Slightly Toasted #16: Home Brew

Thats my mama's table, its made of glass.

March 31, 2025

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Today’s Menu:

  1. The Main Dish 🍽️: Smart…home

  2. Strange Brew 🫙: Bubbles in the backyard

  3. Hustle Hack 💹: Elephants remember

  4. The Big Score 💰️: 10x your learning

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Ok…Lets get cooking.

The Main Dish | Business Ideas

Sense-Escapes 🏡 

🔦 The Pitch: Forget “smart lights” that just turn on and off. This business builds immersive, mood-driven scenes inside people’s homes using coordinated lights, sounds, scents, and more. Think spa vibes, beach mornings, or cozy winter nights activated by voice or app. It’s part interior design, part tech wizardry, and pure emotional upgrade. Cue house music 🎛️ 

What’s Cooking? (The Opportunity) 🍪 

Most smart homes focus on automation not atmosphere. SensiScapes transforms everyday spaces into sensory-rich sanctuaries. Using a mix of smart lights, speakers, aroma diffusers (lavendar is my jam), and scene-specific settings, you install pre-designed or fully custom immersive environments triggered by voice or schedule.

Examples:

  • “Beach Breeze Brunch” – Soft blue light, wave sounds, coconut-lime diffuser.

  • “Starry Night Spa” – Lavender mist, flute music, dim star projections. Yeah, I said flute music. No judgement.

  • “Motivation Monday” – Bright light, citrus scents, and energizing affirmations.

Recipe (The Solution) 🧾 

Step 1: Consultation – Assess home layout, existing smart tech, and preferred moods/themes.
Step 2: Scene Design – Build custom “recipes” for lighting, scent, music, and optional tactile elements.
Step 3: Install & Integrate – Provide smart devices if needed, integrate with Alexa/Google, and teach the client how to trigger scenes.
Step 4: Subscription Add-Ons – Offer monthly updates with seasonal scapes, scent refills, or upgraded sound/light packs.

Startup Costs Estimate:

  • Smart home demo kit ($500–$1000)

  • Website and branding ($250–$500)

  • Marketing materials and demo videos

Go-To-Market Plan:

  • Launch local with luxury homeowners and wellness focused clients.

  • Create Instagram and TikTok reels showing home transformations.

  • Partner with Airbnb hosts or interior designers to embed SensiScapes into premium listings.

  • Offer free demos for local influencers or lifestyle bloggers.

Check, Please (Monetizing) 💲 

  • Consultation & Setup Fee ($300–$1500 depending on complexity)

  • Hardware Markup Smart diffusers, LED strips, Bluetooth speakers

  • Monthly Subscriptions ($19–$49/mo) – Fresh scenes, aroma pods, playlist rotations

  • Custom Scene Design Premium tier for one-of-a-kind environments

  • Expansion Services Add scenes to more rooms, outdoor setups, or event-based installs.

Domain Name Ideas 🖥️ 

Strange Brew | Lets Get Wierd

Bubble Bonanza

Bubble Bonanza brings the ultimate backyard foam party to life with sudsy, skin-safe foam machines, bubble generators, music, and playful themes like “Underwater Bubble Bash” or “Neon Night Foam.” Whether it’s for a kid’s birthday, a summer adult soirée, or a neighborhood blowout, you provide the party in a van and transform backyards into immersive, giggle-filled playgrounds. Think foam cannons, beach balls, DJ beats, and bubble tunnels… all delivered straight to your lawn. Who knew you needed bubbles in your life?

Why It Could Work

Foam parties have been club favorites for years but bringing them to private backyards adds novelty, accessibility, and serious fun for all ages. Parents are always looking for new party ideas, adults want weird weekend memories, and event planners love quirky, visual elements. It’s visually irresistible, hilariously messy, and endlessly shareable on social media. Plus, with low equipment overhead and lots of upsell potential, it’s a profitable and scalable side hustle just waiting to pop.

Hustle Hack

Evernote: Your second business brain

Evernote helps entrepreneurs capture ideas, organize notes, and keep track of everything from business plans to meeting recaps—all in one searchable, cloud-synced space. Whether you're building a new side hustle or managing a growing team, Evernote makes it easy to stay organized, focused, and ready to execute on your next big idea anytime, anywhere.

The Big Score

Learn anything 10x faster with Tony Robbins. Tony is an interiguing character and while I am not a fan boy I respect what he does and think there is a ton of value in most of what he has to offer. This is really great stuff here.

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