I made this quite popular thread where I had doubts about which idea to act on: https://www.indiehackers.com/post/still-looking-for-good-business-ideas-does-something-here-sound-good-to-you-ed18b9ef30
I think I finally found something quite interesting.
I am studying artificial intelligence on my own. Actually I have made a study group and we post our meetings on YouTube - in Polish though, so probably not of interest to you: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMEQFEKrsRFBXnUIreTACxg
The main hypothesis of my project is:
There is enough hype around artificial intelligence in business world, that there will be non-technical people willing to take part in short, PAID online course about:
Course would be geared towards: business people working in tech - CEOs, executives, managers, also tech recruiters and journalists.
Course would be in Polish - I want to focus on my own market.
Now this is just a hypothesis, I plan to validate it with a landing page for the course. It will provide all the info above + price + my credentials (putting emphasis on my YouTube channel, since I don't have a lot of commercial experience in AI).
Landing page will have an e-mail for those who are interested. Alternatively - should I actually try to pre-sell? I know that there are few successful online courses in Poland which were sold before they were complete.
So... What do you think? :)
EDIT: what the fuck , what the fuck, what the fuck...
I posted my idea on a Polish fb group for startup enthusiasts and... got an offer to do PAID live course for the group of 10 lawyers. WHAT. THE. FUCK.
Awesome! I think that you are well predisposed to create an online course. I'm watching a first video on your YT channel, and I like the way you talk and present the topic.
I followed your initial threads with great interest, and I can't help but think of Paul Graham's "Do things that don't scale" right now. You've tried so hard to figure out a business idea and eventually your first indie gig might be you doing an individual paid course? :)
I am certain that the live feedback you'll be getting will help improving your course material significantly, and probably you should aim for a couple more individual courses to gather even more feedback first and lay out your material based on that.
And I think that starting with your mother tongue is a great way 1. to focus on preparing quality content first and 2. to cater a "niche" market of those not proficient with the English language.
Once you've got your course in place, you can still translate into English and probably even other languages.
You're off to a great start!
Gratuluję ci! Dobry pomysl.
Good luck with delivering the course.
Congrats, seems like "validate the idea with landing page" is working well for you. What is the name of that startup enthusiasts group on FB?
Really happy for you! :) I was just wondering and if I were you I would also look at what free EDX courses are about offer? What's your advantage in comparison. 😊
Nicely done.
Ayyyeeeee! Nice!
Boom!