Start My Idea: Generosity At Scale

“The price is...whatever you want it to be?”

AI is making previously expensive services cheap as lint. But the REAL winners are the people who figure out how to package these services into something dead-simple, soul-driven, and scalable.

Today, we’re going deeper into underserved spaces where a "Pay What You Can" model isn't just nice... it’s a growth engine.

Let’s dive in.

TODAY’S TREND
📈 Generosity At Scale

We’re witnessing a wild shift…

• AI = 90% cost reduction.

• Human service = 10x trust boost.

• Allowing customers to “Pay What You Can” = 100x shareability.

Combine all three? You don’t just have a business….you have a movement.

Now let’s cook up ideas that are weird, wonderful, and wildly profitable.

TODAY’S IDEAS
💡Ideas based on today’s trend

💡 MemoryMender – AI-Powered Legacy Letters for Families

Use AI to turn a 10-minute voice message from grandma into a beautifully written “legacy letter” for future generations. Offer “Pay What You Can” digital versions, and upsell printed keepsakes, leather-bound books, or family bundles. The emotional value is priceless—people will overpay.

Where to start: Market it through churches, hospices, retirement communities.

💡 CrisisCopy – Emergency Fundraising Pages in Minutes

When tragedy hits (house fire, medical emergency), people scramble to write GoFundMe descriptions. Most are bad. Offer an AI-powered tool that creates emotionally resonant, donor-optimized copy in seconds. Let them “pay what you can” when creating.

Where to start: Partner with crowdfunding platforms, offer upsells like social media copy, translation, or template packs. You’re helping people in pain—they want to give back.

💡 KidCoach AI – The First-AI Mentor for Underserved Kids

Build a chatbot that acts like a friendly mentor for teens giving advice, goal-setting, storytelling prompts, career paths, etc. Think “AI Big Brother/Big Sister.”

Where to start: PWYC for families. Partner with nonprofits, schools, and city youth programs. Upsell: parent dashboards, report cards, or premium mentoring events (co-hosted with real mentors).

💡 ScriptRx – AI for People Who Hate Forms, Docs & Bureaucracy

An AI-powered form-filler + email drafter for people who don’t know how to write formal requests like rent relief, disability services, school IEP requests, or even quitting a job professionally.

Where to start: Serve blue-collar, neurodivergent, or ESL communities. Let them pay what they can. Upsell: translations, resume upgrades, or personalized legal/professional review services (partner with pros).

Here’s the real truth:

“Pay What You Can” isn’t about leaving money on the table.

It’s about flipping the script.

You give value up front, earn trust fast, and turn your business into a story worth spreading. Add AI into the mix and you’ve got zero marginal cost and infinite upside.

Pick an idea. Make it dead simple. Ship it with a big heart.

The world needs it.

Until next time,
Dwayne & Matt