Proven Success White Paper

By Ray Dela Rama
Published Oct 3, 2024
Updated Nov 5, 2024
10 minute read

People have different definitions of "success".

For me, it's doing the things I love with the people I love, without any limitations.

I believe people want maximal autonomy and flexibility to do work that interests them.

All while having a great work environment and a salary that's more than enough for living.

But these kinds of conditions are rarely seen in today's society.

It's about time we solve this. Right?

Purpose

Ethical AI business growth assistant that makes the right skills you need, to achieve your life and work goals.

Built for high-performing teams who value real success & long-term growth.

Problem

Mental health issues and declining productivity are silently destroying the performance of teams in businesses. Poor mental health would cost the global economy $16 trillion by 2030. In the U.S. alone, about 1 in 5 adults face mental health challenges each year, affecting their focus, decision-making, and productivity. This leads to disengagement, burnout, and reduced performance.

If we focus on U.S. businesses, mental health inequities will cost them around $14 trillion by 2040. That equates to a cost to society of roughly US$42,000 per person living in the United States.

Knowing this, about 20% of new U.S. businesses fail in the first year, 50% by the fifth year, and 65% within 10 years. Globally, business failure rate is estimated to be 20-30% in the 1st year, 50-60% by the 5th year, and 70-80% within 10 years.

The biggest reason why businesses fail is often mismanagement or lack of proper planning. These are the same problems with growing a business. And this highlights a common factor: the people. From executives and directors to managers and team members who carry out daily operations, every level plays a crucial role in a company’s success or failure.

Despite efforts like wellness programs, skills training and coaching, many of these fail to offer the personalization and simplicity needed for fast-paced environments. They fail to provide high quality information and clear, actionable steps to achieve people's goals. Furthermore, existing solutions are not scalable to support the billions of people worldwide who want to improve their lives.

Solution

Productivity and mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and stress are all caused by behaviors — which are skills that can be learned and unlearned.

One big skill that a lot of people need is the skill to communicate properly. This includes setting right expectations, having hard conversations, giving and getting pure honest feedback, among others. We aren't even taught this in schools and in workplaces.

Our AI makes the right skills that people need based on their problem. It gives clear, actionable steps they need to do to achieve real success that directly improve their lives.

Another key feature is giving motivation through rewards by linking daily actions to long-term goals. This would give them more focus and better control of achieving their goals much faster.

What makes us unique is our AI's ability to evolve with user feedback. It tracks progress, adjusts in real-time, and acts like a personal coach, constantly optimizing the user's path to success.

Apart from having happier people working hard, companies would see higher work output, better work quality, and bigger profits.

Over time, this tool becomes a hub for real personal growth knowledge, evolving alongside users and adapting to global trends. With its continuous learning, it remains a long-lasting, go-to solution for personalized self-improvement, at scale.

Why is this important?

Many people across the world believe that a "good life" can be found with fame and fortune.

However, studies show that as many western countries, including the US, have become wealthier, general happiness levels have decreased. $75,000 a year average household income is the level at which happiness seems to peak — the level at which the basic economic needs of food, housing, healthcare, child support, etc. can be met. When people’s annual income became higher than that sum, their happiness levels didn’t go up much. The difference between $75,000 and $75 million was hardly significant.

An 85-year-old Harvard study on adult development found that the people who stayed healthiest and lived longest were the people who had the strongest connections to others. The warmth of these connections had a direct positive impact on their health and well-being. Good relationships meant participants were less likely to develop heart disease, diabetes, or arthritis. Broader social networks and more social activity resulted in later onset and slower rates of cognitive decline.

But many people still don't know these facts and continue to tread their life towards the wrong direction, thinking they were going in the right direction, only to find regret later in their life.

Proven Success' purpose is to make real personal growth knowledge available to everyone. We'll give people the power to develop the skills they need that directly improve their lives. And I believe AI can help us make this happen faster than we’ve ever seen before. Getting it to scale is actually the thing that truly matters.

People in countries having better lives than the margin – that will not change the world. Empowering billions of people will change the world.

Read more on why we're making an Ethical AI business growth assistant.

Why now?

The rise of advanced technology and urgent mental health challenges makes this the ideal time.

* AI's maturity: AI can now provide personalized, scalable solutions that weren't possible before, making it perfect for industries like mental health, productivity, and well-being.

* Mental health crisis: The pandemic highlighted severe mental health issues, and current solutions aren't scalable or personalized enough. Depression is projected to become the leading disability cause by 2030.

* Workplace shift: Remote and hybrid work environments have increased stress and burnout, especially among high achievers. Companies need better tools to manage well-being and performance.

* Demand for personalization: Consumers expect tailored experiences, and AI is finally capable of delivering personalized guidance at scale.

* Growing AI market: The AI market is projected to go from $600 billion in 2024 to $2.7 trillion by 2032. Now is the time to tap into this growing sector with solutions that address mental health, productivity, and well-being.

By acting now, Proven Success is positioned to lead the AI growth revolution.

We don't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Vision

If all goes well, this is what will be built in the coming years.

* 5 Years: Serving 10 million people, providing the go-to source for real personal growth knowledge. Starting with simplifying the complex process of growing a business.

* 10 Years: Expanding to 100 million people, with established systems for building great relationships with yourself and others, and solving the mental health and productivity issues of people for good.

* 20 Years: Surpassing 1 billion people, solidifying mental growth knowledge and creating a major positive global impact.

* 50+ Years: Serving 99% of the population, driving improvements in health, mindset, relationships, career, education, and the environment.

We'll be leading advancements and innovations in technology. Promoting equal opportunities for the betterment of humanity.

We envision a world where everyone has quick access to high quality information that's proven to work with high amounts of success.

We have a tool that gives us the motivation to work on our goals and the power to achieve them.

Creativity in solving problems for good will be the one that sets you apart.

About the Founder

Ray Dela Rama - Grew up in a low-income family and dreamed of having an extravagant happy life since I was 7 years old. Struggled for 20 years to find my answer to a “life worth living”.

Understood real business management, operations, strategy and growth from Acquisition.com, Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, Elon Musk, Paul Graham, Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, Alex Hormozi, Leila Hormozi, among others.

Now building a business that would help people find their own answer to a “life worth living” and “work worth working” in significantly less time than it took me to.

Founder's Notes

I'm finding a co-founder to handle AI tech development.

If you have big goals and strong work ethic, you might be a good fit.
Plus, if you care deeply about personal growth and well-being, you might be a perfect fit.

Big goals that have a positive impact to billions of people.
Strong work ethic that's focused on getting the work done, enjoying hard challenges, and driving growth to constantly improve.

Core values I care most about with people I work with:
Competitive Greatness
Be at your best when your best is needed. Enjoyment of a hard challenge. Those who have the drive to constantly improve, the superior intellect and long-term commitment to see incremental improvements become compounding returns.

Sincere Candor
Have the self-awareness to accurately perceive and communicate hard truths that improve others & self, the courage to do so, and the humility to accept them, even when it hurts. Nothing great can be built without feedback: internally or externally.

Unimpeachable Character
Be the type of person with whom people are always proud to associate, personally and professionally. We look for true alignment of thoughts, words, and actions towards a goal worth pursuing.

***Note that this is a long-term project. If you're not focused and committed to work on a project with a big vision and strong positive brand, you're not the right co-founder for this.

Expect to dedicate at least 10 years to build this...
Expect that this will be the hardest times of your life...
But it'll be super worth it, not only for you but for your future generation too.

If you're constantly thinking...

𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒕!

Message me on LinkedIn to know more about what exactly we are building and about the business plan.

P.S. This is a limited-time offer. Remember, success favors the bold.

Know more about me here: Y Combinator Document

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