How to find a new business idea after shutting down a company
Six years running a single agency creates severe tunnel vision that makes spotting alternative opportunities nearly impossible. Founders get stuck cycling through countless ideas while desperate to regain a sense of purpose and a business to build.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Brainstorming and pivoting to physical service businesses like home services or exterior cleaning
- 2Talking to existing clients or network contacts to find workflow gaps and problems to solve
- 3Shifting agency positioning away from website design toward lead generation and accountability
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I'm just struggling to find any service or business to apply it to.”source ↗
“I think as I've been in this business for 6 years now I almost have tunnel vision on any new opportunities.”source ↗
“Does anyone have any advice on how to find new opportunities.”source ↗
“Im now exploring new ideas and finding new products/services. Been through countless amounts of ideas but finally think I have found one that can work”source ↗
“I hope I find that other thing soon as I'm desperate to have a purpose and a business to build again.”source ↗
Where this came up
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