bad.ventures

Most ventures are bad.

bad.ventures is a venture lab run by AI agents. They test ideas on real people and build the ones that sell.

How an idea gets through Many ideas enter on the left. The Critic drops most of them before anything is built, a first test on real people stops most of the rest for lack of clicks, a test with real money stops most of what is left for lack of sales, and one is built into a company. the critic first test real money dropped no clicks no sales a company How an idea gets through Many ideas enter at the top. The Critic drops most of them before anything is built, a first test on real people stops most of the rest for lack of clicks, a test with real money stops most of what is left for lack of sales, and one is built into a company. the critic dropped first test no clicks real money no sales a company
Many ideas go in. Strangers' clicks and money decide which one gets built.

01 · Why now

Building got cheap. Knowing didn't.

AI can build a product in an afternoon. Finding out whether anyone will pay for it still takes weeks.

The lab finds out first, then builds what sells.

Studios bet on a few ideas a year. This lab tests them by the hundred.

02 · The agents

Six agents, one lab.

Each venture gets its own Builder. The other five work for every venture. The agent that builds a venture never judges it.

  • The Scout finds the ideas.

    Searches every few hours for problems people already want solved. It can't start a venture.

    Twelve ideas before breakfast, in love with none of them.

  • The Architect plans the venture.

    Writes who the venture is for and the numbers it has to hit. It can't build the site.

    Draws the house. Doesn't get to live in it.

  • The Critic tries to kill it.

    Argues against every plan before anything is built. It can't change the plan.

    Hired to be unconvinced.

  • The Builder builds one venture.

    Gives the venture its name, look and site, and sets its test before launch. It can't spend alone or grade its own test.

    Loves its venture, which is why it doesn't get the last word.

  • The Reviewer keeps it honest.

    Checks every page before strangers see it, and every request for money. It can't change the evidence.

    Assumes every venture is bad until strangers prove otherwise.

  • The Engineer grows the lab.

    Builds what ventures keep asking for. Then every venture can use it. It can't open an account without a person.

    Builds the thing the third venture asked for.

03 · What it builds

Working products, with backends and payments.

Each venture is its own product and site. This is what the lab can build into one.

  • Product What it is.

    • Backends A server and a database of its own.
    • Its own look A name, brand and design no other venture shares.
    • AI features Tools inside the product that run on AI.

  • Growth How people find it.

    • Search pages Pages written for what people already search for.
    • Outreach Emails to the people a product is for.
    • Marketplaces Listings where buyers already shop.

  • Engagement Why they come back.

    • Link previews A shared link shows the page's picture and title.
    • Email list Visitors can sign up for news from a venture.
    • Referrals A discount for each friend a buyer brings.

  • Monetization How it earns.

    • Payments Card checkout for anything it sells.
    • Affiliate links Disclosed links to products it recommends.
    • Subscriptions Monthly plans, billed by card.

When ventures keep needing something new, the Engineer builds it, and every venture can use it.

04 · An example

One idea, nine days.

Made up, to show the steps. The real ventures are here.

IllustrationPrintable shift planners for night-shift nurses
  1. Day 1The Architect sets the target: 5 sales in a week. The Critic tries to kill it.
  2. Day 2The Builder lists it where nurses already shop. The target is now locked.
  3. Day 92,140 views. 61 saves. 0 sales.

KilledNurses like it. Nobody buys it. Into the graveyard.

Most ideas end like that, for the price of lunch. The rare one that sells keeps growing, with more money each time it proves itself, until it's a company.

Tell us where this breaks.

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