AI Ad (We tell you HOW)How to create and scale “winning” AI-generated ads using Arcade (AI UGC/user-generated-content style videos), including hook/visual hook strategy, rapid creative testing, localization, and automation…30 Jul 2025 · 44 min · 18 chapters
This Excel AI Agent Built Me a $1M Financial Dashboard in 10 Minutes (LIVE Demo)Live demo of Shortcut, an AI agent that plugs into Excel/Google Sheets to build and update complex financial models (e.g., DCFs, P&Ls, dashboards) in minutes, with traceable sources from filings and…29 Jul 2025 · 42 min · 16 chapters
Can You Make $10K/Month MicroSaaS? (The Truth)Defines micro SaaS vs broad SaaS, why micro SaaS can be built by solo/tiny teams with high margins, and provides a growth flywheel + user-journey playbook.28 Jul 2025 · 40 min · 10 chapters
Stole an Idea, Built It in 12 Hours, Sold for $15K in 8 Days (Exact Playbook)Josh describes how he “vibe coded” an AI-assisted idea from ideabrowser.com into a product called NameSnag, bought matching domains, launched in ~12 hours, and sold it for $15K in 8 days.25 Jul 2025 · 38 min · 19 chapters
6 One-Person AI Businesses That Will Make You $60,000/mo (FULL Playbook)Cody Schneider shares a “full playbook” for building one-person AI businesses aimed at 10–60k+ MRR, arguing productized services beat AI automation agencies.23 Jul 2025 · 41 min · 15 chapters
5 New Tools from Google AI to make money/be productive (INSANITY)A primer on five Google AI tools aimed at making users more productive and creative: Gemini (including scheduled actions and “pro” features), Gemini video generation (VO3), personal context, Flow (AI…21 Jul 2025 · 39 min · 17 chapters
5 Startups I’d Build If I Were in My 20sFive low-cost startup ideas for people in their 20s (under ~$500), plus a “bonus” speculative idea.16 Jul 2025 · 12 min · 6 chapters
Is Grok 4 Worth $300? I Tested 9 AI Agents to Find OutA first-time live test of Grok 4 “AI agents” across nine use cases to judge whether it’s worth $300, emphasizing Grok’s strength in real-time X (Twitter) data and web search.15 Jul 2025 · 41 min · 14 chapters
I Ranked EVERY AI Tool Overrated or Underrated (Claude Code, Bolt, n8n, ManusAI, etc)A “spicy” ranking of AI tools people discuss on X as overrated vs underrated, with emphasis on whether they’re useful for technical vs non-technical users and for different stages of building…14 Jul 2025 · 58 min · 18 chapters
Complete Guide to AI Marketing (Vibe Marketing 101)“Vibe marketing” for getting customers with AI agents/workflows. The host argues there’s a current “unfair advantage” window for marketers who understand AI, and provides a practical setup using…9 Jul 2025 · 30 min · 10 chapters
Cursor Replaces Your Entire Business Stack (Full Demo)A full Cursor demo showing how Cursor plus MCPs (Model Context Protocols) can replace a business’s tool stack by letting one interface handle finance (Xero), UX/design review (Playwright MCP),…7 Jul 2025 · 29 min · 18 chapters
Zapier? n8n? Meet this NEW AI Agent Platform that Just 10×-ed My WorkflowThe episode is an “emergency pod” demo of String.com, a new AI agent platform (in alpha) that turns plain-English prompts into multi-step automation workflows, aiming to replace complex n8n-style…2 Jul 2025 · 41 min · 13 chapters