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5 Million-Dollar Opportunities in a Quarantined World

How to make money in the “new normal”

M.S. Lane
4 min readAug 7, 2020
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COVID-19 is turning our world upside down, creating new challenges right and left. But where there are challenges, there are opportunities to solve problems.

And as every entrepreneur knows, solving problems leads to profit.

Here are fives ways to solve some of the problems quarantine has made prevalent.

1. Recreate “Outside” Experiences At Home

Everyone misses going to the movies, trying new restaurants and just going out in general. While there’s no true substitute for a night out with friends, customers are eager to recreate those experiences at home. In fact, the global home theater market is valued at a staggering $7.7 billion.

Quarantine got me thinking about new ways to spin this concept. Here are a few examples.

Home theaters. As you can tell from the number cited above, this isn’t a new market. But there’s one angle I have yet to a company take: providing all-in-one bundles. Right now you have to buy your speakers, projectors and popcorn machines separately. In an era of one-click checkouts and lightning fast delivery, why not optimize convenience by allowing customers to buy comprehensive packages. Give…

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M.S. Lane
M.S. Lane

Written by M.S. Lane

Editor @ Fortune 500 company by day. Used to write about personal finance. Now I just write about what I find interesting at the moment.

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