1Principles
The 95% is already solved
- Millions will be displaced by AI. The ones with real craft know their domain.
- What drowns them is the everything-else: 150+ hours of infrastructure decisions.
- The platform handles the 95%. The founder provides the 5% — their skill, their location, their instinct.
| Problem | Question | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Craftspeople drown in commodity infrastructure before delivering value | Is the infrastructure actually solved, or just promised? | Sprout Phase 1 proves the infrastructure — then this generator adds the thinking |
Picture
A fishing guide standing on a boat, surrounded by invisible infrastructure — CRM, payments, marketing, legal, accounting — all handled by a glowing mycelium network beneath the water.
2Performance
Hours, not months
| Measure | Target | Now |
|---|---|---|
| Idea to operating venture | < 1 day | Months (manual) |
| Composition ratio | > 80% shared | Unknown |
| Algorithms wired | 9/9 | 0/9 |
| Cross-domain proof | 2nd domain boots | Untested |
| Founder craft time | > 80% | ~20% |
| Problem | Question | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| No measurement of generator quality exists | Which of the 9 algorithms fails first when wired? | Wire VFL scorer first — it's the gate that decides everything downstream |
Picture
A split clock — left side shows months of manual business setup (scattered papers, confused founder), right side shows one hour of generator output (clean dashboard, operating business).
3Platform
Nine algorithms, one entry point
| Layer | Tables | Algorithms | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | venture_business_ideas | vfl-force-potential | Schema exists, unwired |
| Research | discovery_sessions, knowledge_base | eval-runner, explore-exploit | Schema exists, unwired |
| Validation | venture_business_ideas (gate) | optimal-stopping | Designed, not built |
| Operations | work_chart_definitions, contacts, planning | spcl-scoring, sales-forecasting | Schema exists, unwired |
| Learning | WorkChart receipts (aggregate) | ai-tuning-loop, compound-rate | Designed, not built |
| Problem | Question | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Schema exists but nothing connects the tables to the algorithms | Does the entry point actually flow to venture creation? | Wire one path end-to-end: idea in → scored → venture out |
Picture
An underground fungal network with 9 glowing nodes — each representing an algorithm — all connected to a single entry point labeled 'venture_business_ideas'. Schema tables branch beneath like roots.
4Process
Sprout runs, then thinking starts
| Phase | What | Effort | Unblocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint 0 | Sprout Phase 1 complete (prerequisite) | In progress | Everything |
| Sprint 1-2 | Idea entry + VFL gate + AI research pipeline | 3 weeks | Venture creation |
| Sprint 3 | Optimal-stopping + Sprout trigger + operations seeding | 3 weeks | Operating business |
| Sprint 4-5 | Agent workforce + content strategy | 4 weeks | Automated operations |
| Sprint 6 | Network learning + second venture | 1 week | Platform proof |
| Problem | Question | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Single-thread critical path through Sprout → scoring → operations | What's the minimum viable path from idea to working venture? | Sprint 1-3: idea entry → VFL gate → Sprout trigger → WorkChart seeding. Prove the pipe before widening it. |
Picture
A domino chain — the first domino labeled 'Sprout Phase 1' falls into 'Idea Scoring', which falls into 'Operations', which falls into 'Agents', which falls into 'Network Effects'. Each domino is larger than the last.
5Players
You know your craft. We carry the rest.
| Job | Struggling Moment | Hidden Objection |
|---|---|---|
| Craftsperson starts a business | "I know fishing charters but I don't know CRM, payments, marketing, or what tech to use" | "Will this platform lock me in? Can a machine understand my craft?" |
| Platform engineer creates venture | "I spend 80% on commodity infrastructure, 20% on what makes this venture unique" | "What if the generated base doesn't fit this client's domain?" |
| Problem | Question | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Two personas, same root cause — commodity infrastructure blocks domain value | Which persona validates first — the founder or the engineer? | Engineer first (we ARE that persona). Then one real craftsperson. |
Picture
Two people — a fishing guide holding a rod and a cheese maker holding a wheel — standing on a glowing platform that handles everything beneath them: screens, servers, spreadsheets, all automated.
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Context
Questions
Which prompt in the business idea generator deck would most change a stakeholder's position if answered with evidence rather than assumption?
- Which deck slide contains the highest-stakes bet — the one that, if wrong, makes the whole PRD invalid?
- If this deck were presented to a skeptic rather than a believer, which slide would receive the strongest objection?
- Which question in this prompt deck has the clearest answer right now — and which requires the most validation?