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2025-05-25·4
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My project made $15,800 in the first 4 months. Here’s what I did differently this time.

RedditDetails

SAAS TOOLS

SaaSURLCategoryFeatures/Notes
BigIdeasDBhttps://bigideasdb.comIdea Validation PlatformTracks Reddit, G2, Upwork for validated problems

USER NEEDS

Pain Points:

  • Difficulty finding good product ideas
  • Building products without knowing if there's demand
  • Wasting time on features users don't want

Problems to Solve:

  • Validating product ideas before building
  • Finding real user needs and pain points
  • Improving conversion rates and user activation

Potential Solutions:

  • Early idea validation through community feedback
  • Continuous user feedback loops
  • Tracking key metrics for data-driven decisions

GROWTH FACTORS

Effective Strategies:

  • Validating ideas before building
  • Building MVP and iterating based on user feedback
  • Tracking key metrics for optimization

Marketing & Acquisition:

  • Sharing ideas on Reddit and Twitter
  • Engaging with founders and potential users

Monetization & Product:

  • Freemium model with paid upgrades
  • Focus on solving real user problems

User Engagement:

  • Regular user feedback collection
  • Building based on user requests
  • Creating a community around the product
7

I struggle with finding problems to solve, so I built this tool to find real pain points on reddit / twitter.

RedditDetails

SAAS TOOLS

SaaSURLCategoryFeatures/Notes
Problem Finder Toolhttps://i.redd.it/2b7xl14pxn2f1.pngSocial Media AnalyticsInfinite scroll for social media pain points, real-time problem tracking

USER NEEDS

Pain Points:

  • Difficulty finding personal pain points to build solutions for
  • Struggling to identify problems to solve
  • Lack of inspiration for new SaaS ideas

Problems to Solve:

  • Finding real-world problems to build solutions for
  • Identifying market needs and gaps
  • Generating new SaaS ideas

Potential Solutions:

  • Social media monitoring tool for pain points
  • Automated problem discovery system
  • Community-driven idea generation platform

GROWTH FACTORS

Effective Strategies:

  • Building tools that solve real user problems
  • Creating value through problem discovery
  • Leveraging social media data for insights

Marketing & Acquisition:

  • Targeting developers and entrepreneurs
  • Showcasing real-world problem examples
  • Demonstrating tool effectiveness through case studies

Monetization & Product:

  • Freemium model with premium features
  • Subscription-based access to advanced analytics
  • Enterprise licensing for large organizations

User Engagement:

  • Building community around problem solving
  • Encouraging user contributions and feedback
  • Creating educational content about problem discovery
6

My product has made $250 so far in May 💛

RedditDetails

SAAS TOOLS

SaaSURLCategoryFeatures/Notes
WaitlistNowhttps://www.waitlistsnow.com/Waitlist ManagementNo-code tool for creating waitlists with database, analytics, and good design

USER NEEDS

Pain Points:

  • Difficulty in creating and managing waitlists for product validation
  • Need for automated waitlist creation process
  • Desire to validate product ideas efficiently

Problems to Solve:

  • Streamlining waitlist creation and management
  • Reducing manual effort in product validation
  • Providing analytics for waitlist performance

Potential Solutions:

  • No-code waitlist creation tool
  • Automated database and analytics integration
  • Affordable lifetime deal pricing model

GROWTH FACTORS

Effective Strategies:

  • Leveraging Facebook groups for affiliate partnerships
  • Offering lifetime deals to attract initial users
  • Providing special coupons to incentivize purchases

Marketing & Acquisition:

  • Targeting Facebook groups focused on lifetime deals
  • Partnering with group admins for affiliate marketing
  • Using affiliate programs to expand reach

Monetization & Product:

  • Offering lifetime deals at $39 with 30% affiliate commission
  • Providing a no-code solution to reduce development costs
  • Creating a front-end heavy application to minimize server expenses

User Engagement:

  • Sharing growth stories to motivate and inspire other founders
  • Offering special discounts to encourage early adoption
  • Building an affiliate program to engage community members
5

Building a tool

RedditDetails

SAAS TOOLS

SaaSURLCategoryFeatures/Notes
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USER NEEDS

Pain Points:

  • Need for automated redaction of sensitive information
  • Concerns about data privacy and security
  • Challenges in handling multiple document formats

Problems to Solve:

  • Automating sensitive information redaction
  • Ensuring data privacy compliance
  • Streamlining document processing workflows

Potential Solutions:

  • Developing a tool that automatically redacts sensitive info
  • Supporting multiple document formats
  • Implementing privacy-first workflows

GROWTH FACTORS

Effective Strategies:

  • Building a tool that solves specific pain points
  • Focusing on privacy-first solutions

Marketing & Acquisition:

  • Targeting industries with high privacy needs (legal, research)
  • Demonstrating value through specific use cases

Monetization & Product:

  • Offering a solution that works across multiple document formats
  • Providing a no-data-storage feature for privacy assurance

User Engagement:

  • Gathering user feedback through engagement (e.g., upvotes)
  • Building community around privacy-focused workflows