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If you think all great ideas are taken already, read this (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by Afraid-Astronomer130@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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If you think all great ideas are taken already.
You are just not paying attention enough.
Here's how I got my painkiller Saas idea just by browsing online.
I found a viral post introducing people to HARO.
So did 11k other people.
But one comment underneath caught my eye.
"The only problem I find with them is that now they send me 4 emails per day every day, and I sincerely read like 1-2 per week."
That's a clear problem needing a solution.
So, I came up with an idea of using AI to solve this particular problem for this particular person.

I built it, validated it, launched it. Now I have 50+ signups and closing in on $100 MRR.
Don't just scroll.
Pay attention. Listen. Keep note.
Address a pain point.
You might just find your next big idea.

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[–] kabekew@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (6 children)

$100 a month and you're sharing how to be a success?

[–] SE_WA_VT_FL_MN@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Debby downer, dude. Be a Congratulating Kyle next time.

[–] OnewordTTV@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

He has 50 sign-ups. Maybe in a year or two he has 5000 monthly subs. The idea is still the same. He proved it works.

[–] Afraid-Astronomer130@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

hey I never intended this to be a success story, just a personal story that I hope some people find useful.

$100/mo is not a lot for sure, but I've only had this idea for 4 weeks and to me it's a great start :)

[–] Cyberdeth@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

He never said it was a "success". He only said that business ideas are everywhere, you just have to look. $100 mrr for 50 customers isn't much, I honestly don't know the OP's pricing strategy, but if people find it (in)valuable, they'll justify higher prices. There's no reason he wouldn't be able to get $500/month if his value proposition is high enough to solve a real pain point. What the OP did, was validate that there's a problem and provided a solution. With proper targeting/marketing/pricing, the OP should be able to get at least 1000 customers at $4.99/m or if the value proposition is high enough, even $9.99/m. That's $10k MRR, which is nothing to scoff at.

[–] LeVraiMatador@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Lmao, this

[–] Likalarapuz@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Getting started is 90% of the work.