**Pain Point #1: "Most aspiring founders have solid product ideas but zero capital or coding skills."** Opportunity: A platform that connects aspiring entrepreneurs with developers to crowdfund the building of open-source software tools. Justification: - Demand: There is a clear frustration in the startup space regarding the lack of coding skills and capital among aspiring entrepreneurs, as evidenced by the Reddit post about creating a platform for sourcing and funding developer projects. - ROI: The model allows entrepreneurs to create a portfolio of successful projects, gain experience, and potentially earn money without upfront investment. Developers, on the other hand, get a financial incentive as well as a chance to expand their portfolio. - Scalable: With the widespread need for custom solutions among small companies and non-technical entrepreneurs, this platform can easily expand globally without significant incremental costs. - Purple Cow/Controversial: This solution bypasses the traditional VC funding route and uses cryptocurrency for escrow, which could be seen as both innovative and controversial due to its regulatory challenges and fluctuating public perception. --- **Pain Point #2: "I'm trying to build and ship an MVP for a productivity idea fast. I've tried exploring Bolt, Loveable, Bloom, etc., however I'm unsure if these apps do a good enough job to actually ship the app to an end user."** Opportunity: Create a one-stop AI-driven MVP builder specifically tailored for non-technical founders, integrating seamless deployment and functionality assurance. Justification: - Demand: The poster expresses frustration with existing tools, indicating a gap in the market for a reliable solution. Given the rise in solo entrepreneurs and non-technical founders, this tool would have a broad appeal. - ROI: By streamlining the MVP process, founders can see results quickly, moving from idea to market with less resource waste and allowing faster validation. - Scalable: AI tools can handle diverse MVP needs across industries, allowing for multitude licenses and subscription models without significant bottlenecks. - Purple Cow/Controversial: A solution that delivers quality MVPs without requiring technical chops is both unique and disruptive, breaking the traditional boundary between tech and non-tech founders. --- **Pain Point #3: "Selling baked goods and desserts out of a ghost kitchen while working remotely. There are almost no options for late night desserts via delivery in my area."** Opportunity: Launch a late-night dessert delivery service using ghost kitchens, focusing on a niche underserved by current convenience offerings. Justification: - Demand: The lack of late-night dessert options presents not only a gap but a potential niche market ready to be tapped, particularly near universities. - ROI: Minimal overhead from using a ghost kitchen model, combined with high margin dessert products, leads to rapid returns on investment. - Scalable: The ghost kitchen model allows easy replication across cities with similar market dynamics, especially in university towns. - Purple Cow/Controversial: Introducing a novel delivery service targeting a specific time window and craving adds unexpected delight to the culinary landscape, creating a buzz and willingness to indulge.