The Koerner Office - Business Ideas, Advice & Deep Dives - TKOPOD.COM
Hey! I'm Chris Koerner. Do you have a clinical addiction to all things small business? Hey, me too! Let's be addicts together.
On this show I do deep dives on cool business ideas, growth hacks and opportunities. Sometimes that means going broad, and breaking down 4-6 ideas with a business parter or friend, and sometimes that means going super deep on one idea or topic.
I've built dozens of companies & own 7 right now, with revenues in the 10s of millions. I also buy 1-2 RV parks per month alongside partners and investors.
Episodes are released every Monday Wednesday and Friday. Email me at heychris@cofounders.com with any feedback. Enjoy!
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Latest Episodes
5 Businesses You Can Start With Almost No Money⏐Ep. #290
beehiiv is the newsletter platform I’ve used for over a year and a half because their data shows you exactly what’s working. Get 30% off three months at beehiiv.com/chris ━ Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Michael Girdley is back and we went even harder this time. I sent his ideas to my newsletter, you guys voted, and we only talked about the best ones. We got into AI persona marketplaces, a MasterClass killer where you actually talk to Steve Jobs, the return of local journalism, an app that yells at you for getting distracted, negotiating 70% off college tuition, and why AI audits might be the best business any of you can start right now. One idea was so good I started building it in Claude while we were still recording. Find Michael on X at https://x.com/girdley or at https://girdley.com. He's also launching Bedrock (girdley.com/bedrock) for quality of earnings if you're buying a business, and Fixed Labs for AI audits. Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
He Can't Code but His AI Agents Make Him $5K/Month⏐Ep. #289
beehiiv is the newsletter platform I’ve used for over a year and a half because their data shows you exactly what’s working. Get 30% off three months at beehiiv.com/chris ━ Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Vadim is 18 years old, has zero coding experience, and just made $5,000 in his first month from an app he vibe coded using Claude Code. His app Vugola competes with Opus Clip, a company that raised $50 million, and he built the whole thing without writing a single line of code. We talk about how he built it, the AI tools he's using to run his entire company with agents, and why he thinks every business needs to be built agentic-first. Find Vadim on Twitter/X: https://x.com/VadimStrizheus Try his app: https://vugolaai.com Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
The Most Profitable Business Everyone Overlooks⏐Ep. #288
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Mike Yoder started a drone deer recovery service in Ohio and made $50,000 in his first 10 weeks. Four years later he's doing over $32 million a year selling thermal and agricultural spray drones. In this episode he breaks down exactly how he got his first customers, the unit economics of spray drone businesses (70%+ profit margins), and why this might be the biggest untapped opportunity in blue collar entrepreneurship right now. If you know someone in the military, send them this episode. Find Mike: https://www.youtube.com/@dronedeerrecovery mike@hledrones.com Drone Deer Recovery — https://dronedeerrecovery.com https://nuwayag.com/ @nuwayag on all platforms Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
He Found a Way to Make $1K/Hour From His Phone⏐Ep. #287
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Kip Roland went from a suspended Amazon account and a newborn baby to building a $450K/year live selling business — starting with zero followers, zero experience, and a storage unit full of kitchen appliances. In this episode, Kip breaks down exactly how live selling works on Whatnot and TikTok, how he sources liquidation goods for 80–90% off retail, what his first stream looked like (150 items sold in under two hours), and how anyone can make their first $1,000 in profit live selling. He also covers hiring streamers, switching categories, selling food on live, and why he thinks live selling is the biggest untapped opportunity in e-commerce right now. Links mentioned: Kip on X/Twitter: @kip_roland Kip's free newsletter on live selling: https://liveselling-academy.kit.com Live Selling Academy (with Shannon Jean): https:www.liveselling.academy/TKO — Get 2 months for $20 B-Stock (liquidation sourcing): https://bstock.com Whatnot (live selling platform): https://whatnot.com Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
How a Non-Coder Made $2.5M in One Year Using AI⏐Ep. #286
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Meet Jon Cheney. A year ago he woke up, had an idea, and built an entire business in a weekend with zero coding experience and $400. By Tuesday he had his first customer — who paid him $15,000. A year later he's at $2.5 million in revenue, over 50% profit, and on pace for $7 million this year with just a handful of employees. Jon breaks down exactly how he found his first customers, how he prices his services, and the simple 3-part framework he uses to close deals. No hype, no fluff. If you've ever thought about starting something but felt like you didn't have the right skills or money, this one's for you. Find Jon here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joncheney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheneypiano Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheneypiano TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cheneypiano Website: https://genaipi.org Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
They Banned My $35K/Month Page So I Started a Business⏐Ep. #285
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Get Plans of Grandeur for $47 (video-only price) 👉 https://buy.stripe.com/4gM14o4xF7NS33Y9av3841u 10% of all revenue goes to the National Kidney Foundation 👉 https://www.kidney.org Facebook banned my $35K/month page overnight. So I turned my laptop on, hit record, and launched a brand new business from scratch while you watched. No plan. No LLC. No domain name. Nothing.Here's everything I mentioned in the video: - The video that got me banned 👉 https://youtu.be/IPnafDDgj6o - How to start a newsletter from scratch (beginner tutorials) 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5doEXwy4gHUoqaZjwESVJYK6qtQ5dE-L Tools I used: - Beehiiv (newsletter platform) 👉 https://www.beehiiv.com/chris - Stripe 👉 https://www.stripe.com - Namecheap 👉 https://www.namecheap.com - Skool 👉 https://www.skool.com Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
5 Businesses You Can Start With Almost No Money⏐Ep. #290
beehiiv is the newsletter platform I’ve used for over a year and a half because their data shows you exactly what’s working. Get 30% off three months at beehiiv.com/chris ━ Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Michael Girdley is back and we went even harder this time. I sent his ideas to my newsletter, you guys voted, and we only talked about the best ones. We got into AI persona marketplaces, a MasterClass killer where you actually talk to Steve Jobs, the return of local journalism, an app that yells at you for getting distracted, negotiating 70% off college tuition, and why AI audits might be the best business any of you can start right now. One idea was so good I started building it in Claude while we were still recording. Find Michael on X at https://x.com/girdley or at https://girdley.com. He's also launching Bedrock (girdley.com/bedrock) for quality of earnings if you're buying a business, and Fixed Labs for AI audits. Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
He Can't Code but His AI Agents Make Him $5K/Month⏐Ep. #289
beehiiv is the newsletter platform I’ve used for over a year and a half because their data shows you exactly what’s working. Get 30% off three months at beehiiv.com/chris ━ Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Vadim is 18 years old, has zero coding experience, and just made $5,000 in his first month from an app he vibe coded using Claude Code. His app Vugola competes with Opus Clip, a company that raised $50 million, and he built the whole thing without writing a single line of code. We talk about how he built it, the AI tools he's using to run his entire company with agents, and why he thinks every business needs to be built agentic-first. Find Vadim on Twitter/X: https://x.com/VadimStrizheus Try his app: https://vugolaai.com Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
The Most Profitable Business Everyone Overlooks⏐Ep. #288
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Mike Yoder started a drone deer recovery service in Ohio and made $50,000 in his first 10 weeks. Four years later he's doing over $32 million a year selling thermal and agricultural spray drones. In this episode he breaks down exactly how he got his first customers, the unit economics of spray drone businesses (70%+ profit margins), and why this might be the biggest untapped opportunity in blue collar entrepreneurship right now. If you know someone in the military, send them this episode. Find Mike: https://www.youtube.com/@dronedeerrecovery mike@hledrones.com Drone Deer Recovery — https://dronedeerrecovery.com https://nuwayag.com/ @nuwayag on all platforms Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
He Found a Way to Make $1K/Hour From His Phone⏐Ep. #287
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Kip Roland went from a suspended Amazon account and a newborn baby to building a $450K/year live selling business — starting with zero followers, zero experience, and a storage unit full of kitchen appliances. In this episode, Kip breaks down exactly how live selling works on Whatnot and TikTok, how he sources liquidation goods for 80–90% off retail, what his first stream looked like (150 items sold in under two hours), and how anyone can make their first $1,000 in profit live selling. He also covers hiring streamers, switching categories, selling food on live, and why he thinks live selling is the biggest untapped opportunity in e-commerce right now. Links mentioned: Kip on X/Twitter: @kip_roland Kip's free newsletter on live selling: https://liveselling-academy.kit.com Live Selling Academy (with Shannon Jean): https:www.liveselling.academy/TKO — Get 2 months for $20 B-Stock (liquidation sourcing): https://bstock.com Whatnot (live selling platform): https://whatnot.com Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
How a Non-Coder Made $2.5M in One Year Using AI⏐Ep. #286
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Meet Jon Cheney. A year ago he woke up, had an idea, and built an entire business in a weekend with zero coding experience and $400. By Tuesday he had his first customer — who paid him $15,000. A year later he's at $2.5 million in revenue, over 50% profit, and on pace for $7 million this year with just a handful of employees. Jon breaks down exactly how he found his first customers, how he prices his services, and the simple 3-part framework he uses to close deals. No hype, no fluff. If you've ever thought about starting something but felt like you didn't have the right skills or money, this one's for you. Find Jon here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joncheney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheneypiano Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheneypiano TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cheneypiano Website: https://genaipi.org Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
They Banned My $35K/Month Page So I Started a Business⏐Ep. #285
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Get Plans of Grandeur for $47 (video-only price) 👉 https://buy.stripe.com/4gM14o4xF7NS33Y9av3841u 10% of all revenue goes to the National Kidney Foundation 👉 https://www.kidney.org Facebook banned my $35K/month page overnight. So I turned my laptop on, hit record, and launched a brand new business from scratch while you watched. No plan. No LLC. No domain name. Nothing.Here's everything I mentioned in the video: - The video that got me banned 👉 https://youtu.be/IPnafDDgj6o - How to start a newsletter from scratch (beginner tutorials) 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5doEXwy4gHUoqaZjwESVJYK6qtQ5dE-L Tools I used: - Beehiiv (newsletter platform) 👉 https://www.beehiiv.com/chris - Stripe 👉 https://www.stripe.com - Namecheap 👉 https://www.namecheap.com - Skool 👉 https://www.skool.com Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
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