My First Million

Steph Smith On Anti-Cheat Businesses, Ethical Hackers, and 5 Business Ideas With High Demand & Low Supply

Oct 13, 2022

Steph Smith, a host of the a16z podcast and expert on tech trends, dives into the intriguing world of anti-cheat businesses and ethical hacking. She discusses the fascinating dynamics of cheating scandals in sports and the innovative strategies to combat them. Topics include the importance of interactive portfolios for job seekers and A/B testing menus to enhance dining experiences. Smith also shares creative ideas for businesses targeting college students and navigating personal breakups, merging humor with market insights.

01:11:08

Episode guests

Steph Smith

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Impact of a Growing Subreddit for Laughter

00:24

Rebranding Restaurants for Delivery Platforms & Rethinking the Food Pyramid

01:22

The UFC Is Going to Be Big

01:04

Interactive Resume From Robbie Leonardo

01:20

Intro

4min

The Art of Engaging Podcasting

4min

Exploring the Allure of Cheating Scandals in Competitive Sports

4min

Exploring Cheating in Competitive Games and the Necessity of Anti-Cheat Mechanisms

6min

Innovative Anti-Cheat Strategies in Gaming and Employment

22min

Innovative Goals in Food Business

14min

Navigating New Market Opportunities

12min

Episode 374: In this episode Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) joins Steph Smith (@stephsmithio), host of the a16z podcast, to talk about anti-cheat businesses, ethical hacking, and inflections that create companies.

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Links:

* Steph Smith

* a16z podcast

* Sh*t You Don't Learn In School podcast

* r/contagiouslaughter

* Fake data to catch cheaters tweet

* Wiz

* Interactive resume Robby Leonardi

* Bruno Simon

* Neal.Fun

* Electric Chopsticks tweet

* air up

* Meet the People Who Design Restaurant Menus

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Show Notes:

(01:50) - Podcasting

(09:15) - Cheating Scandal

(28:20) - Ethical hacking

(31:00) - Internet portfolio

(42:25) - Salty bowls and smelly water

(44:50) - Idea: A/B Testing Menus

(51:15) - Inflections that create businesses

(01:03:40) - Breakup Businesses

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Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack Butcher, Reed Duchscher, Tai Lopez, Harley Finkelstein, Alexa von Tobel, Noah Kagan, Nick Bare, Greg Isenberg, James Altucher, Randy Hetrick and more.

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