The Startup Ideas Podcast

In this solo episode, I break down the shift from a human-first internet to an agent-first one, where AI agents become the customers that discover, evaluate, pay, and recommend. I map the agent buying journey and the new infrastructure agents need: identity, tools, an inbox, memory, a wallet, and receipts. I ground it with concrete examples like AgentMail and Stripe's agent wallet, then show how to make your website agent-readable through structured docs, schemas, MCP tools, and executable actions. I close with rapid-fire startup ideas and my big prediction for the next ten years: build startups for agents.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro

00:49 – The tweet: build startups for agents

01:47 – Old web vs. agent web

02:24 – The agent buying journey

04:38 – What agents need: identity, tools, inbox, memory, wallet, receipts

05:30 – Examples: AgentMail, Stripe agent wallet, support, procurement, MCP, travel agent

08:24 – Building an agent-readable website

09:31 – What does this change for Startups

11:55 – Rapid-fire startup ideas for agents

13:07 – Closing Thoughts

Key Points

I explain that AI agents are becoming the primary customers online, with agent traffic set to outnumber human traffic.

I lay out the agent buying journey: finding, evaluating, transacting, using tools, and recommending to other agents.

I list what agents need beyond what humans need: identity, tools, an inbox, memory, a wallet, and receipts.

I walk through real examples like AgentMail, Stripe's agent wallet, support, procurement, MCP servers, and a travel agent.

I show how to make a site agent-readable with structured docs, schemas, MCP tools, SDKs, OAuth, checkout, sandboxes, and receipts.

I share rapid-fire startup ideas for the agentic era and frame my big prediction: build startups for agents.

The #1 tool to find startup ideas/trends - https://www.ideabrowser.com

LCA helps Fortune 500s and fast-growing startups build their future - from Warner Music to Fortnite to Dropbox. We turn 'what if' into reality with AI, apps, and next-gen products https://latecheckout.agency/

The Vibe Marketer - Resources for people into vibe marketing/marketing with AI: https://www.thevibemarketer.com/

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Live from Google I/O, I sit down with Logan Kilpatrick from the Google DeepMind team to unpack everything Google just announced and what it means for founders, developers, and anyone trying to build with AI right now.

We dig into Gemini 3.5 Flash, the new Gemini Omni world model, the expanded Antigravity ecosystem, managed agents in the Gemini API, and the native Android app builder inside AI Studio. Logan breaks down how distillation is pushing Pro-level intelligence into Flash, where the biggest opportunities are for solo founders, and why the agentic era has finally moved from impressive demos to genuinely useful products.

Thanks to Google for flying me out to Google I/O and making this conversation possible.

Timestamps

00:00 – Intro

00:53 – Gemini 3.5 Flash: The New Workhorse Model

01:49 – How Flash 3.5 Stacks Up Against Sonnet

02:38 – Gemini Omni: A World Model for Any Input and Output

06:18 – Building a Content and Creator Layer on Omni

08:21 – What to look forward to

10:53 – Google Spark and Managed Agents

14:00 – The Agentic Era and Requests for Startups

17:17 – The Antigravity Ecosystem Overhaul

18:51 – AI Studio vs. Antigravity: Vibe Coding vs. Agentic Engineering

21:31 – Native Android Apps Built Inside AI Studio

23:44 – Closing Thoughts

Key Points

Gemini 3.5 Flash ships as a Sonnet-level workhorse model tuned for long-running agentic tasks, coding, and tool use, available on day one to 900M+ Gemini app users.

Gemini Omni is a single model that takes any input and produces any output across video, image, audio, and music, fusing Veo, Nano Banana, Lyria, and TTS into one system.

Managed agents in the Gemini API let builders ship agentic products with a single API call, using skills and markdown instead of writing orchestration code.

The Antigravity suite now spans an IDE, agent manager, CLI, SDK, and API surface, all sharing the same agent harness that powers Gemini Spark.

AI Studio targets vibe coding and now builds native Android apps for free, while Antigravity targets production-quality, million-line-codebase engineering.

The cost of intelligence keeps dropping thanks to distillation, opening up smaller markets that previously needed a 40-person team and venture funding to address.

The #1 tool to find startup ideas/trends - https://www.ideabrowser.com

LCA helps Fortune 500s and fast-growing startups build their future - from Warner Music to Fortnite to Dropbox. We turn 'what if' into reality with AI, apps, and next-gen products https://latecheckout.agency/

The Vibe Marketer - Resources for people into vibe marketing/marketing with AI: https://www.thevibemarketer.com/

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I sit down with my friend Jonathan Courtney, a.k.a. Jicecream, to dig into the 9 biggest startup opportunities I see right now across B2C, AI, mobile, and IRL. We each pick ideas, trade reactions, and pressure-test them live. The conversation ranges from agent-first "action apps" to elder tech, third spaces, hobby retreats, pet health, AI-native media, and the case for selling AI "junior employees" to small businesses. Listeners walk away with a concrete map of where to build in 2026, plus the framing I use to decide which niche is worth marrying.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro

01:14 – Idea 1: Unscripted Creator Shows (Twitch model for tech)

07:50 – Idea 2: Action Apps: AI Agent Native Apps

16:39 – Idea 3: Loneliness and IRL Communities

26:47 – Idea 4: Elder Tech: Building for 65+

33:21 – Idea 5: Adult Hobbies

38:17 – Idea 6: AI Employee and AI Agents

45:33 – Idea 7: Personalized Nutrition/Health

53:08 – Idea 8: Pet Health and AI for Animals

57:34 – Idea 9: AI-Native Media Companies Done Right

01:03:18 – Stacking Ideas: Live + Retreats + Entrepreneurs

01:07:22 – Final Thoughts

The #1 tool to find startup ideas/trends - https://www.ideabrowser.com

LCA helps Fortune 500s and fast-growing startups build their future - from Warner Music to Fortnite to Dropbox. We turn 'what if' into reality with AI, apps, and next-gen products https://latecheckout.agency/

The Vibe Marketer - Resources for people into vibe marketing/marketing with AI: https://www.thevibemarketer.com/

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If you want more workflows and tactics to build a business with AI, check out this free workshop: https://www.ideabrowser.com/workshop

I sit down with Andrew Wilkinson and we go deep on how he's restructured his work, his health, and his family office around AI agents. Andrew walks me through Deep Personality (an app he vibe-coded after running psychological screens on himself and his girlfriend), the autonomous SaaS business he runs through agent harnesses like Harbor, and the vector-database setup that lets him query Tiny and his personal holding company like an oracle. We cover where software is headed, why he's pouring capital into TSMC and data center stocks, and the daily AI workflows he's built around health, email triage, and a personalized morning podcast. Listeners walk away with concrete prompting tactics, agent architectures, and a frank read on where the moats are moving.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro

01:50 – The OpenClaw and Claude Code Unlock

04:53 – Demo: Deep Personality App

10:38 – Harbor: An Agent Harness For Real Companies

12:30 – Autonomous Companies: Hype Vs. Reality

17:30 – Credibility As The Missing Layer For Vibe-Coded Products

20:14 – Centralizing Data Pipelines

21:35 – Vector Databases

23:22 – Transitioning Companies to Agentic Companies

25:22 – Where Andrew Would Build Today

27:10 – The New Interface

28:21 – Why build now

30:59 – Replacing Adapar: A Networth Wealth Platform

33:07 – Services As The New Software

35:24 – G-Brain Explained and Andrew’s OpenClaws

45:09 – Closing Thoughts

Key Points

Andrew runs a SaaS business called Deep Personality almost entirely through agents, generating roughly $20K of revenue while debugging eats half his time.

Harbor (github.com/geekforbrains/Harbor) gives agents a GUI-style harness — dev, marketing, and support agents that can autonomously merge PRs and adjust ad budgets across PostHog, Meta, and Reddit.

Andrew's family office swapped headcount for a $40K/month Claude bill; his CFO, who had zero coding background, vibe-coded a replacement for Adapar (priced at $50K–$100K/year) in about two weeks.

Vector databases trained on Tiny and Andrew's holding company let him query 132 minority investments, P&Ls, and headcount data conversationally.

For builders today, Andrew suggests aiming for a $1M–$2M product, then parking gains in TSMC and data center exposure given how fast software moats are eroding.

His best prompting tip: ask the model to interview you with multiple-choice questions before generating any output.

The #1 tool to find startup ideas/trends - https://www.ideabrowser.com

LCA helps Fortune 500s and fast-growing startups build their future - from Warner Music to Fortnite to Dropbox. We turn 'what if' into reality with AI, apps, and next-gen products https://latecheckout.agency/

The Vibe Marketer - Resources for people into vibe marketing/marketing with AI: https://www.thevibemarketer.com/

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Nick agreed to personally set up your Orgo in a 15 min call: https://startup-ideas-pod.link/orgo_ai

I sit down with Nick from Orgo to break down exactly how to run a one-person AI agent business that can realistically clear a few million dollars a year. Nick walks through the offer, the verticals worth chasing, the full software stack, and the live setup of an agent that manages other agents. We focus on tactics over theory, with specific tools, pricing, and the playbook for landing customers as a solopreneur. By the end, anyone with solid AI fluency will have a clear path from offer design to fulfillment.

Timestamps

00:00 – Intro

02:54 – Designing the AI Agent Business Offer

06:38– Selling an AI Employee, Not an Agent

07:26 – Industries to Target (and Two to Avoid)

14:54 – Content Is Overpowered and How to Get Customers

17:51 – The Customer-Facing Tool Stack

20:49 – Building Agents Stack

25:51 – Model Picks: GPT 5.5, GLM 5.1, Kimmy, Opus 4.7

27:08 – Nick’s Stack

28:14 – Why Obsidian Is the Second Brain Layer

30:22 – Live Walkthrough: Spinning Up a Cloud Computer in Orgo

33:53 – Cloud Computers vs. Mac Minis

38:37 – Building Agents and Structuring Workspaces for Customers

43:56 – Watchdogs, Observability, and Reliability

45:28 – Closing Thoughts on the Solopreneur Era

Key Points

Sell unlimited agents, unlimited usage, and unlimited support to remove friction; most customers actually use one to three agents.

Avoid healthcare and finance to start; focus on legacy verticals like marketing, law, insurance, manufacturing, wholesale, and real estate.

OpenClaw agents go for around 5K a month; Hermes agents can go for 10K a month.

The full stack: Granola, Trello, Loom, Superhuman, Asana, Codex, Hermes, Orgo, Composio, Agent Mail, and Obsidian.

GPT 5.5 is the recommended default model for tool calling; GLM 5.1 and Kimmy work for lighter tasks; Opus 4.7 fits long-horizon coding.

Use agents to set up other agents — pair Cloud Code or Codex with MCPs like Perplexity, Context7, and X MCP for live docs.

The #1 tool to find startup ideas/trends - https://www.ideabrowser.com

LCA helps Fortune 500s and fast-growing startups build their future - from Warner Music to Fortnite to Dropbox. We turn 'what if' into reality with AI, apps, and next-gen products https://latecheckout.agency/

The Vibe Marketer - Resources for people into vibe marketing/marketing with AI: https://www.thevibemarketer.com/

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