The Biggest AI Opportunities Are Hiding in Boring Businesses

Silicon Valley Girl
β’September 11th, 2026
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Seven AI founders, CEOs, and researches answer the same question: where are the biggest opportunities in AI right now? Sal Khan, Amjad Masad, Andrew Ng, Eddie Kim, Jesse Zhang, Allie K. Miller and Daniel Priestley get specific about why the best AI opportunities may be hiding in boring businesses, what kinds of workflows are worth automating, and why your existing industry knowledge can be an advantage. By the end, youβll have seven niches to look at and a five-step, 90-day plan for turning one into a real business opportunity.
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Timestamps:
00:00 β Why building with AI is no longer the hard part
01:21 β Where the real AI opportunity is
03:00 β Alex Mashrabov: the property management opportunity
03:51 β Why money gets lost between the steps
04:13 β Amjad Masad: your domain knowledge is the advantage
05:45 β Andrew Ng: deciding what to build is the new bottleneck
08:51 β 7 boring AI opportunities ranked
16:11 β Eddie Kim: why small businesses are adopting AI
16:30 β How your current job can become an AI opportunity
16:57 β Jesse Zhang: the new roles created by AI
17:38 β What you should actually sell
19:11 β Stop selling hours, sell the outcome
20:44 β How to find your first client
21:19 β Daniel Priestley: test your side hustle for 90 days
22:24 β The five-step, 90-day plan
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