Equity-for-Services Design Agency (Community & AI Focus)
A specialized design agency that trades services (building community-based products, AI interfaces) for equity stakes in multi-billion dollar companies, focusing on long-term upside rather than just fees.
Opportunity5.0
Why now
Large enterprises are investing heavily in AI and community, and may be open to creative compensation models for top-tier specialized talent.
Market gap
Few agencies combine deep specialization in community/AI product design with a willingness to take equity, especially from large, established companies.
Business fit
Type
Agency, Services
Target
Multi-billion dollar companies looking to build new community products or AI interfaces
Revenue
High (significant equity upside, potentially large fees from other clients)
Founder
Agency founders with strong networks, design leaders, dealmakers
Scores
Problem
6.0
Feasibility
7.0
Why now
7.0
Go-to-market
5.0
Confidence
9.0
Proof signals
Lay Checkout Agency... had a great year... our two niches in 2024 which is building new products I call them community-based products... and then just AI interfaces like we've become known as AI interface you know an AI interface agency... we'll probably do more partnering with some of the big AI companies and just basically take some cash and some Equity as a part of those deals... I don't think a lot of people are are doing you know equity for for services and and we're very specific on you know there's only a few in the world that we'll do it with and they need to be multi-billion dollar companies
Keyword demand
Keyword
Volume
Growth
Equity for services
10/mo
-50% YoY
AI product design
320/mo
-46% YoY
community product agency
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US English Google Ads volume from DataForSEO; growth uses returned monthly search history.
Source episode
My 2024 Year in Review (net worth update etc)34:05
our two niches in 2024 which is building new products I call them community-based products... and then just AI interfaces