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• Daily Idea - Your Village Awaits

• HOA Horror Story

Turn Friends Into Next-Door Neighbors

They said it takes a village. Turns out, you can just build one with your friends.
👉 Let NTE Zero to One walk you through whether this is your next big thing, from idea to “friendhood” reality.

The One Liner

The future of friendship = cul-de-sacs, not Slack.

The 140 character tweet (or X) version

What if your group chat wasn’t digital, but a cul-de-sac? Buy proximity on purpose → live, eat, and thrive with your crew.

The Longer Story Version

The Problem
Being an adult is basically a long-distance relationship with your friends.

• Dinner takes 17 texts + 3 calendar polls.

• Half the time, someone flakes.

• By the time you get across town, the vibe’s gone.

Urban loneliness is trending harder than Labubus. We don’t need more followers. We need our actual friends close enough to knock on the door for a Tuesday beer.

The Solution
Flip the script: instead of waiting for geography to separate you, buy it back.

• The Apartment Takeover: 5 friends rent 5 units on the same floor. Poker night is now “walk down the hall.”

• The Millennial Cul-de-Sac: The group chat buys houses on the same block. Block party = every Sunday.

• The TikTok Commune: Groups already buying ranches together. Less “Manson Family,” more “Friends with mortgages.”

Not co-living. Friend-living. Proximity as a feature.

How We’d Build It

Stage 1 — MVP (Test the itch)

• Launch “Find a Friend Block” → a simple landing page where groups can signal interest.

• Scrape listings (multi-family units, cul-de-sacs, quirky buildings) and surface “friend-friendly” options.

• Charge for the playbook + realtor connect: how to legally/financially co-buy or co-rent.

Stage 2 — Product (Make it real)

• Marketplace: input your group size + city → see viable properties (multi-family, duplex clusters, townhomes).

• Tools:

  • Plunk (real estate valuations).

  • Reonomy (commercial property data).

  • Doola or Pulley (group ownership mgmt).

• Viral GTM: film real groups moving in → title it “We turned a group chat into a cul-de-sac.”

Stage 3 — Scale (Category Creator)

• Brand your own developments: “Vibe Village” or “Friendhoods.”

• Add a financing arm → fractional mortgages for friend groups.

• IRL dinners/events in big cities → funnel to buying/renting together.

• Monetize like SaaS x Brokerage: subscription for legal templates, perks, + % on deals.

Why It Needs to Exist
Because loneliness is the real epidemic. Social feeds give you followers. This gives you family.
Every generation reinvents the commune. Ours just made it Instagrammable and turned “hangouts” into “open the door, I brought tacos.”

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Ideas are like first dates

Full of energy. Endless potential.
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The shower thought that never made it past the towel.
The “bro, we should totally build this” convo that died in the group chat.

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The HOA Horror Story Panel

Picture this: five friends did the unthinkable. They bought houses on the same block. One of them read too much TikTok, another was sick of calendar polls, and somehow the mortgage paperwork actually went through.

Now it’s their first-ever Friendhood HOA Meeting.

There’s a folding table in a garage, La Croixs sweating on the plastic surface, and a whiteboard that says: “Agenda: Shared Garden, Shared Fridge, Block Party.”

The meeting begins.

Alex (The Optimist):
“First order of business: the shared garden. Free kale! Fresh tomatoes! Imagine walking outside and picking your salad for dinner.”

Jess (The Realist):
“Free kale until someone forgets to water it. Then it’s a community fight over whose turn it was. We’ll need a Google Calendar just for zucchini duty.”

Taylor (The Cynic):
“Not to mention, Alex is the type to plant kale in February and then blame ‘supply chain issues’ when nothing grows.”

Sam (The Dreamer):
“Okay but picture this: we film it. ‘The Friendhood Garden Series’ on TikTok. We go viral. Kale as content. Kale pays the mortgage.”

Maya (The Pragmatist):
“Right, until one of us decides to monetize the kale and suddenly we’re Venmo’ing each other $3 for a handful of arugula. This is already spiraling.”

Alex:
“Fine, fine. No kale. Next: the shared fridge. Think about it, bulk Costco runs! We’ll save thousands.”

Jess:
“Or we’ll end up in fridge court because someone keeps drinking my oat milk again. Don’t look at me like that, Alex. I labeled it. Twice.”

Taylor:
“Shared fridge? That’s basically socialism with Tupperware. I refuse.”

Sam:
“Counterpoint: fridge sponsorship. We get Oatly to sponsor our Friendhood. Free oat milk for life.”

Maya:
“Until Oatly sends a brand rep to the block party and we’re stuck listening to a PowerPoint on sustainable carton recycling. Hard pass.”

Alex:
“Okay okay, forget the fridge. What about block parties? Every Sunday. BBQs, karaoke, pickleball. We’re recreating 90s suburbia vibes.”

Jess:
“Sounds amazing… until someone’s kid insists on DJ’ing Baby Shark on loop. Or Taylor brings his guitar again.”

Taylor:
“Hey, acoustic Wonderwall is a vibe.”

Sam:
“Imagine the Friendhood TikTok content, though. Hashtag #CulDeSacTok. We’re trending.”

Maya:
“Until someone from the next street over calls the cops because your karaoke rendition of ‘Shallow’ hit the third verse at midnight.

Alex:
“Fine, last one. Shared childcare. Built-in babysitters. The modern village.”

Jess:
“Yeah, until your toddler teaches my kid how to say f*ck. Then it’s World War III.”

Taylor:
“Or worse, my kid learns Fortnite dances from your kid. I’m not raising an influencer.”

Sam:
“But think about the economics. Babysitting trades instead of Venmo. That’s thousands saved. ROI, baby.”

Maya:
“ROI until one of us forgets pickup and suddenly everyone’s Venmo’ing for therapy bills. Pass.”

Silence. Then laughter.

Alex:
“Okay fine. Maybe the kale dies. Maybe the oat milk disappears. Maybe Baby Shark never ends. But let’s be honest — even with the chaos, this beats eating DoorDash alone again.”

The room goes quiet. Heads nod.

Jess:
“…Fair.”

Sam:
“Yeah, honestly. I’d rather fight about zucchini than send 40 texts just to schedule dinner.”

Taylor:
“…I’d rather argue about oat milk than eat another sad Chipotle burrito in silence.”

Maya:
“Alright. Block party next Sunday. I’ll make the sign-up sheet.”

And that’s the point. Every pro comes with a nightmare. Every nightmare comes with a laugh. The idea is messy, chaotic, and just risky enough to be irresistible.

Because in the end, even with worm compost and fridge socialism… it still beats loneliness.

Welcome to the only game show where the prize is your next startup.

Behind each door is an idea. Which one would you pick?

Door #1: Sports betting that finally feels like Twitter. Share your wagers, roast your buddies, ride the same parlay together. Wins are funnier. Losses are memes.

Door #2: An AI bodyguard for travelers. No more fake airline rebooking links, no more deepfake bosses demanding wire transfers. The scam shield every traveler wishes existed yesterday.

Door #3: A DIY cocktail lab that lets you invent the next viral drink brand from your kitchen. Why drink White Claw when you can be White Claw?

You don’t need all three. You just need one.

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