286: idea-L’s AI + Web3 Platform to Take Startups from Idea to Funding

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19d ago 29:20

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Daniel Mueller from idea-L joins Sam to discuss how their AI + Web3 platform helps founders go from idea to live company. He explains how idea-L acts as a “co-founder in your pocket,” validates ideas with feasibility scoring, provides funding through a decentralized VC model, and helps prevent founder burnout. Daniel also shares insights on Web3 trends, AI’s overlooked potential, and bad startup advice to avoid.

Key Timestamps

[00:00] Intro: Helping founders validate ideas & grow from zero to one.
[00:02] Daniel’s background: AI research in Singapore, Web3 connections with SingularityNET.
[00:03] idea-L’s mission: overcoming systemic, financial, and psychological barriers for founders.
[00:05] The scale of the problem: billions of unrealized ideas, 100M startups attempted yearly.
[00:06] AI Co-Founder: personalized support, Duolingo-style roadmaps, nudging actions.
[00:07] idea-L Tinder: gamified idea validation + community leaderboards.
[00:09] Funding: democratizing VC, tokenized LP/GP units, DAO governance.
[00:13] Preventing burnout: support via reinforcement, psychology, and NLP.
[00:15] Investment scope: only backing companies through Idea-L’s platform at pre-seed/seed.
[00:16] Web3 trends: regulation, stablecoins, internet capital markets, treasury companies.
[00:20] AI insights: moving beyond LLMs into reasoning, probabilistic programming & evolutionary learning.
[00:23] Bad startup advice: myths about needing a co-founder, quitting your job, or fully polished ideas.
[00:25] Roadmap: building the realization platform, funding platform, governance token, case studies.
[00:27] Ask: founders, investors, and overlooked regions to join the mission.

Connect

https://www.idea-l.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/idea-L/

https://x.com/idea___L

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-muller-sg-cfo/

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