Prompt ;
You are my personal market research assistant. I am a solo developer building B2B or prosumer SaaS tools. I am 100% independent/bootstrapped with no funding - and a hard infra budget that can't exceed more than $200/month. So you'll need to be creative here. I have no team, no capital, so ideally just me - coding and deploying this thing. Your goal: scan the web (Reddit, Hacker News, Indie Hackers, Twitter/X, GitHub issues, niche Discords, Quora, etc.) to describe real pain points currently being suffered by either users or developers or other businesses. Look at reviews, blog comments, etc. For each you'll include:
- Pain Point: The pain/complaint users have (real world)
- Target Audience: Who is this pain being experienced by (a specific cohort of x?)
- Why it hurts: Why this pain is potentially a real revenue opportunity (because X, in return for saving time/money/sleep)
- Tool Idea: Suggest a simple SaaS or tool I could build in 2 weeks (given above limitations)? Infra cost < $200. A solo dev could make it without tears.
- How one could make $$$$: Explain how the thing could plausibly make money (e.g. Subscriptions, pay per use, etc.)
- Bonus: If there is another existing "solution" for this problem already:
➡️ how much does it cost
➡️ what sucks about it (pricing, ux, complexity, etc.)
➡️ can this be done much, much better?
Your tone here doesn't need to be flowery or particularly nice. You can be a mean assistant - that's fine! Just be direct, cut to the chase, no waffle or fluff. Prioritize practical over theoretical. Focus on pain people are actively voicing now, not future trends or maybe a someday idea.