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.
I don’t think all the great ideas are taken. However I also don’t think it’s usually worth people’s time to try and think of something brand new.
So often the best businesses are ones that already exist. Start something and do it better. The main part of being an entrepreneur in my opinion is just starting.
How you’ll do it better pretty much is a new idea anyway
I was thinking this too too many people think you gotta be the first or original. Papa John’s McDonald’s, Facebook are all based off other people’s ideas that were less good. There’s original ideas and there’s improved originality the later makes billions the former is just millions
I looked up the creative businesses in my area and found around 10 ranging from graphic designers to marketing agencies, which would seem like quite a saturated market. However just the baseline of how I would do things would be better than 7 of them already leaving only 3 true competitors to innovate against. So yeah doing something that exists and simply doing it better is already viable in itself.
Certainly, initiating the journey is the toughest, particularly when you lack funds, followers, a product, users, or traction. Indie entrepreneurs possess an advantage – they don’t necessarily require a grand idea; a sufficiently small niche can potentially generate $1M. This allows them to pursue numerous ideas that others might overlook.