
What do wealthy people want?
1. What are wealthy people lacking?
Wealthy individuals often experience emotional, time-related, and trust-related deficiencies rather than financial ones:
- Lack of time: They highly value services or solutions that can “buy” them time.
- Lack of personalized attention: They are drawn to bespoke services that truly understand them.
- Lack of trustworthy partners or talent: They seek partners who guarantee privacy and high-quality outcomes.
- Lack of authenticity: They crave genuine relationships, experiences, and content—free from pretense.
- Boredom: They have little interest in the ordinary and seek surprise and exceptional experiences.
2. What do they want?
- Premium experiences: Luxurious, personalized lifestyle services (e.g., private travel, 1:1 health and mental coaching)
- Exclusivity: Unique, exclusive experiences, products, and knowledge
- Time-saving + trust: Experts or systems that solve problems “on their behalf”
- Education for children/successors: Elite education, global exposure, strong personal networks
- Spiritual fulfillment/self-actualization: Life beyond money—impact, values, and purpose
3. Where can you find them?
Offline:
- Global forums, charity events, golf courses, yacht clubs, luxury art fairs
- Premium schools, international school parent groups, global investment summits
Online:
- Private investment communities, elite networking platforms (e.g., Tiger 21, EO, YPO)
- Private social media groups, exclusive forums for high-net-worth individuals
- Luxury brand VIP programs, executive/investor groups on LinkedIn
4. How to approach them?
Strategic approach:
- Define the problem first: Identify problems they “can’t solve with money”
- Position yourself as a qualified partner: Use premium branding and a strong personal image
- Referral-based approach: Introductions work better than direct marketing
- Build trust through performance: Showcase your results, case studies, and testimonials
- Highlight scarcity and exclusivity: “Limited intake,” “private consulting,” “VIP only”
Example:
“Build a ‘Private AI Assistant’ service that wealthy founders can trust and rely on.”
- Problem: Information overload and time scarcity
- Solution: Personalized summaries, research, and schedule management
- Approach: Get introduced through VC partners; demo at premium tech forums