The Startup Ideas Podcast
The best businesses are built at the intersection of emerging technology, community, and real human needs.
ACP Funnel Framework
A three-stage business building framework: Audience → Community → Product, executed as a literal funnel where each stage feeds into the next
How It Works
Creates sustainable demand before building products by establishing relationships and understanding customer needs through content and community engagement
Components
Stage 1: Create audience through storytelling and content (creative AI plays huge role here)
Stage 2: Convert audience to community through paid communities and IRL events
Stage 3: Identify product opportunities from community feedback and vibe code solutions
When to Use
When starting any new business, buying businesses, or investing in businesses where you want highest probability of success
When Not to Use
When you have urgent market timing constraints or when you already have proven product-market fit
Anti-Patterns to Avoid
Example
“A startup founder uses creative AI to tell founder stories and build audience around entrepreneurship, then creates a paid community for founders, then identifies specific tool needs and builds software for that community”