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Brains on the Outside: A Business Ideas Podcast

This is Brains on the Outside, a show about ridiculous business ideas. Every Monday, Alex and Andrew solve real businesses' real problems in the most ridiculous ways.

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
26 minutes
Episodes
87
Years Active
2022 - 2024
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Start-up I Want To Be Real Award 2022

Start-up I Want To Be Real Award 2022

We are starting the new year with the second part of our awards show! This time we are nominating the business idea we would invest real money into, if we had enough real money to make investments!

If…

00:17:31  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
Most Viable Business of The Year Award 2022

Most Viable Business of The Year Award 2022

Viability is in the eye of the beholder. We host our first Brains on the Outside awards show, as Andrew and Alex try to choose what they believe is the most viable business they pitched this year. 

I…

00:08:41  |   Mon 26 Dec 2022
How to help Santa! (feat. Molly)

How to help Santa! (feat. Molly)

It's our Christmas special today and who better to discuss Santa with than Molly, an 11-year-old! We try to get the inside scoop on what Santa has been up to this year and what Molly thinks we might …

00:38:43  |   Mon 19 Dec 2022
Football 2: the even more beautiful game

Football 2: the even more beautiful game

more balls! more players! more voting! Now that the World Cup is wrapping up, Andrew and Alex wonder what rules will be included in the sequel to football: Football 2. The two business-pitching buddi…

00:24:11  |   Mon 12 Dec 2022
Advent Calendars and Hallmark Christmas Movies

Advent Calendars and Hallmark Christmas Movies

This week, as you crack open that little door and feast upon the chocolatey (or crunchy) snacks behind you can listen to our thoughts on advent calendars, present regifting and Hallmark Christmas Mov…

00:30:54  |   Mon 05 Dec 2022
Anime dating sims and the most annoying alarm ever (Durhack Edition)

Anime dating sims and the most annoying alarm ever (Durhack Edition)

An anime dating sim to teach you coding! A banana to tell you to sell bitcoin! An annoying alarm! A social media with a timer! This week is packed a smorgasbord of innovative ideas from Durhack, a Du…

00:30:05  |   Mon 28 Nov 2022
A Tribute to a Better Life

A Tribute to a Better Life

You can see a cover band version of The Beatles, but why isn't there a tribute version of theme parks? Or a tribute version of Formula 1, or art, or restaurants? After we pitch a tribute of everythin…

00:27:25  |   Mon 21 Nov 2022
Elon Musk and the Atomic Priesthood

Elon Musk and the Atomic Priesthood

Elon has made it clear: no idea is bad enough to not be considered included in a future update to Twitter. We are more than happy to help speed up its death spiral by throwing more ideas into the mix…

00:28:57  |   Mon 14 Nov 2022
How to get a day off work

How to get a day off work

We are back with another episode recorded in Brewdog Waterloo's podcast recording studio! The restaurant Dishoom lets loyal customers roll dice to give you free food - can other companies apply this …

00:21:39  |   Mon 07 Nov 2022
Braaaaaains on the Outside (feat. Dracula the Vampire)

Braaaaaains on the Outside (feat. Dracula the Vampire)

It's Halloween! Monsters and candy are everywhere! Today is a day for the supernatural! No matter how much has changed, however, innovative business ideas are constantly important. Join us as we disc…

00:18:57  |   Mon 31 Oct 2022
Greggs x Everything

Greggs x Everything

Recorded in the Brewdog Waterloo recording studio, this episode is all about food. It's an exciting time, but Alex has sadly forgotten all his Greggs' branded clothes! Greggs crossovers are obviously…

00:23:01  |   Mon 24 Oct 2022
The Next Apple Watch Ultra

The Next Apple Watch Ultra

Living your everyday life and running a business is inherently risky, but does it have to be? The new Apple Watch promises to make certain extreme sports safer - we discuss whether the future Apple W…

00:25:00  |   Mon 17 Oct 2022
How to plan the worst wedding ever

How to plan the worst wedding ever

Recently we went to the best wedding ever - but how can you plan the worst one? We pitch a business designed to keep unwanted guests out of your wedding ceremony, and then pitch another that plans wa…

00:22:11  |   Mon 10 Oct 2022
Slow Snails. Fast Cars. Good Times.

Slow Snails. Fast Cars. Good Times.

Lies and misinformation are rampant on Twitter. There are people making ridiculous claims with zero repercussions. It can't go on, but how can we stop this? In today's episode, we pitch a new busines…

00:24:53  |   Mon 03 Oct 2022
A Supermarket Full of Ted Dansons and Claw Machines

A Supermarket Full of Ted Dansons and Claw Machines

This is a commerce heavy episode. If you work in retail you're going to want to listen to this one. Shopping is changing and consumers have higher expectations of their supermarket experiences than e…

00:26:10  |   Mon 26 Sep 2022
Poober, AirPnP and a Tinder for holidays.

Poober, AirPnP and a Tinder for holidays.

Andrew is in Bruges (like the film but hopefully with fewer murders) this week so we've got another remote episode and because it's Bruges, which is fancy and full of culture, this is an extremely hi…

00:24:09  |   Mon 19 Sep 2022
This episode is only for animals

This episode is only for animals

This episode includes ideas that are mostly for animals. Humans can listen too but seriously, these are premium business ideas for the animal kingdom. We discuss a data platform that for A/B testing …

00:28:42  |   Mon 12 Sep 2022
The Bird Blockchain (Summer Break Part 3)

The Bird Blockchain (Summer Break Part 3)

Alex dials in from France to pitch two radical new business ideas! Against all odds, we've created the only useful Web 3.0 blockchain app: a way to give animals and trees cute new names! And you know…

00:15:58  |   Mon 05 Sep 2022
Selling Snake Oil to Dracula (Summer Break Part 2)

Selling Snake Oil to Dracula (Summer Break Part 2)

Even though they are still on holiday, Andrew and Alex attempt to create innovative, Four-Quadrant content to bring exciting business ideas to the masses. In this short holiday episode we play a quic…

00:09:50  |   Mon 29 Aug 2022
The Business Walrus (Summer Break Part 1)

The Business Walrus (Summer Break Part 1)

Since Andrew and Alex are heading out on their summer holidays we are here with a shorter (but still just as innovative) episode. This week we play a quick round of the Clickhole game Business Walrus…

00:10:19  |   Mon 22 Aug 2022
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