In my previous article about Aeroponic farming, I put forward a concept for indoor-grown tomaotes for sale at local farmers markets.  The project seemed pretty interesting so, as we often do here at TG with these concepts, we decided to set up a proof of concept experiment.  We figured that if it worked out, we’d [...]

Here’s a novel business idea: farming. Turn your extra room or that spare tool-shed or warehouse out back into a clean, organic, soil-less, cash growing machine. Science-y indoor “aeroponic” farming can make massive amounts of high-margin crops very quickly and with no insects—once you can get the bugs out, of course.
UPDATE: This article [...]

Hurricanes are an awesome force of nature. We’ve all witnessed the mass destruction these beasts are capable of–from the comfort of our living rooms. If you’re like me, you’ve wondered what it might be like to actually experience a hurricane in person. After all, if those news reporters can stand outside in the [...]

Lowdown
Founding Members: 2
Scale: Small-medium
Capital: ~$5,000
Hustle: Low
Break-even: 3 Months
Cash-flow positive: 1 Months
Risk: Medium
Ceiling: $5-10M
Geographics: Presence not required depending on niche
Business idea: High-tech services available the moment you log on.
Overview
How many times have you been thinking about an idea, only to be quickly stalled by a thought like “ugh, I’d have to find a [designer, coder, [...]

Get out your stretchy pants and start practicing your One-Legged King Pigeons; we’re opening a Yoga studio. While conventional wisdom might lead you to believe that this market is completely saturated our research says otherwise. With a total industry worth $5.7 billion there’s always room for one more. With the proper location [...]

Imagine, a free directory of stuff you can have just by driving around and picking it up. You might as well turn your ability to drive and lift into a money generating hobby. If you get serious though, you can easily turn this into a real business. I’m going to tell you [...]

Founding Members: 1 Scale: Medium Capital: $200,000 Hustle: Medium Break-even: 1 Year Cash-flow positive: 2 Months Risk: High Typical Profit: $5,000-20,000 per month Geographics: Zero. Build it and then move somewhere else.

Put on your cowboy boots and grab a couple of six-shooters because you’re going to be hoppin’ and shootin’ when the Texas [...]