Greg Isenberg
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And you just do that for a whole bunch of different people. And so if you think about it, a landscaping business It's a hard, crappy business because, you know, the margins are OK. You kind of have a 15 to 30 percent margin, but it's a lot of blue collar work and highly seasonal. And if you think about it with this, you could have like 10 robot mowers.
And just every day you go to 10 different houses and drop them off and pick them up at the end of the day. And you make all the money, basically pure profit other than the cost of maintenance on the mower. So kind of a random fun one.
And just every day you go to 10 different houses and drop them off and pick them up at the end of the day. And you make all the money, basically pure profit other than the cost of maintenance on the mower. So kind of a random fun one.
And just every day you go to 10 different houses and drop them off and pick them up at the end of the day. And you make all the money, basically pure profit other than the cost of maintenance on the mower. So kind of a random fun one.
Totally. I think you could probably do it as a neighborhood. I think if you have money, what I would do is I'd go and buy a small landscaping company that has like 20 or 30 customers. And I would just start very gently experimenting. So it's like, you know, you take one house and you see, does the owner notice? Does the owner do the math? Does the owner go and buy their own robot mower?
Totally. I think you could probably do it as a neighborhood. I think if you have money, what I would do is I'd go and buy a small landscaping company that has like 20 or 30 customers. And I would just start very gently experimenting. So it's like, you know, you take one house and you see, does the owner notice? Does the owner do the math? Does the owner go and buy their own robot mower?
Totally. I think you could probably do it as a neighborhood. I think if you have money, what I would do is I'd go and buy a small landscaping company that has like 20 or 30 customers. And I would just start very gently experimenting. So it's like, you know, you take one house and you see, does the owner notice? Does the owner do the math? Does the owner go and buy their own robot mower?
Because these mowers are five to $7,000. And so not that many people are going to go and buy it. Um, now they might try and get a discount. I think it depends on the person, but there's a certain class of person that just goes, if the mowing is good, I don't give a shit. I just want to pay an amount and I want it to just get handled. Um, so yeah, I think it's kind of interesting.
Because these mowers are five to $7,000. And so not that many people are going to go and buy it. Um, now they might try and get a discount. I think it depends on the person, but there's a certain class of person that just goes, if the mowing is good, I don't give a shit. I just want to pay an amount and I want it to just get handled. Um, so yeah, I think it's kind of interesting.
Because these mowers are five to $7,000. And so not that many people are going to go and buy it. Um, now they might try and get a discount. I think it depends on the person, but there's a certain class of person that just goes, if the mowing is good, I don't give a shit. I just want to pay an amount and I want it to just get handled. Um, so yeah, I think it's kind of interesting.
i think it's a launchpad business i i think um the the digital version of it where you do lawnmower reviews or whatever i think is relatively scalable it's probably like a business you can make like 300k to a million dollars a year but the physical stuff is much more for the scrappy person who doesn't know where to start and is willing to spend 5k or something on a startup business that can make them
i think it's a launchpad business i i think um the the digital version of it where you do lawnmower reviews or whatever i think is relatively scalable it's probably like a business you can make like 300k to a million dollars a year but the physical stuff is much more for the scrappy person who doesn't know where to start and is willing to spend 5k or something on a startup business that can make them
i think it's a launchpad business i i think um the the digital version of it where you do lawnmower reviews or whatever i think is relatively scalable it's probably like a business you can make like 300k to a million dollars a year but the physical stuff is much more for the scrappy person who doesn't know where to start and is willing to spend 5k or something on a startup business that can make them
100 to 200K a year. I always think the goal for any entrepreneur starting out is to make 100 to 200K a year. After that, everything is upside and gravy, but that gives you the launchpad with which to launch the good businesses. So you need the mediocre business first.
100 to 200K a year. I always think the goal for any entrepreneur starting out is to make 100 to 200K a year. After that, everything is upside and gravy, but that gives you the launchpad with which to launch the good businesses. So you need the mediocre business first.
100 to 200K a year. I always think the goal for any entrepreneur starting out is to make 100 to 200K a year. After that, everything is upside and gravy, but that gives you the launchpad with which to launch the good businesses. So you need the mediocre business first.
Um, usually, and I think, you know, if someone can start an affiliate website for this, that's better than having a physical mowing company. But the physical mowing company is so easy to get going with, in my opinion. So I don't know. I think it's like those kinds of businesses appeal to me because they're simple and they're not going anywhere.
Um, usually, and I think, you know, if someone can start an affiliate website for this, that's better than having a physical mowing company. But the physical mowing company is so easy to get going with, in my opinion. So I don't know. I think it's like those kinds of businesses appeal to me because they're simple and they're not going anywhere.
Um, usually, and I think, you know, if someone can start an affiliate website for this, that's better than having a physical mowing company. But the physical mowing company is so easy to get going with, in my opinion. So I don't know. I think it's like those kinds of businesses appeal to me because they're simple and they're not going anywhere.
And there's no like SEO rug pull that can really happen. But, um, but I hear you. It's not highly scalable.