⚡ 10 New Problems to Build a Startup
1. Startup founders get lost in legal, accounting, and administrative tasks after incorporation, leading to stress and risks due to the lack of a clear, step-by-step plan.
2. The owner of a relaunched bar on the French coast cannot attract an audience in the evening due to the legacy of its past format (nightclub) and its isolated location.
3. Problem Analysis: Owners of small B2B businesses cannot build a growth system. Do they need a fractional CMO, or can a SaaS be built?
4. Fans of paper planners lack an iPad app that would allow importing PDF layout templates and using them as a foundation for digital notes.
5. Researchers have nowhere to get an exhaustive overview of what has been done in their field, leading to the risk of duplicating work.
6. UK property investors have nowhere to quickly and reliably assess refurbishment costs and find verified contractors, leading to weeks of delays and financial risks.
7. Immigrants lack an AI service for finding familiar and verified places (pharmacies, doctors, banks) in a new country, causing daily stress and time loss.
8. Regional media outlets lack news: there is no service for automatically finding local events and topics not yet covered by competitors.
9. Startup founders have nowhere to order quality, in-depth research on specific projects or niches — existing services provide superficial and unreliable reports.
10. Clients struggle to verify the competence and pricing honesty of freelancers when creating websites — there is no AI tool for real-time proposal analysis.
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minimalist phone: reduce your screentime
8 – imagine, that your town is so "boring", that you do not have any topic to write about :D
(Very simple solution is to increase the criminality rate :D ) just kidding
ProblemHunt
@busmark_w_nika Nika, oh yes, unfortunately, crime is a real "effective" source of news, but damn, how I wish there were more interesting and genuinely good news at the same time :D
minimalist phone: reduce your screentime
@gostroverhov Yes, I do not like crimes, but it is the most effective and quick solution :D
ProblemHunt
@busmark_w_nika By the way, I just noticed from your avatar that you're planning to launch a new product on Product Hunt on Jan 28th. If it's not a secret, what is that product? It's really interesting :)
minimalist phone: reduce your screentime
@gostroverhov Haha, thank you! :) It is a relaunch of the digital detox app (simply for people who spend a lot of time on smartphones). :DD
minimalist phone used to be only on Android. Now, the major update: push to iOS. :)
ProblemHunt
@tyler_araujo Most likely, the word "regional" meant the region of a particular country :)
This list is spot on. In my experience as a founder, the hardest part isn’t identifying ideas — it’s navigating all the operational and trust-related gaps that appear after you start building.
Legal, accounting, verification, research, and basic decision-making often become hidden bottlenecks that slow teams down far more than product development itself. Many early founders assume these problems are “temporary,” but they persist and compound over time.
I especially like that these are real, lived problems rather than abstract startup ideas. Solutions that reduce friction, uncertainty, and manual effort here can quietly create massive value.
ProblemHunt
Problems from:
USA — 4
France — 3
UK — 1
Russia — 1
Serbia — 1