Startup Ideas to make you millions -powered by AI!

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Date: 22-Feb-2025

Hey AI enthusiast,

Welcome to the latest edition of the One More Thing in AI newsletter.

Greg Isenberg (@gregisenberg), recently posted a list of 32 things that he is curious about in the time of AI.

I used that list and got prompting with Open AI’s deep research model o3-mini, to tease out with startup ideas based on that list.

I teased out 2 ideas for the top items on the list and added pointers on how to distribute the product and got guidance on the AI tools to use to get started with the idea.

Specially for you, to put you in founder mode! Hope you enjoy and try to build a few of these out.

Best,

Renjit

Startup Ideas to make you millions!

1) Education with AI Tutors

Idea 1: Personalized Virtual Tutor Platform

What is it? Schools could license an AI-driven solution that creates adaptive lessons and assessments.
How big is the TAM?: Potentially K-12, higher ed, and continuing education, billions in annual revenue (global e-learning market projected at $300B+ by 2027, per Global Market Insights).

Distribution channels to use: Partner with school districts, homeschool co-ops, and direct-to-consumer apps.
AI Tools to use to build this: Large Language Model APIs (Open AI’s Whisper API), for adaptive tutoring, voice recognition modules, personalized learning analytics.
Other Products to use: LMS integrations (eg. Moodle), teleconferencing (Zoom), payment processors (Stripe).

The rest of the ideas are presented in the same format as above.

Idea 2: Social & Emotional Skills Curriculum

A digital curriculum designed using AI for real-time feedback on empathy, collaboration, and leadership activities.
TAM: Districts seeking social-emotional learning solutions, large EdTech market.
Distribution: Sell subscriptions to schools, license to sports teams, after-school programs.
AI Tools: Sentiment analysis, natural language processing for role-play simulations.
Other Products: Student engagement platforms (Kahoot), Slack-like channels for group projects, CRM for teacher dashboards (HubSpot).

2) Cities with Remote Work and AI Assistants

Idea 1: “Work-from-Anywhere” Property Marketplace

A specialized real estate platform for remote workers seeking leisure-focused cities.
TAM: Global remote workforce (hundreds of millions of workers).
Distribution: Partnerships with relocation services, social media ads targeting digital nomads.
AI Tools: Recommendation engines, data scraping for location insights, chatbots for property questions.
Other Products: Map APIs (Google Maps), secure identity verification (Persona), scheduling (Calendly).

Idea 2: Lifestyle City Co-living Network

A membership-based community offering co-living spaces in curated “quality-of-life” cities.
TAM: Remote workers and freelancers who want flexible housing.
Distribution: Influencer marketing among digital nomads, SEO targeting “best city to live in” keywords.
AI Tools: Resource optimization for booking, AI concierge for local recommendations.
Other Products: Community platforms (Mighty Networks), flexible lease management (Folly), payment systems (PayPal).

3) Venture Capital with Easier Business Launch

Idea 1: AI-Powered Micro-Fund

A digital VC firm that automates due diligence on early-stage projects.
TAM: Global startup funding is in the hundreds of billions.
Distribution: Online platform for founders, influencer outreach on LinkedIn and X.
AI Tools: Automated pitch deck analysis, risk assessment, machine learning for founder background checks.
Other Products: CRM (Salesforce), workflow automation (Zapier), data visualization (Tableau).

Idea 2: Crowdfunding Platform with AI Screening

A platform where campaigns get AI-verified traction predictions before launching. Works using data of thousands of new product launches done on Kickstarter, Indiegogo and ProductHunt etc.
TAM: Growing crowdfunding market (over $30B globally).
Distribution: Content marketing on startup forums, strategic partnerships with incubators.
AI Tools: Predictive analytics for campaign success, natural language processing to summarize product launch content.
Other Products: Payment processing (Stripe), community discussion boards (Discourse), spam filters (Akismet).

4) Rise of Holding Companies/Multipreneurs

Idea 1: “Instant Product” Factory

A platform that rapidly spins up branded e-commerce sites using pre-trained AI for design, copy, and marketing. This will work more for digital products.
TAM: Global e-commerce entrepreneurs (millions of sellers).
Distribution: Direct ads in entrepreneur communities, affiliate partnerships with online course creators.
AI Tools: Image generation for product shots, GPT-based copywriting, chat-based site builders.
Other Products: Shopify for storefronts, Printful for on-demand printing (this is for US and there are other platforms (check out https://www.shopify.com/blog/print-on-demand-companies), domain registration (Namecheap).

Idea 2: Portfolio Management App for Multipreneurs

A SaaS that centralizes multiple AI-driven micro-businesses under one dashboard. Focus on metrics like GMV, customer acquisition and daily active usage.
TAM: Solo founders running multiple digital products created by AI powered coding products like Replit, Vercel and so on.
Distribution: LinkedIn ads, tech newsletters, partner with no-code communities.
AI Tools: Business analytics aggregator, chatbot-based customer service aggregator, AI for expense/income forecasting.
Other Products: Stripe Connect, Zapier for cross-app automation, Airtable for data management.

5) Industries in a World Where AI Handles “Thinking Work”

Idea 1: Human-Centered Coaching Network

An online hub of specialized coaches focusing on empathy, relationship-building, and personal growth.
TAM: Global coaching industry (estimated $20B+).
Distribution: Social media marketing, partnerships with mental health apps.
AI Tools: Tools for scheduling, session transcriptions, sentiment analysis for progress tracking.
Other Products: Video conferencing (Zoom), membership platforms (Kajabi), payment gates (Payoneer).

Idea 2: Creative Experience Agency

A service that crafts immersive, in-person experiences (art events, group retreats, culinary tours).
TAM: Experience economy valued in the hundreds of billions.
Distribution: Airbnb Experiences integration, collaborations with tourism boards, targeted influencer marketing.
AI Tools: Intelligent itinerary planning, geolocation-based recommendations, event scheduling.
Other Products: Ticketing platforms (Eventbrite), content creation tools (Adobe Creative Cloud), social media scheduling (Buffer).

6) Creativity is Cheap, Scarcity Shifts to Human Curation

Idea 1: Curated AI Art Marketplace

A platform where human curators select the best AI-generated artworks.
TAM: Global art market (estimated $60B+).
Distribution: Partnerships with galleries, influencer campaigns on Instagram.
AI Tools: Generative art models, style transfer, AI-based plagiarism detection.
Other Products: NFT minting (OpenSea API), e-commerce (Shopify), shipping fulfillment (ShipBob).

Idea 2: Boutique AI Content Curation Agency

A service that sifts through AI-generated content to pick only high-quality material.
TAM: Growing content marketing sector (hundreds of billions spent on content).
Distribution: B2B outreach, LinkedIn thought leadership, strategic alliances with marketing firms.
AI Tools: Large-scale content scraping, semantic analysis for relevance, ranking algorithms.
Other Products: CMS platforms (WordPress), social media automation (Hootsuite), analytics (Google Analytics).

7) Serving Customers Who Want Human and Imperfect

Idea 1: Handcrafted Goods Marketplace

Focus on “human-made” authenticity as a premium alternative to AI-manufactured items. No digital products (risk of it being made by AI)!
TAM: Artisan goods sector (Etsy’s GMV is billions).
Distribution: Niche marketplaces, influencer marketing (artisans, crafters), offline fairs.
AI Tools: Logistics optimization, personalized recommendations for buyers, marketing optimization.
Other Products: E-commerce (Shopify), shipping integrations (ShipStation), marketplace software (Sharetribe).

Idea 2: Live Human-Only Customer Service Agency

Offers “100% human” support lines as a premium service to brands.
TAM: Customer service outsourcing is a $75B+ industry.
Distribution: Partnership with companies seeking brand differentiation, LinkedIn outreach.
AI Tools: Work scheduling, real-time transcription for QA, trend analysis of support issues.
Other Products: VoIP solutions (Dialpad), ticketing systems (Zendesk), collaboration software (Slack).

8) Building a “Trust Layer” Between Humans and AI

Idea 1: AI Output Verification Platform

A marketplace matching human experts with AI outputs to verify authenticity or correctness.
TAM: Corporate compliance and content moderation spend in the billions.
Distribution: Direct B2B, partner with enterprise AI vendors, inbound marketing via tech conferences.
AI Tools: Document comparison, cryptographic signatures, version tracking. These tools will have to be built.
Other Products: Workflow automation (Zapier), escrow services for micropayments, private blockchain solutions for audit trails.

Idea 2: Human-AI Collaboration Certificates

A service that audits and certifies content to ensure a certain percentage is human-generated.
TAM: Marketing and compliance budgets, especially in regulated industries.
Distribution: Partnerships with marketing agencies, educational campaigns on data authenticity.
AI Tools: Machine learning for pattern recognition, metadata analysis, watermark detection.
Other Products: Collaboration platforms (Notion), digital signature services (DocuSign), identity verification tools (Jumio).

9) Premium Services on Top of Basic AI

Idea 1: “SuperHuman-Style” AI CRM

How? Layer advanced UI, shortcuts, and personalization over standard AI-driven contact management.
TAM: Global CRM market (over $50B).
Distribution: Word-of-mouth among sales reps, affiliate deals with sales training programs.
AI Tools: GenAI/ NLP for email drafting, sentiment analysis, predictive lead scoring.
Other Products: Payment integration (Braintree), analytics dashboards (Mixpanel), advanced email tracking (Mailtrack).

Idea 2: Specialized AI for Vertical-Specific Tasks

Focus on a niche (e.g., AI for contract review, para-legal tasks) but add premium features like live consultation with human experts.
TAM: Niche-based, but each vertical can be huge (healthcare, legal, etc.).
Distribution: Direct B2B sales, partnerships with industry associations.
AI Tools: Speech-to-text engines, domain-specific language models.
Other Products: HIPAA-compliant storage (Box Shield), specialized billing systems (Kareo).

10) Pricing Power When AI Makes Everything Abundant Except Human Attention

Idea 1: Attention Brokerage Agency

Connects brands to micro-influencers or celebrities for concentrated attention blasts.
TAM: Global influencer market (over $15B).
Distribution: Social media campaigns, strategic alliances with influencer networks.
AI Tools: Audience matching, engagement analytics, real-time ROI tracking.
Other Products: Social media scheduling (Later), affiliate tracking (Refersion), CRM (HubSpot).

Idea 2: Premium Attention Retreats

Exclusive offline events where participants pay to disconnect from AI-driven noise.
TAM: Wellness and retreat industry (tens of billions).
Distribution: Partnerships with corporate wellness programs, direct ads to stressed executives.
AI Tools: Reservation and capacity management, scheduling optimization.
Other Products: Event management platforms (Cvent), secure payment gateways (Adyen), location-based apps (Airbnb Experiences).

11) Rise of “Personality Markets” Over Skills

Idea 1: Personal Brand Accelerator

An online service helping individuals monetize their unique personality traits via content, events, and merch.
TAM: Creator economy in the billions, fueled by digital platforms.
Distribution: Social media marketing, micro-influencer partnerships, affiliate referrals.
AI Tools: AI-driven content creation, sentiment analysis for audience feedback, personal branding optimization.
Other Products: Community subscription platforms (Patreon), merchandising (Teespring), analytics (Google Analytics).

Idea 2: Talent Matching for Personality-Driven Roles

A job board focusing on roles that require strong personal magnetism (e.g., brand ambassadors, hosts, influencers).
TAM: Niche HR services, but growing with influencer marketing.
Distribution: Partnerships with HR tech, influencer agencies, conferences.
AI Tools: Personality assessment, video analysis for behavioral cues, recommendation engine.
Other Products: ATS (Greenhouse), applicant screening (Sterling), collaboration platforms (Slack).

12) Industries Helping Humans Stay Relevant in an AI World

Idea 1: AI Literacy Bootcamp

A training service teaching strategic use of AI, focusing on creative and emotional intelligence.
TAM: Professional development (billions in corporate training).
Distribution: B2B deals, LinkedIn ads, direct outreach to HR departments.
AI Tools: Interactive learning modules, gamified quizzes, skill gap analysis.
Other Products: Virtual classrooms (Teachable), scheduling (Calendly), enterprise software (Workday).

Idea 2: “AI+Human” Strategy Consulting

Consulting firm that guides businesses in reorganizing roles to emphasize human-only tasks.
TAM: Global consulting industry (hundreds of billions).
Distribution: Thought leadership via newsletters, partnerships with management consultancies.
AI Tools: Workflow analysis, enterprise-level AI (Agentic AI). Agent.ai /Crew.ai and other platforms.
Other Products: BI dashboards (Power BI), project management tools (Asana), CRM (Salesforce).

13) Career Paths When Switching Becomes Easy with AI

Idea 1: “AI-Assisted Career Switch” Platform

A service that matches adults with new career paths and trains them quickly using tailored AI modules.
TAM: Mid-career reskilling market (millions of potential switchers).
Distribution: Partnerships with staffing agencies, LinkedIn campaigns.
AI Tools: Skills gap analysis, content recommendation for learning paths, interview simulation.
Other Products: Resume builders (FlowCV), video interview platforms (HireVue), scheduling (Calendly).

Idea 2: Micro-Apprenticeship Program

Short, specialized placements in different industries, with AI tracking progress and skill mastery. GenZ learns best when they work with experts who are doing the work they seek to do.
TAM: Corporate L&D budgets, job rotation programs.
Distribution: B2B deals with large employers, direct approach to pivot-seeking professionals.
AI Tools: Progress analytics, adaptive learning, HR matching algorithms.
Other Products: Onboarding platforms (Sapling), workforce analytics (Visier), no-code course builders (Thinkific).

14) If AI Makes Content Infinite, Does Location Become the New Scarcity?

Idea 1: Location-Specific Content App

App that offers curated experiences tied to local culture, events, and landmarks.
TAM: Global travel and local experiences market (massive, $1T+ in tourism).
Distribution: Partnerships with tourism boards, city pass programs.
AI Tools: Personalized recommendation, geofencing notifications, local language translation.
Other Products: AR platforms (8th Wall), booking integrations (Booking.com /AirBnb), payment processors (Stripe).

Idea 2: Exclusive Physical Communities

A membership-based network of unique offline spaces (co-working, social clubs). We run Fintech Tuesdays in the UAE, which is an example of a successful physical community.
TAM: Co-working market alone is over $10B, plus hospitality.
Distribution: Invite-only model, social media hype, real estate partnerships.
AI Tools: Access control, occupancy forecasting, personalized event scheduling.
Other Products: Membership management (Wild Apricot), event ticketing (Eventbrite), security systems (Kisi).

15) “Human Certification” Programs When AI Handles Complex Decisions

Idea 1: Human-Approved Product Seal

Third-party entity certifying that a product’s key decisions were made by human experts.
TAM: Potentially large in ethical consumer markets, B2B compliance.
Distribution: Partnerships with consumer advocacy groups, direct corporate outreach.
AI Tools: Document auditing, chain-of-decision logs.
Other Products: Digital stamping solutions, blockchain for records (Hyperledger), identity verification (Jumio).

Idea 2: Human-Only Consulting Teams

Focus on industries where people want no AI involvement (e.g., artistic direction, personal styling).
TAM: High-end creative consulting, niche but premium.
Distribution: Luxury brand partnerships, word-of-mouth in exclusive circles.
AI Tools: As minimal as possible. Basic project management, minimal AI to show credibility in analytics.
Other Products: Appointment scheduling (Acuity), contract management (DocuSign), specialized design tools (Adobe Suite).

16) Industries Around Protecting and Verifying Human Memory

Idea 1: Certified Memory Vault

A secure platform where key life events are timestamped and verified by humans to prevent AI manipulation.
TAM: Digital storage/archiving (multi-billion). Subscription business tied to photo storage services like Google Photos or Photos on Apple
Distribution: Direct consumer offering, partner with genealogical services for extra punch.
AI Tools: Data integrity checks, potential use of deepfake detection.
Other Products: Encrypted cloud storage (Tresorit), identity verification (Onfido), blockchain anchoring.

Idea 2: Memory Forensics Agency

This will be an agency business. A specialized service to investigate and confirm authenticity of video, audio, and text “memories.”
TAM: Legal, insurance, and media verification markets. Huge scope!
Distribution: B2B with law firms and media outlets, speaking at forensic conferences.
AI Tools: Deepfake detection, advanced pattern matching, authentication analytics.
Other Products: Chain-of-custody software, digital watermarking (Digimarc), secure case management (Clio).

17) Competition Shifts to Brand, Distribution, Nichification (sic), Storytelling

Idea 1: Niche Storytelling Agency

Agency that specializes in unique narrative angles for small brands overshadowed by AI-driven clones.
TAM: Brand strategy and content marketing (tens of billions).
Distribution: Partner with digital marketing firms, inbound leads from free or low cost brand workshops organized by the agency.
AI Tools: This is likely to be powered by AI Agents (use platforms like agent.ai or crew.ai to build agents): Market research automation, sentiment analysis, brand voice modeling.
Other Products: Email automation (Mailchimp), CRM (Pipedrive), project management (Basecamp).

Idea 2: Micro-Brand Launch Platform

This will be an end-to-end service for launching micro-brands in hyper-specific niches (e.g., cat-themed yoga mats). Agency business- powered by AI.
TAM: E-commerce micro-brand creation is vast.
Distribution: Influencer collaborations, SEO for niche keywords, direct Facebook Ads.
AI Tools: Niche opportunity detection, automated design generation, predictive marketing.
Other Products: Print-on-demand (Redbubble), domain providers (Google Domains), social media schedulers (Buffer).

18) Childhood Development with AI Friends

Idea 1: Kid-Safe AI Companion App

Create a chatbot that encourages creativity, reading, and healthy habits, with parental controls.
TAM: Parents seeking educational apps, global edtech market.
Distribution: App stores, parental blogger reviews, partnerships with schools.
AI Tools: Child-safe language model, gamification engine, voice recognition (optional).
Other Products to use or tap into (APIs): Family account systems (Apple Family Sharing), user activity dashboards, learning analytics.

Idea 2: Human-Led Hybrid Playgroups

Example- organize In-person socialization events combined with AI-led practice sessions (e.g., let us say foreign language practice). It could be on other subjects as well, with humans as a guide for the class.
TAM: After-school programs, tutoring markets.
Distribution: Local community centers, partner with existing childcare networks, online event listings.
AI Tools: Language recognition, content scheduling, progress tracking.
Other Products: Event booking software (Eventbrite), membership management (MemberPress), payment gateways (Stripe).

Sources

Global Market Insights – https://www.gminsights.com/industry-analysis/elearning-market

Statista – https://www.statista.com

IBISWorld – https://www.ibisworld.com

PwC and Global Wellness Institute reports

Influencer Marketing Hub – https://influencermarketinghub.com/influencer-marketing-statistics/

Training Industry – https://trainingindustry.com/articles/strategy-alignment/the-global-training-market-is-worth-370-billion/

Grand View Research – https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/cloud-storage-market

World Travel & Tourism Council – https://wttc.org