Products can be copied. Communities can’t.

Products can be copied. Communities can’t.
Greg Isenberg built and sold startups (including Islands to WeWork for $10M) not because of flashy code or big funding rounds, but because he understood one thing most founders miss:

👉 Community-first startups win.

This one-page cheat sheet distills Greg’s community startup playbook into something you can use right now to shortcut your own journey.

✅ What You’ll Get Inside

• Greg’s 3 Principles for Community-First Startups
  A distilled one-page summary of the exact strategies Greg uses to build community-first businesses.
• 15-Minute Niche Finder Worksheet
  A printable + fillable guide to help you discover your perfect niche community in under 15 minutes.
• Curated No-Code + AI Starter Stack
  The exact tools to launch fast without code, validate your idea, and automate growth — handpicked for community founders.

🧩 Why This Matters

• Communities compound → Each member recruits the next.
• Belonging beats features → Products fade, but communities last.
• Shortcut your startup → Stop guessing, use proven frameworks that already created $10M+ exits.

📦 Perfect For

• Founders starting their first community startup
• Creators looking to launch products around a niche audience
• Solo builders wanting to validate fast without coding

💡 How to Use It

1. Read the one-page cheat sheet → internalize Greg’s 3 principles.
2. Fill out the worksheet → discover and validate your niche community.
3. Pick 1–2 no-code + AI tools from the starter stack → launch your MVP in 2 weeks.

🔥 Start Your Community Startup

If you want the full playbook in action, join → Startup Empire to get access to a vetted founder community, weekly coaching, and the exact systems founders are scaling with right now.