🤔💭 How I got my latest Saas idea... (4 tips)

Trying to find good Saas ideas that people will actually pay for is hard.

I would know, I've spent my fair share of time idea hunting. In the spirit of making this process a little easier for others I'll share what I recently did to come up with and semi-validate my most recent idea.

1️⃣ Keep a list

Maybe it's obvious, but the first thing I did is write down any idea that popped into my head... Instantly! As soon as you get an idea, write it down, you might be surprised how fast the list grows. I would be laying in bed at night trying to fall asleep, an idea would pop into my head, and I just had to get up and write it down.

Before I knew it I had a list of over 100 ideas. Some bad, good, and even great. Even if you have an idea and think it's bad, write it down! Looking back in a week or two, that idea could be absolute gold.

2️⃣ Think about problems, not products

Your customer doesn't think about products, they think about their problems... so you should too.

My list was mostly a bunch of problems that people/businesses had, not bonafide products. If you think on a problem level you'll be a lot more in tune with your audience and coming up with ideas gets a whole lot easier.

3️⃣ Listen to what people are saying

Get a chrome extension like Keywords Everywhere that shows you search volume and related keywords. Search for things like I hate ... and see what pops up.

Search Twitter to see what people in your ideal audience are talking about. Who would you ideally love to serve for the next five years? Who do you love talking to? Figure out what problems they're having by using the "" feature to search for phrases like "I hate x" to see how painful your idea is.

4️⃣ Talk to people

This one's my favorite, and possibly the fastest way to get a solid idea.

Find those people in your ideal audience and talk to them. Ask them the following questions:

What's the #1 thing holding you back from making more from your business?
What are the biggest hassles you run into on a daily basis?

When they answer those, ask them what they've done to try to solve it. If they've tried lots of things/paid for other products to no avail, you've hit a nerve. Next, take it a step further, ask them how much they'd be willing to pay for a solution.

If you're confident that you'll continue with the idea, take the money!

I've got a quick post on how to talk to potential customers and validate ideas/collect money here: https://www.indiehackers.com/post/how-i-validate-ideas-and-generate-mrr-immediately-system-8f522c8ff0

🙌 If you're interested, my latest product is a no-code/low-code Saas app front-end builder (That doesn't overwhelm you with buttons). I discovered it was a decent idea by talking to several founders who currently used freelancers/hated spending time developing in react.

🚨 I quickly threw together a landing page, subscribe to the list if you're interested in the product or want to follow along! https://mailchi.mp/91f0f871e93d/fender

I'll be #BuildingInPublic on my Twitter @owenthurm1 so give me a follow there too!

🔑 Bonus: Shoot me a dm on Twitter @owenthurm1 if you want the list of 100+ Saas ideas I came up with. (P.S. I'll try to talk to you about your problems and my product haha)