Two related ideas for curated retreats that intentionally exclude spiritual, psychedelic, meditation, or yoga elements: 1) Sex-positive retreats for couples focused on intimacy exploration without New Age or drug components. 2) Entrepreneurial 'unplugged' retreats focused purely on business, networking, and strategy without wellness activities.
Opportunity5.4
Why now
A perceived 'turn-off' for many individuals when interesting retreat concepts are bundled with spiritual or psychedelic elements. Success of curated events (like 'Beyond' app retreats) for community building and user acquisition.
Market gap
An underserved niche for retreats that specifically cater to individuals or groups who desire focused experiences (e.g., sex-positive, entrepreneurial) but are disinclined towards or actively avoid spiritual, psychedelic, yoga, or meditation components.
Business fit
Type
Service / Community
Target
Couples interested in sex-positive exploration without spiritual/psychedelic aspects; entrepreneurs seeking focused, non-wellness-oriented retreats.
Revenue
Unknown, but potentially significant as a user acquisition strategy for other products/communities.
Founder
Someone with event management, community building, and niche marketing skills, capable of curating specific experiences.
Scores
Problem
8.0
Feasibility
6.0
Why now
7.0
Go-to-market
7.0
Confidence
7.0
Proof signals
Guest's observation of a 'missing part of the market' for specific types of retreats.
A friend's app ('Beyond') successfully using curated retreats for user acquisition and community building.
The idea that 'sometimes these interesting ideas are mixed with things that are a big turnoff'.
Keyword demand
Keyword
Volume
Growth
Sex-positive retreat
40/mo
-86% YoY
Entrepreneur retreat
30/mo
0% YoY
Unplugged retreat
90/mo
-55% YoY
Non-spiritual retreats
no data
no data
US English Google Ads volume from DataForSEO; growth uses returned monthly search history.
Source episode
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I feel like there's a missing part of the market for people who are not interested in the spiritual stuff who are not interested in the Psychedelic side of things and who just kind of want to go and have a more yeah just just a non non-spiritual non psychedelic sex positive Retreats