My First Million

The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.

Audience Co-Founder Marketplace

For: Cash-flowing businesses needing growth acceleration and audience owners seeking equity opportunities

Buildability

The Problem

Great businesses struggle to find trusted audience partners, while audience owners don't know which businesses are worth partnering with.

The Solution

A marketplace that matches cash-flowing businesses with relevant audience owners, facilitating equity partnerships rather than just affiliate deals.

Why Now?

The audience co-founder model is emerging as proven strategy, but discovery and deal structuring are major friction points.

Build MVP in 7 Days

Day 1

Create simple landing page describing the concept

Day 2

Manual outreach to 20 cash-flowing businesses and 20 audience owners

Day 3

Facilitate 2-3 intro calls manually

Day 4

Document what works in the matching process

How to Validate

Survey existing audience co-founder partnerships about their discovery process

Test willingness to pay with pre-sales to businesses

Measure quality of matches through actual deal completion rates

Revenue Model

Take percentage of deals facilitated, plus monthly membership for premium matching and deal templates.

Competitive Moat

Network effects - best businesses attract best audience owners, creating exclusive deal flow on both sides.

Risks to Consider

Low deal completion rates due to complex negotiationsDifficulty quantifying trust metrics accuratelyLegal complexity varying by jurisdictionChicken-and-egg problem building both sides of marketplace