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Chris Koerner

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
2524 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

Yes, I hope so. I hope so.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

Okay, so you might need to build on this first one because it's 40% baked. So I just started posting Instagram Reels for the first time in my life a few months ago. It's a whole new world to me. And in the Instagram settings, you can check the little toggle button that says cross-post to Facebook. I'm like, ah, what the heck? So I started a Facebook page, zero followers, cross-posted.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

Okay, so you might need to build on this first one because it's 40% baked. So I just started posting Instagram Reels for the first time in my life a few months ago. It's a whole new world to me. And in the Instagram settings, you can check the little toggle button that says cross-post to Facebook. I'm like, ah, what the heck? So I started a Facebook page, zero followers, cross-posted.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

Okay, so you might need to build on this first one because it's 40% baked. So I just started posting Instagram Reels for the first time in my life a few months ago. It's a whole new world to me. And in the Instagram settings, you can check the little toggle button that says cross-post to Facebook. I'm like, ah, what the heck? So I started a Facebook page, zero followers, cross-posted.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

And then one day I log in there and it's like, wow, some of these videos are really getting a lot of views. And so as an afterthought, I commented on my own thing, and I shilled all my links to all my things. And people started clicking. I used tracking links. So then I had a video start going viral, and it was getting like 100,000 views an hour or so. And I was like, oh, let me do that again.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

And then one day I log in there and it's like, wow, some of these videos are really getting a lot of views. And so as an afterthought, I commented on my own thing, and I shilled all my links to all my things. And people started clicking. I used tracking links. So then I had a video start going viral, and it was getting like 100,000 views an hour or so. And I was like, oh, let me do that again.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

And then one day I log in there and it's like, wow, some of these videos are really getting a lot of views. And so as an afterthought, I commented on my own thing, and I shilled all my links to all my things. And people started clicking. I used tracking links. So then I had a video start going viral, and it was getting like 100,000 views an hour or so. And I was like, oh, let me do that again.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

Let me put my links in there. Because in Instagram, key differentiator, there are no clickable links in the comments. On Facebook, there are. And so I put in all my links. And then literally within seconds, I refreshed my tiny URL. And I was getting dozens of clicks, like a minute. And then like hundreds of clicks every couple minutes.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

Let me put my links in there. Because in Instagram, key differentiator, there are no clickable links in the comments. On Facebook, there are. And so I put in all my links. And then literally within seconds, I refreshed my tiny URL. And I was getting dozens of clicks, like a minute. And then like hundreds of clicks every couple minutes.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

Let me put my links in there. Because in Instagram, key differentiator, there are no clickable links in the comments. On Facebook, there are. And so I put in all my links. And then literally within seconds, I refreshed my tiny URL. And I was getting dozens of clicks, like a minute. And then like hundreds of clicks every couple minutes.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

And people were subscribing to my newsletter and subscribing to my YouTube and podcast. And it was a sight to behold. And it was just this unlock where it's like, wow. it's almost like we've moved on from Facebook, right? Like it's all about Instagram ads. We're all on Instagram and Instagram crushes and it's great. But Facebook's over here like, hey, we've got 2.5 billion monthly active users.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

And people were subscribing to my newsletter and subscribing to my YouTube and podcast. And it was a sight to behold. And it was just this unlock where it's like, wow. it's almost like we've moved on from Facebook, right? Like it's all about Instagram ads. We're all on Instagram and Instagram crushes and it's great. But Facebook's over here like, hey, we've got 2.5 billion monthly active users.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

And people were subscribing to my newsletter and subscribing to my YouTube and podcast. And it was a sight to behold. And it was just this unlock where it's like, wow. it's almost like we've moved on from Facebook, right? Like it's all about Instagram ads. We're all on Instagram and Instagram crushes and it's great. But Facebook's over here like, hey, we've got 2.5 billion monthly active users.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

Like we're still here. We're still doing fine. And so that's the backdrop. And I just think that a lot of creators, if not the vast majority of creators are ignoring Facebook reels and they're not taking advantage of that valuable real estate, the top comment. the top pinned comment.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

Like we're still here. We're still doing fine. And so that's the backdrop. And I just think that a lot of creators, if not the vast majority of creators are ignoring Facebook reels and they're not taking advantage of that valuable real estate, the top comment. the top pinned comment.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

Like we're still here. We're still doing fine. And so that's the backdrop. And I just think that a lot of creators, if not the vast majority of creators are ignoring Facebook reels and they're not taking advantage of that valuable real estate, the top comment. the top pinned comment.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

And so I think there's a world where you could build a tool to automate that, a simple tool, maybe it's a Chrome extension or something, five bucks a month, where any creator, as soon as they cross post, automatically pins a top comment on their Instagram.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

And so I think there's a world where you could build a tool to automate that, a simple tool, maybe it's a Chrome extension or something, five bucks a month, where any creator, as soon as they cross post, automatically pins a top comment on their Instagram.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

And so I think there's a world where you could build a tool to automate that, a simple tool, maybe it's a Chrome extension or something, five bucks a month, where any creator, as soon as they cross post, automatically pins a top comment on their Instagram.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
5 validated startup ideas to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)

Or you could build an agency-like tool where you play middleman between creators that don't really care to pin anything in their top comment and creators that do. Like, hey, you're in the makeup niche. Hey, I sell a makeup product. We'll give you a 20% affiliate income. Just automatically pin these links in your top comment.