Hey, Aron here.

Trying a new format today I think you’ll like.

No startup homework.
No five-step plan.
Just a few interesting things I found, things we're seeing, and rabbit holes you might enjoy exploring.

💡 An idea worth thinking about

AI + aging.

Many of us have aging parents, and with it comes a whole new set of needs. Companionship, fraud protection, transportation, memory, family communication, healthcare navigation.

There are a lot of businesses possible at the intersection of an aging population and AI getting easier to use.

→ Explore some AI + aging startup ideas

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🤖 Learn something about AI

I found that Google has a rather large selection of educational material and courses, many are free, from generative AI basics to LLMs and image generation.

Learn something today you didn’t know yesterday.

→ Explore Google's AI courses

💰 200+ ways people are making money with AI

This one is made for idea explorers.

HubSpot put together 200+ different ways people can use AI to make money, across things like content, ecommerce, gaming and more. It's free.

Even if you never pursue one, it's fun to browse.
This is not a paid ad, I just think you’ll like it.

→ See all 200+ ideas

📊 What people want to build right now

From our own ValidatorAI data.

SaaS: 20%
Platforms: 20%

Together, those account for 40% of what aspiring founders are exploring.
 
Early trend:
The AI category is slowly falling behind as people are pursuing different ideas.

But here's what you should know: 
Popularity and likelihood of actually building are two very different things.
Platforms is the category with the highest hesitation rate right now. Lots of aspiring founders, but few follow through to build.

→ Explore the live founder data

🔎 Tool I disappeared into this week

Google's Gemini Notebook.

Give it a topic you're curious about and start exploring. It can research, connect ideas, answer questions about your material and a ton more.

It's one of those tools where you can start with one question and suddenly realize an hour disappeared. It’s right up your alley since you’re here!

→ Explore Gemini Notebook

🎨 Something I made in one prompt

I wanted to see what an AI builder would do if I asked it to turn my bio into a personal site for my domain acquisition work.

So, I gave Base44 one prompt. This is what it made.

→ See my Napkin.com experiment

Want to play around with your own idea?
You don't have to launch anything.
Just describe something you'd like to see exist and see what comes back.

→ Mock up an idea with Base44 for free

🧠 One question for you

What do you most enjoy exploring?

That's it for now.

Go disappear into something interesting. Let me know what you find.

Aron

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