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Find winning startup ideas from AI and data

Greg Isenberg · Greg Isenberg (gregisenberg.com) Freemium Beginner

Isenberg is practical about finding underserved, unsexy niches where people are literally asking for tools that do not exist yet, which lines up with looking where competition is thin. He shows tactics like searching communities and forums for repeated complaints, so your idea comes from observed demand not imagination. Useful for internet and software ideas you can start small.

  • People openly ask for missing tools in niche communities, so go read them
  • Boring, dense niches can pay better than broad glamorous markets
  • Look for repeated real complaints, not one clever concept

The question it answers

  1. How do I come up with startup ideas that aren't just 'Uber for X'?

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