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Show IH: Cryptocurrency for Mom & Dad

Hi IH Community,

Goal: I want to find a profitable model ($3k-$5k) that will allow me to focus all my time on blockchain learning & development.

Background: I started creating a protocol/currency (BuyHappy > HappyCoin) back in 2013 with one of my startups. We never launched due to focusing on concrete efforts that would help us secure more venture funding. 😞

Ideas: I love what @sknthla did with her ML mooc and @briankidwell did with their travel subscription service.

My first idea was a cryptocurrency class for grownups. I wrote a post and shared with my audience. I didn’t get much pull from the audience so moving on to next test.

Any feedback on other directions I could go?
Jayme (@jhoff)

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    I think you're on the right track! Starting by teaching is a great way to go, and you've chosen a subject that checks all the boxes:

    1. You're passionate about it, so you're less likely to get bored and give up.
    2. You know a lot about it, so you can actually teach it well.
    3. Lots of people are trying to learn about it, so the market is there.

    There are just a few things left for you to figure out. First, who is your target audience? If not "moms and dads," then maybe it's another group. For example, programmers and techies who've been ignoring this whole thing and are worried about getting left behind. Or people who actually want to do cryptocurrency development. Or investors, etc.

    The second thing to figure out is your product itself. There are always tons of people teaching any given subject, so you need to get creative and differentiate yourself from the competition. For example, you can teach through games (e.g. Flexbox Defense and Flexbox Froggy). Or a 30-day mailing list/email course. Or interviews with influential figures in cryptocurrency. Or cryptocurrency flashcards. There are hundreds of possibilities.

    Btw, I think it'd be interesting to hear about the process you go through, so I'd love it if you blogged about it on IH!

    P.S. Don't neglect to create an email list. Teaching is one of the best ways to start building an audience that you can take with you from company to company in the future.

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      Thanks for the feedback @csallen. I like checking those boxes.

      Stay tuned: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/Jhoff

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    This was a few months back, probably more relevant today five months later....did you move on this idea?