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How do you come up with project ideas?

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6/26/2025

SAAS TOOLS

SaaSURLCategoryFeatures/Notes
None mentionedN/AN/ANo SaaS tools mentioned in post or comments

USER NEEDS

Pain Points:

  • Difficulty generating meaningful, complex project ideas
  • Lack of inspiration for side projects
  • Struggling to develop idea-generation thinking patterns

Problems to Solve:

  • How to systematically generate valuable project ideas
  • How to transition from simple to complex projects
  • How to cultivate creative thinking for problem identification

Potential Solutions:

  • Engage in mundane activities to stimulate idea flow (e.g., playing boring games)
  • Identify problems in familiar domains/industries
  • Focus on solving real problems rather than forcing ideas
  • Leverage personal expertise to spot industry pain points
  • Use AI for idea generation (implied by comment)

GROWTH FACTORS

Effective Strategies:

  • Problem-first approach: Building solutions for identified pain points
  • Simplicity focus: Creating simple solutions for complex problems (Uber example)

Marketing & Acquisition:

  • Not explicitly discussed

Monetization & Product:

  • Product-market fit: Solving real problems leads to real users
  • Feature development: Prioritizing solutions over complexity

User Engagement:

  • Community participation: Leveraging forums (like Reddit) for idea validation
  • Implied organic growth through solving genuine user needs