Out-of-This-World Business Angles and Niches
The brief said: "give me some really out-of-this-world creative innovative insight and ideas to make money"—so this chapter is where we let the imagination off the leash while staying legal and ethical.
Think beyond physical parts. DLA and primes are starving for: clean technical data, training content, simulation models, test procedures, troubleshooting guides, configuration baselines, and field support tools.
Examples of wild but realistic plays: a digital twin service for common test stands; an app that decodes NSNs into human-readable part families; laser-cut shadow boards tailored to specific platforms; or a subscription where maintainers get updated repair instructions, checklists, and QR-coded labels tied to your website.
You can even productize your own automation: sell a "DIBBS Radar" report to other small businesses, where your scripts surface under-bid niches and you license those insights—careful to respect any data-use rules, of course.
Mermaid Block — Business Workflow
Mermaid Block — Interaction Sequence
Action List
- Write down one concrete experiment you will run related to this chapter.
- Identify which RFQs, suppliers, or tools you need to test the idea.
- Define a small success metric: a quote submitted, a new supplier found, a script written.
- Schedule a review to capture lessons learned and update your playbook.