Hi everyone. this is my first time using Product Hunt so I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Brandon Boushy. I have an MBA and HVAC Engineering Degree with a minor in facility management, but I have been self-employed since 2017. I started out my self employment journey in 2017 by helping my wife find photography clients, estimating project costs for product photography jobs, and providing project management.
That eventually led to consulting work, which led to a company called UpFlip asking me to write articles about how to start a business. This was really fulfilling because I was able to go from helping a couple of clients to millions of people each year by doing basically the same things I was already doing.
During that time I got the idea to create a business ideas generator that went beyond the typically what are you good at and get down to the actual things that impact success like the market saturation, positioning, and other aspects.
I am not a developer. I can read code, but when it comes to writing it, something about it just doesn't click so I have been hindered in creating my ideas, but AI (and maybe my understanding of code and processes) has reached the point where part of my vision is now built so I want to share it with y'all. It launches at midnight and I'd love it if you'd check it out.
This business ideas generator uses Census.gov data to compare your local business competition per 10,000 people to the national levels to identify market saturation. Validate your business idea or find low competition fields. It uses the census.gov API and Gemini to analyze the data and calculate the local and national establishments/10K people. It also provides reports in PDF, json, and other formats.
How to Use the Engine to Validate a Business Idea:

1. Select Mode: Choose 'I have a business idea'.

2. Set Location: Enter your City, State, and ZIP code (or select a default location).

3. Select Industry: Select your specific industry or choose one of the 12 sector presets.

4. Adjust Parameters: : Adjust optional parameters such as positioning, number of work vehicles, and target market.

5. Run Evaluation: Click 'Evaluate Market Feasibility'.

6. Analyze Metrics: Review live Census data, density ratios, and unit economics.

7. Export & Share: Share findings, export a PDF dossier, copy data, or print report.

To find business ideas:

1. Select Mode: Click 'I need a business idea'.

2. Set Target Location: Select your target location (City, State, and ZIP code).

3. Filter Investment Capital: Choose an optional startup investment capital level.

4. Scan Opportunities: Click 'Scan Census Data for Top 10 Opportunities'.

5. Sort Results: Sort generated business ideas by sector, opportunity score, or investment tier.

6. Generate Report: Click 'Run Feasibility Dossier' on your selected opportunity.

7. Export & Save: You can share findings, export PDF, copy data as JSON, or print.

I developed a simple philosophy, based on experience:

• Don't invent a problem till it hits you

• Solve problems you know and understand

• Go to the roots and start from there.

It is how ShotPorter appeared: out of a real problem and decades of experience in the photography field. Do you want to hear the real story behind it? Visit ShotPorter.com

Hi Hunters!

We are building Picchi, an AI photo editing app, and we're currently fine-tuning our feature naming for English users. We d love to get your thoughts on two key features!

How these two features work:

I m Sahil from a small village in Himachal. 10 days ago, I didn t know how web apps worked, couldn t code and didn t even know what Product Hunt was. I was trying to start a perfume brand and got stuck in the same mess every new founder probably hates: suppliers, oils, bottles, packaging, pricing, legal stuff 20 tabs open and still no idea what to do.

So I came up with banalo.business

There was just one problem: my friend, who could actually build it, was busy with his own product

So I did the only thing I knew how to do.

So the Idea is super simple.

The scenario when we have all documents in our Phone but in the crucial time mostly we all forget, and panic where my is my Documents, Image of a receipt u take a long ago..

Built Retrieve, a native SwiftUI flashcard app for iOS. Currently in App Store review.

Why it exists: AnkiMobile is powerful but dated and clunky. Brainscape locks its best features behind a subscription. Flashcards Deluxe can't search across all your decks at once. Retrieve fixes all three the real FSRS spaced-repetition algorithm, a Home/Lock Screen widget showing cards due, and cross-deck search built in from day one.

Most AI assistants are impressive in demos. Then you forget they exist.

We re building Dexi to be different: an AI you text through iMessage. No separate app or complicated dashboard.

Dexi remembers context and helps with the small things that pile up reminders, scheduling, research, follow-ups, and everyday personal tasks.

We re launching soon, but before we do, we want to build Dexi around real routines instead of founder assumptions.

Hey everyone BookKraft AI launched on Product Hunt today.

I know sellers who list food, skincare, medicine, and supplements some of the most regulated categories on Amazon and EU marketplaces.

Here's the thing that surprised me most: most of these platforms check structure, not law. Schema, required fields, image specs that's what gets validated at upload. A listing missing its GPSR responsible person, a health claim that isn't supported, a lithium battery attribute left blank a lot of it uploads clean anyway, and doesn't get caught until an enforcement bot finds it after the fact. Then the listing's down while you wait through a compliance review that can take 15 business days.

That gap is what I've been building against v1 is a tool that runs deterministic rules against your own listings export, in your browser, before any of that happens.
If you're a seller or just interested, feel free to leave any questions or feedback.