An Obsidian vault containing the complete strategy, research, and operational blueprint for launching an accelerator dedicated to AI agent-operated businesses — companies where AI agents are the primary operators, not just tools.
- No dedicated accelerator exists for AI agent businesses, despite agents being 50%+ of YC batches
- The AI agent market is growing from $8.5B (2026) to $53B (2030) at 46-49% CAGR
- 80-90% of AI agent projects never leave pilot — founders need specialized support
- Agentic commerce is projected at $3-5 trillion by 2030 (McKinsey)
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
00-Strategy |
Mission, thesis, differentiation, revenue model, free tokens strategy |
01-Landscape |
10 agent business models, 8 competitor accelerators, credit programs, tool ecosystem |
02-Pain-Points |
The 8 critical problems killing agent businesses (with data) |
03-Program |
12-week structure, founder personas, selection criteria, deal terms |
04-Curriculum |
12 weekly modules + 6 hands-on workshops |
05-Agent-First-Offering |
Token pool, shared infra, template library, benchmarking, marketplace |
06-Agentic-Backend |
How the accelerator itself runs on AI agents |
07-Operations |
Team, KPIs, budget, partnerships |
08-Resources |
Templates, glossary, reading list |
09-Decisions |
Architectural decision records |
- Agent-First Offering — $1M+ in free API tokens per startup by stacking credits from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, AWS, NVIDIA
- Shared Agent Infrastructure — MCP gateway, A2A mesh, shared RAG, observability dashboards
- Agentic Backend — The accelerator runs on its own AI agents (screening, matching, tracking, curriculum delivery, portfolio monitoring)
- Pain-Point-First Design — Every program element maps to one of 8 researched pain points
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Based on 100+ sources from Reddit, X/Twitter, academic research, industry reports, and regulatory filings. See 08-Resources/Data-Sources.md for the full list.