IdeaDrop Podcast
Straight-talk chats around the 99+ businesses we would start if we had more time. Instead of interviewing successful founders, we ask incredible business builders what businesses they would want to start if they had the time. Get a creative boost and snag some insights. New episodes every Monday.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 58
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2024
Uppers, Downers, and Selling Drugs
In this episode you will witness Dustin and Kendall getting caffeinated off of Kendall's fancy manual, portable Espresso maker called a Flair, and follow it up with a special supplement that reverses…
Psychology of Business, Banned Books, and Is Shark Tank Really Worth It?
In this episode you will hear Kendall and Dustin pitching business ideas such as:
Cat Doors For Windows
Dual Temperature Ceramic Plates specific for steak
An app that tracks the "drugs" you take through…
Finding Solutions, Nepotism, and Barrel Aged Cocktails
In this episode we go a little deeper.
We explore a wide range of topics such as:
- Why we even do this podcast in the first place
- The importance of going beyond just identifying problems, but finding s…
Robot Baristas, Virtual Confessional, Kendall's First Business Purchase, and more.
In this episode you will hear about
- Automated baristas, but more personable
- Ideas from Dustin's wife
- How to make renting bounce houses more attractive
- Bringing Authentic European pubs to America
- Learning …
Knowing Your Next Steps, How To Get Un-Stuck, and Bad Business Ideas
In this episode, things are just a bit different than usual.
Kendall and Dustin decide to do a late night podcast, no producers in the studio, and a box of Truly's.
Listen as we get to hear more of K…
From Starbucks to Sales, Hot takes on "Side Hustles", and more
In this episode you will hear about:
- Hiring salesman from their sales jobs
- Why Starbucks employees are so skilled with customer service
- Why Kendall doesn't think you should quit your job for your side h…
Making Friends With Anxiety, Ethical Uses of Personal Data, and more.
In this episode you will hear about:
- A gun for flies that shoots powerful air rather than salt
- Software that compiles a list of gift ideas for your family/friends based on their social media likes
- Ethic…
Needlessly difficult businesses, Timed Candles, and DND for entrepreneurs
In this episode you will here about:
- An app that makes cooking at home easier
- Sunscreen but on wipes
- A game like DND but based around business and entrepreneurship
- Timed Candles
- Tracking devices for U-Ha…
Cuss Word Tracker, Bankruptcy, New Card Game Idea, and The "Uber" of Lawn-mowing Services
In this episode you will hear about:
- A fan-submitted idea for a subscription based co-working space that offers child care
- An app on Alexa that detects expletives so you can hear if your children are c…
Bicycle Tourism, Capitalism... in general, DoorDash for too much laundry, and more.
In this episode you will hear about
- Newsletter for Developers from around the world
- Capitalism and Starbucks
- Bicycle tourism
- A "DoorDash" service, but for laundry
- Boxes for babies
- Cocktail packets
- White Tee…
Student V. Lawyer, Timed Candles, and Surrounding Yourself with People In Action
In this episode you will hear about
- Hiring legal students to fight law firms
- Timed candles
- Lubricant in Hot Sauce packets
- An alternative to classic realtor signs
- Toaster art that will excite your children
- …
Recruiters for Recruiters, Fish Medicine, and more
IN THIS EPISODE
We read business ideas submitted to us by viewers, and play a game where we think of the best business idea within the confines of a Disney theme park.
- Paid Movers
- A tree removing servi…
What is your problem Game
IN THIS EPISODE
We play a game called What is your problem? If you know the solution, then you can learn the problem.
- Handyman monthly subscription
- Luggage Storage
- Prototyping Business
- Accounting Speak
- A…
Ideation with Jake Hamilton - Cadaver Pickup, Business in a Box, Whiskey Tastings by Zoom, Beard-trimmings-paper and more
IN THIS EPISODE
Jake Hamilton (famous singer/songwriter within Christian music) brings his knack for creativity to the table.
- A solution for all those pesky beard hairs that cover the sink.
- A uni…
Fighting itchy chests, a NoCode movement and dopamine fasts
IN THIS EPISODE
Dustin’s problem with dopamine fasts.
- Dustin makes the case that dopamine fasts are a fad but really we need to face the fact that all future generations will face tons of noise, and …
Chris Huffman loses millions and bounces back with 12 businesses
IN THIS EPISODE:
Chris Huffman was the founder and CEO of Black Gold Group, a $50m services business for big-oil clients in rural Alaska. In 2016 he lost everything when oil crashed, and had to figur…
Scannable ink packaging, IRS shenanighans, and 3D QR codes
IN THIS EPISODE
Scannable Ink. A high tech startup has completly changed the need for barcodes that can be scanned. Instead, any logo, color, or printing at all can have a subtle pattern in it that a …
$120m Local S.E.C. seizure & some 'dumb-money' kitchen product ideas
IN THIS EPISODE
The S.E.C. took $120m in assets (first position performing owner financed real estate notes) from the founders, shut down the private equity fund I used to work at, and handed them ove…