... watching many peers waste months building MVPs that turned out to be fake demand, I ve noticed a huge gap in early-stage validation workflows and I d love to hear if you ve run into the same painpoints. Most creators rely on two flawed ways to test ideas: Generic survey tools that only collect surface-level answers, with no systematic way to measure real

... Shine, founder of One Empire. I just shipped Empire PM after researching the 4 biggest PM painpoints freelancers and agency owners face: - Admin and reporting eating into billable hours - Scope creep that never gets documented (and silently kills margins) - Clients wanting updates you don't have time to write - Invoices delayed because time logging and billing aren't connected Empire PM solves all four in one dashboard: AI project planning from a brief Proposals & estimates in 60 seconds ... ... Automated invoice & retainer billing Risk radar with AI scanning Weekly status reports from live data Client-ready reports (no internals exposed) Live and taking paying customers from $17/mo at pm.one-empire.com What PM

... never look at again. We're launching on Product Hunt this Friday (June 19) , and I'm genuinely excited to hear what you all think about Capsule. We've been listening to users who told us their painpoint, and we built features specifically for that. Would love to hear how you curate the best moments/memories of your life (or of loved ones) and what the

... Some of the most defensible products come from a quiet observation a painpoint everyone is complaining about and nobody is fixing. I am curious about what's on the community's list right now. The kind of thing where prospects keep describing the same problem, the existing tools all fall short, and the gap feels obvious from the inside but isn't yet on any 'top 10 AI startup ideas' list. A few examples of

... would love to know more about the painpoints that users face, when they use template based post/ content maker. Thanks! Comment from Diptanshu Mahish(@diptanshu_mahish): @galyna_arikh  Yes righttt???? exactlyy!! I tooo felt the same, that's the reason I started with Bitgrain Studio, All templates currently are free and not the typical generic templates, and I'm adding that ability to allow users to make their own templates and distribute. And the best part is that ... ... paid (and most of the time they are the only ones i like) Comment from Galyna Arikh(@galyna_arikh): @diptanshu_mahish  Sounds like you're solving the right problem. Comment from Galyna Arikh(@galyna_arikh): The biggest

... started manually digging through Reddit threads and app reviews. I did find great insights but it took hours. That s why I built ProblemPulse AI. --- **What it does:** It analyzes Reddit discussions and app reviews to: * Identify real user painpoints * Detect patterns across conversations * Suggest actionable product directions --- **New Feature (just added): Keyword-based discovery + user insights** Now you can: * Track specific keywords in Reddit discussions * Discover users actively talking about a problem * Understand their exact

... started manually digging through Reddit threads and app reviews. I did find great insights but it took hours. That s why I built ProblemPulse AI. --- **What it does:** It analyzes Reddit discussions and app reviews to: * Identify real user painpoints * Detect patterns across conversations * Suggest actionable product directions --- **New Feature (just added): Keyword-based discovery + user insights** Now you can: * Track specific keywords in Reddit discussions * Discover users actively talking about a problem * Understand their exact

... thought we knew We assumed enterprise customers wanted the same things as our small business users, just more of it. More security. More control. More features. We never talked to them. We read blog posts. We looked at competitor pricing pages. We guessed. Here's what we missed: Procurement cycles. Enterprise deals take 6-12 months. We had 30-day sales cycles. We weren't built for that. Security reviews. We needed SOC2. We didn't have it. Customers asked ... ... using. They "sounded interested." That's not the same thing. Your rule "no enterprise features until someone pays first, not asks" is exactly right, and it applies to every feature at every tier. The 47 API rate limit requests vs

... every day? We tracked the top 10% of accounts by engagement. Their most-used feature was the Workflow Engine. Not because they requested it. Because it saved them time. They built automation for content publishing, citation alerts, and competitor tracking. That told us more than any sales call. 2. Support ticket clusters What problems keep coming up? We used RAISA to cluster 1,200 support tickets. The largest cluster (34%) was "automation rules are confusing." Not "add app store tracking ... ... scoring, bulk content generation. 68% adoption, 52% retention. Delayed (not killed, just not now): RASE (app store tracking) 11% adoption, 3% retention. The signal isn't there yet. We'll revisit when app store AI visibility becomes a bigger pain

... brands. It helps companies avoid data loss, take a structured approach to marketing and brand building, and find the right communication channels. Branditex v 0.2 Link - branditex.com/about.html What's currently available? Communication Compass - Drag and drop channels, add competitors, and instantly see your position on the Brand Map. - Compare products, prices, and strategies in convenient tables. - Get an automatically generated report with recommendations: which channels are oversaturated, where your brand's blind spots are, and where your unique opportunities ... ... Save the pyramid to PDF in a second perfect for team brainstorming sessions and brand books. Target Audience Personas - Make your target audience as specific and visual as possible. - Create up to 5 personas, broken down by mindset, behavior, pain

... people at least some sort of user experience before asking for money. Comment from Susanne Ertl(@susanne_ertl): Interestingly, my first users paid before I even had a free tier the login was the paywall. That told me the painpoint was real. I later moved toward freemium to accelerate growth. More people experiencing the product led to much stronger word-of-mouth. Turns out access matters as much as value. Comment from Dhruv Aggarwal(@dhruv_aggarwal5): Maybe important thing ... ... really helping them expereince enough of the core value to realize the product works for them - Free. e.g a live chat widget on the website with basic bot flow to handle real conversations Features that help them address the

... developers, and accountants. The main thing that has stayed consistent is the belief that VAT calculations should produce reusable compliance evidence not just return a percentage and disappear. VAT Engine Comment from Reva Sanchez(@revsan): Love this thread. My painpoint was honestly pretty personal. I kept seeing families especially parents with young kids and teens getting their first pet completely overwhelmed by the naming process. Every resource online is just a list. No personality, no context ... ... here now and launching the 21st of july!! Comment from Reagan(@reaganauthoryze): Hey Jake and everyone here! We all want to automate workflows and save time on tedious functions. In the case of our business, the

... UX/UI designer with 10 years of experience. After spending the last 2 years helping design teams improve their workflows, I decided to build a solution for one of our biggest painpoints,Reference Collection.I ve lived through the

... point actions as tasks in your project hub (ditching those sloppy AI emails), plus admin perks like mandatory video, global audio muting, and background video effects that don't slow down your video. What are your top video chat pain

... repeat. But this time I finally crawled out of the dirt. I recently built a product just to help me get the hell out of this loop... into another kind of loops, shippable outcomes, real evidence, solving real user painpoints, and actual momentum. No more graveyard chic. Anyway, enough about me. What s your

... free. You know What's make it special? Because Its offer - Real Problems Only directly from actual user grievances on Reddit, App Store reviews, G2 reviews, social media. No marketing hype, no crazy concepts. Just individuals screaming about their painpoints. - 500+ Validated

... attention. Standing out. Marketing that actually works." I m building a go-to-market system designed specifically for indie and early-stage tech founders. But before anything gets built , I m handpicking 10 founders to go deep into the painpoints And I d love for you to be one of them. Here s how it ll work: > I ll ask for your email. > Each week, I ll send you 1 simple question which will take less than ... ... minutes to answer. I ll use your answers to map

... find validated opportunities straight from the source, without hours of manual research. How it works (MVP idea): You pick a niche (e.g., B2B SaaS, creators, ecommerce, software) It scrapes real posts/comments from communities in that niche Summarizes the actual painpoints people complain about You get a ranked list of problems presented by different filters Would this be useful to you? What s the biggest reason you would or wouldn t use it? What is your ideal view ... ... product like this? Comment from zologic(@zologic): Useful for surfacing stated

... kicking around. And then give some feedback to a fellow Maker! Comment from Juan Secchi(@juan): @jean_willame  That sounds really useful! I can think of many positions I held over the years where documentation was a significant painpoint. I'm quite curious and will definitely try it once you launch! Comment from Umar Farooq(@umarfrq): Thanks @jakecrump . Do try when you get the opportunity, it will be nice to have feedback @rajiv_ayyangar would be great ... ... Thanks Jake! Means a lot coming from you. Working on user dashboards + community features Comment from Arthur West(@c_arthur_west_iv): hey, cool thread! we are buiding ideahunt.app , a place to discover AI-vetted startup ideas from

... Nobody said running a startup was easy but some issues whether it's increasing DAU, perfecting ad copy, increasing MRR, hiring, or whatever can be pull your hair out levels of frustration. What's one painpoint you are struggling with at the moment? Drop it in the replies and then help someone else based on your experience! Comment from Tasos V(@cryptosymposium): @hussein_r  wooh nice. That i liked a lot. "We compare our behind-the-scenes with ... ... know about us. Comment from Jodyl Gonsalves(@jodylgonsalves): @cryptosymposium   @harvanshchaudhary  Yes I agree 110% with this! Marketing is king. Comment from Hussein(@hussein_r): Love this question, Aaron! For me, it s not one specific

... curious - how do you validate your business ideas before diving into development? Do you: Conduct market research and competitor analysis? Build a landing page and run ads to gauge interest? Interview potential users to understand their pain

... Makers! We re excited to share a sneak peek into Planyway roadmap. We re prioritizing workload management improvements to help users balance resources, avoid burnout, and create a more productive, engaged team. I'd appreciate your input! Everyone's painpoints around resource management are a bit different, and I d love to hear about yours. What s your biggest resource management

... currently trying to understand what the biggest technical painpoints SaaS founders have? For me it has been understanding all of the tech stack that I needed for my first product and how to make it work together. What is yours ...