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Trip Smarter. Not Alone. Ever.

The One Liner

Your trip. Thoughtfully guided, never left to chance.

The 140 character tweet (or X) version

Exploring psychedelics? This concierge service helps you prep, stay safe, and integrate, like having a guide before, during, and after.

The Longer Story Version

The Problem

The world’s warming up to psychedelics but the path is messy.

You’ve got two extremes:

• Self-guided chaos (Reddit threads and hearsay)

• $10K jungle retreats with shamans you found on Instagram

There’s nothing in between. No structure. No support. No one to say: “Here’s how to do this safely, intentionally, and on your terms.”

That’s not just inefficient, it’s dangerous. Set and setting matter. And too many people are going in blind.

The Solution

Imagine if planning a psychedelic experience was as supported as booking a wedding planner, someone who gets your goals, preps the experience, and sticks around after the magic wears off.

Here’s how it works:

Before the trip

• You complete a detailed intake assessment (we’d build it with Formsort or Tally)

• Based on your needs, healing, creativity, curiosity, you’re matched with a guide or therapist

• You get pre-trip prep: calls, content, meditations, and journaling prompts (like a starter kit built in Notion or Mighty Networks)

During

• You choose the level of support: fully guided, call-on-demand, or just a trip checklist

• A 24/7 helpline is available (built using Twilio + OnCall) in case things go sideways

• Optional real-time support through a vetted community or calm content flow

After

• Post-trip integration session with your guide

• Long-term habit building with tools like Field Notes journaling, or async coaching via Marco Polo

Think of it like a psychedelic doula. Not a dealer, not a guru—just someone who helps you do it right.

How We’d Build It

Stage 1: MVP

• Form: Tally intake survey

• Matchmaking: Airtable + Zapier to connect users with facilitators

• Support: Use Calendly + Zoom for 1-on-1s, and Google Voice for helpline

• Monetization: Charge $199–$499 for a “trip pack” (prep + guide match + post-integration)

Stage 2: Indie Operator

• Custom dashboard with Memberstack + Webflow

• Vet and onboard facilitators (focus on credibility > scale)

• Build “Journeys”: modular plans based on goals (e.g. anxiety, burnout, spiritual clarity)

• Community: Create a support group using Geneva or Circle for peer discussion

Stage 3: Institutional / Premium

• Partner with clinics and therapists for at-home ketamine and legal psilocybin pilots

• Offer corporate wellness packages (think: founder offsites, creator retreats)

• Launch a digital companion app for journaling, breathing cues, and live check-ins

• Build out licensing and legal frameworks per state/country with legaltech tools like Clerky or Stripe Atlas

Why It Needs to Exist

Because we’re entering a golden age of inner work and no one should go it alone.

This isn’t about drugs. It’s about guided transformation.

Done well, a single journey can change a life. Done wrong, it can derail one.

The opportunity isn’t to sell psychedelics. It’s to sell trust, structure, and safety—for the curious, the cautious, and the committed.

And that’s a service worth building.

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Help Me Before I Spiral

Startups that provide a lifeline—during chaos, crisis, or curiosity.

Every generation builds its own safety net.

Ours? Still glitchy as hell.

We’ve got more apps than ever but when life unravels, we turn to the same four things: group chats, Google, TikTok, and hope. That’s a problem.

Because real spirals don’t wait for appointments. They show up at 2am. When your brain is loud and your friends are asleep.

That’s where the next wave of startups will win not by solving problems after they happen, but by catching people in the moment.

Here’s the thesis:
Build products that meet people mid-spiral. Not with diagnosis. With direction.

Where It’s Happening

• Emotional First Aid:
  Not full therapy just someone to talk to now. Think asynchronous voice notes (try: Marco Polo) or anonymous drop-in chats (layered on Twilio Flex). Add in mood check-ins with pattern detection via Reflectly or Daylio, and you’ve got a system that knows when someone’s slipping before they do.

• Calm Triggers on Demand:
  When your heart’s racing, you don’t want a podcast. You want a button. Try pairing biofeedback tools (like Moonbird) with real-world rituals: cold water, deep breaths, light movement. Build a kit. Make it pretty. Sell it as a “Panic Pack.” You’re not curing anxiety. You’re interrupting it.

• Micro-Coaching Networks:
  Not gurus. Not bots. Just real people with lived experience. Break down the gatekeeping. Build a peer coaching model like Supportiv or spin up a platform where retired therapists or mental health grads can give casual guidance in a structured format. Think: mentorship, but for meltdowns.

• Decision Support in Chaos:
  What if “what do I do now?” was a product category? Not long-term planning—just rapid calm in the face of overwhelm. Could be a “decision tree” app, a journaling prompt flow, or even a voice assistant trained on de-escalation scripts. Check out Tability for clean frameworks you can repurpose.

What to Build

These don’t need to be massive from day one.

You can start small:

• Use Notion or Typedream to build a DIY “crisis playbook” product

• Use Tally + Zapier to create an intake form → content guide system

• Use Circle or Geneva to test real-time group support ideas

• Use LemonSqueezy to monetize it in a weekend

You’re not building a cure. You’re building a checkpoint. A moment of pause when people usually spiral.

Why This Matters

Because no one’s okay all the time.

And the current system waits until things are bad enough to justify care.

Startups can fill that gap—not with overpromises, but with tools that say:

“You’re not broken. You’re just overwhelmed. Let’s handle this moment.”

The best products in this space won’t shout. They’ll whisper when the noise is too loud.

So yeah—if you’re looking for your next big idea?
Build something that shows up before the fall.

That's where the real impact—and opportunity—is.

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