Reddit Problem-to-Product Tracker

A platform that automatically scrapes Reddit and HN threads to identify real user problems people are actively complaining about, scores them by pain/frequency, and catalogs them for makers. Helps founders spot validated product opportunities before markets get crowded. Target: indie hackers and startup founders.

Demand for "problem-first" ideation tooling has grown alongside the indie hacker movement, with communities like r/SaaS and r/entrepreneur generating hundreds of complaint threads daily that most founders scroll past rather than systematically mine. The closest substitute is Exploding Topics or manual use of tools like GummySearch, which already does Reddit audience research for marketers — GummySearch is the real incumbent here and has a head start on the exact use case. At $500–3k/mo the revenue band is honest but tight; this is a newsletter or side project more than a scalable SaaS, since the addressable audience willing to pay for curated problem lists is small and churns fast once they find an idea they like. The biggest risk is that the output — a ranked list of Reddit complaints — feels like insight but rarely is, and after one or two browsing sessions users conclude they can just search Reddit themselves, killing retention.