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Jesse Pujji

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366 total appearances

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The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

$100,000, $200,000 a year to have access to this information and it's going to give you an edge. My better idea even, by the way, for pricing is we're going to hold a reverse auction. Only 20 people will get this information. Bid to your highest bid that you're willing to pay for it.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

$100,000, $200,000 a year to have access to this information and it's going to give you an edge. My better idea even, by the way, for pricing is we're going to hold a reverse auction. Only 20 people will get this information. Bid to your highest bid that you're willing to pay for it.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

And first you do it for Meta, then you go do it for Google, then you go do it for Amazon, then you basically go through the biggest public companies and you create information that the investment and hedge fund world uses. And I think that's easily a $10 million EBITDA business, maybe more.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

And first you do it for Meta, then you go do it for Google, then you go do it for Amazon, then you basically go through the biggest public companies and you create information that the investment and hedge fund world uses. And I think that's easily a $10 million EBITDA business, maybe more.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

And first you do it for Meta, then you go do it for Google, then you go do it for Amazon, then you basically go through the biggest public companies and you create information that the investment and hedge fund world uses. And I think that's easily a $10 million EBITDA business, maybe more.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

Dude, there was a company that we paid $100,000 a month at Goldman, maybe not quite that, maybe $50,000 a month, called First Rain. And it was literally a fancy Google Alerts for public companies. Because the argument was, you need to know first when something happens to your stock. And we are the fastest, best way to get you that information. And it was literally just Google Alerts.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

Dude, there was a company that we paid $100,000 a month at Goldman, maybe not quite that, maybe $50,000 a month, called First Rain. And it was literally a fancy Google Alerts for public companies. Because the argument was, you need to know first when something happens to your stock. And we are the fastest, best way to get you that information. And it was literally just Google Alerts.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

Dude, there was a company that we paid $100,000 a month at Goldman, maybe not quite that, maybe $50,000 a month, called First Rain. And it was literally a fancy Google Alerts for public companies. Because the argument was, you need to know first when something happens to your stock. And we are the fastest, best way to get you that information. And it was literally just Google Alerts.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

And so I think there's a lot of ideas in this vein. And this is a good example, by the way, of getting super thoughtful about a customer and what they need and who they are and how to approach it. But that's one of my ideas for that world. The other one is a broad idea. I mean, you know, you've heard of Alpha Sites or GLG, right? Yeah.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

And so I think there's a lot of ideas in this vein. And this is a good example, by the way, of getting super thoughtful about a customer and what they need and who they are and how to approach it. But that's one of my ideas for that world. The other one is a broad idea. I mean, you know, you've heard of Alpha Sites or GLG, right? Yeah.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

And so I think there's a lot of ideas in this vein. And this is a good example, by the way, of getting super thoughtful about a customer and what they need and who they are and how to approach it. But that's one of my ideas for that world. The other one is a broad idea. I mean, you know, you've heard of Alpha Sites or GLG, right? Yeah.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

So for anyone who's listening, there's probably 10 of these companies. All have been extremely successful. Their customers are hedge funds, private equity, consulting firms. And they basically supply them with expert networks, expert experts. I used to work at Goldman, right? And I had to get smart on the trucking industry.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

So for anyone who's listening, there's probably 10 of these companies. All have been extremely successful. Their customers are hedge funds, private equity, consulting firms. And they basically supply them with expert networks, expert experts. I used to work at Goldman, right? And I had to get smart on the trucking industry.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

So for anyone who's listening, there's probably 10 of these companies. All have been extremely successful. Their customers are hedge funds, private equity, consulting firms. And they basically supply them with expert networks, expert experts. I used to work at Goldman, right? And I had to get smart on the trucking industry.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

So I went to them and I go, hey, guys, I want to talk to a guy who owns 10 trucks. I want to talk to one of the biggest, you know, I want to talk to two truck drivers, like actual truck drivers. I want to talk to someone who ships through three different trucking carriers. I want to talk to someone who's built the truck engines, the special diesel engines. I made this whole request for them.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

So I went to them and I go, hey, guys, I want to talk to a guy who owns 10 trucks. I want to talk to one of the biggest, you know, I want to talk to two truck drivers, like actual truck drivers. I want to talk to someone who ships through three different trucking carriers. I want to talk to someone who's built the truck engines, the special diesel engines. I made this whole request for them.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

So I went to them and I go, hey, guys, I want to talk to a guy who owns 10 trucks. I want to talk to one of the biggest, you know, I want to talk to two truck drivers, like actual truck drivers. I want to talk to someone who ships through three different trucking carriers. I want to talk to someone who's built the truck engines, the special diesel engines. I made this whole request for them.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

And within two weeks. They had experts for all of those people. And I'm sitting there asking, how does this diesel engine work? Is the technology actually going to change the game? Blah, blah, blah. I'm learning all about it. And they've all been very successful. I'm talking nine-figure EBITDA. Multiple companies have hit nine figures in EBITDA. I think that whole space is going to verticalize.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

And within two weeks. They had experts for all of those people. And I'm sitting there asking, how does this diesel engine work? Is the technology actually going to change the game? Blah, blah, blah. I'm learning all about it. And they've all been very successful. I'm talking nine-figure EBITDA. Multiple companies have hit nine figures in EBITDA. I think that whole space is going to verticalize.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Niche Startup Ideas: Hedge Fund Data/Info Business, Expert Network, & AI-Generated Kids' Music

And within two weeks. They had experts for all of those people. And I'm sitting there asking, how does this diesel engine work? Is the technology actually going to change the game? Blah, blah, blah. I'm learning all about it. And they've all been very successful. I'm talking nine-figure EBITDA. Multiple companies have hit nine figures in EBITDA. I think that whole space is going to verticalize.