Status: 🟢 Open — anyone can pick this up THE PROBLEM Startups need money. Investors need deal flow. But the connection between them is broken — founders spam cold emails, investors wade through garbage pitches, and good deals die because the right people never meet. The middleman role exists in real estate, M&A, and insurance — but there's no structured version of it for startup investment. @AustinBrown has connections on both sides and sees the gap. THE IDEA Build a curated investment brokering network — you sit between founders who need capital and investors who need vetted deals. You pre-screen startups, package them properly (deck, financials, traction summary), and present only qualified opportunities to your investor network. Think of it as a matchmaking service for capital. You don't invest your own money — you earn a finder's fee (typically 1-5% of the raise) for making the introduction that leads to a closed round. THE BUSINESS ANGLE Finder's fees on startup raises range from 1-5% of capital raised. If you broker 10 deals averaging $500K each, that's $250K-$500K in fees annually. The beauty is you don't need your own capital — just relationships and credibility. Start with the investors and founders already in this community. As you close deals, your reputation compounds and both sides come to you. This is a relationship business that scales with trust. THE PROCESS (via @AustinBrown) 1. Build the investor database — catalog who invests in what, check sizes, preferred stages, and sectors 2. Create the founder intake process — application form, screening criteria, minimum traction thresholds 3. Develop the deal package template — standardized format that investors actually want to read 4. Make the first 5 introductions this month from existing network connections 5. Formalize the finder's fee agreements — get legal templates in place before any money moves WHO'S BUILDING THIS @AustinBrown — Already has relationships with investors and founders. Understands both sides of the table. Has the credibility and communication skills to be the trusted middleman in high-stakes conversations.

Status: 🟢 Open — anyone can pick this up THE PROBLEM @EmilyEncinosa is stuck in corporate and knows it. She's got skills, ambition, and a growing side hustle — but no structured plan to actually make the jump. Most people in her position stay stuck for years because they keep "planning to plan" instead of executing a real timeline. The fear isn't about ability — it's about the gap between steady paycheck and full-time entrepreneurship. THE IDEA Build a 100-day structured sprint to go from corporate employee to full-time entrepreneur. Not a vague "start a side hustle" guide — a day-by-day accountability system with specific milestones. Day 1-30: validate your offer and land your first paying client while employed. Day 31-60: build your pipeline to replace 50% of your salary. Day 61-90: systemize delivery and stack recurring revenue. Day 91-100: give notice and go full-time. Each day has one specific action item. THE BUSINESS ANGLE This is a productizable framework. Sell the 100-day plan as a digital product ($97-297), offer group coaching cohorts ($500-1,000/person), or run it as a premium community experience. The target market is massive — millions of corporate employees fantasize about quitting every single day. Emily builds it by living it publicly, which becomes the marketing. Document the exit, sell the playbook. THE PROCESS (via @EmilyEncinosa) 1. Map out the full 100-day calendar with daily action items — specific, measurable, no fluff 2. Start executing Day 1 immediately — validate the business idea and identify the first client target 3. Document the journey daily on social media — raw updates, wins, setbacks, real numbers 4. Build the community component — other corporate escapees following along and holding each other accountable 5. Package the completed 100-day sprint into a sellable product once Emily hits Day 100 WHO'S BUILDING THIS @EmilyEncinosa — Currently in corporate, actively building on the side, and ready to commit to a hard deadline. The fact that she's living this in real time makes the content authentic and the product credible.

Status: 🟢 Open — anyone can pick this up THE PROBLEM Weight loss content is everywhere but most of it is generic garbage from people who've never been fat. The real stories — the ones that actually connect — come from people who lived it. @PatrickOlsen lost over 100 pounds and has the before/after transformation that stops people mid-scroll. That story is sitting unused while faceless accounts pump out recycled tips nobody trusts. THE IDEA Turn Patrick's weight loss journey into a full content engine. "When I Was Fat" becomes a branded series — short-form videos, reels, TikToks — where Patrick tells raw, specific stories from his heaviest days paired with what he knows now. Each piece follows a hook-story-lesson format. "When I was fat, I used to hide from cameras at family events. Here's what changed." The authenticity IS the algorithm hack. THE BUSINESS ANGLE Weight loss content is one of the highest-CPM niches on every platform. Build the audience to 50K-100K followers, then monetize through coaching ($200-500/month), a digital program ($47-97), and brand deals with fitness/health companies. Patrick's transformation photos alone are worth thousands in ad creative. First revenue target: $5K/month within 90 days of consistent posting. THE PROCESS (via @PatrickOlsen) 1. Film 30 "When I Was Fat" story clips in one batch session — raw, unscripted, specific moments 2. Edit into short-form vertical content with before/after photos as B-roll 3. Post 1-2x daily across TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts 4. Use AI to repurpose each video into Twitter threads, LinkedIn posts, and blog content 5. Build email list from day one with a free "How I Lost 100 Lbs" guide as the lead magnet WHO'S BUILDING THIS @PatrickOlsen — Has the transformation, the stories, and the willingness to be vulnerable on camera. Already part of the community and understands content strategy. This is his story to tell. NEXT STEPS → Write out 30 specific "When I Was Fat" story prompts from real memories