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I analyzed 50,000 tweets to find validated SaaS ideas - here's what I built

Hey IH! đź‘‹

I’ve been lurking here for a while and finally have something to share.

The Problem

Like many of you, I spent countless hours scrolling through Twitter and Reddit trying to find that perfect SaaS idea. Reading through thousands of posts, bookmarking complaints, trying to spot patterns. It was exhausting and inefficient.

The Solution

So I built SaaSGaps - an AI pipeline that automatically monitors 50,000+ social media discussions weekly and extracts validated business opportunities from real user pain points.

How it works:

  1. AI scans Twitter/X for complaints and frustrations

  2. Filters out noise and extracts genuine pain points

  3. Scores each idea based on market potential and competition

  4. Packages everything with MVP suggestions and tech stack recommendations

Current status:

  • 130+ validated ideas in the database

  • Free newsletter with 5 curated ideas/week

  • Pro tier with full database access ($49/mo)

  • Built with Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, and multiple AI providers

What I learned:

The hardest part wasn’t building the tech - it was figuring out how to score and filter ideas effectively. Turns out, the volume of complaints matters less than the specificity and willingness to pay.

Would love to hear your thoughts! What features would make this more useful for you?

đź”— https://saasgaps.com

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    Hard to say ideas are validated... Ideas are never validated until executed. You did effectively find pains. But IMO validation (from a business POV) is really tied to execution and revenue.

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      You're right, "validated" is probably too strong. It's more like "evidence-backed" - real validation only happens when someone actually builds and sells it. Point taken, might need to tone down the language a bit. Appreciate the feedback!

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        From the copy POV, it's right, and maybe it's just me nitpicking. The title catches attention so... good one :)

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    I like this idea.
    FYI, I tried signing up for the newsletter/emails, and the input disappears and reappears with every keystroke.

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      yeah i came back to this post having the same problem, both on mobile and desktop. hard to believe that this input field will let me join 2000+ developers.

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        Fixed now! Sorry about that, give it another shot 👍

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      Ugh, thanks for flagging this! Just fixed it - was a dumb animation bug causing the re-render. Should work now. Let me know if you still see issues!

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    I’ve built a platform that helps businesses understand how visible they are in AI search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude. It shows a clear visibility score, tracks where and how a brand is mentioned, and compares performance against competitors. As AI becomes a primary discovery channel, this gives companies a way to measure and improve their presence where traditional SEO no longer applies.

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      Cool concept, good luck with it!

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    Interesting approach. How do you separate signal from complaints that don’t imply willingness to pay?
    Curious which filters ended up being most predictive after analyzing that volume.

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      Good question! Few things that helped:

      - Looking for keywords like "I'd pay for", "wish there was", "looking for alternatives"

      - B2B users tend to actually have budget

      - Specificity matters a lot - "scheduling sucks" is noise, "need a tool that syncs Calendly with my CRM" is signal

      - Same complaint from multiple sources = stronger signal

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    This is really interesting work. What stood out to me was your point about specificity and willingness to pay mattering more than raw complaint volume. That lines up with what I have seen too.

    One thing I have noticed is that many founders struggle with the next step after idea validation, which is deciding which idea is actually worth pursuing first. Scoring ideas is powerful, but translating that into realistic value or upside is often where people get stuck.

    I have found that combining idea signals with simple valuation thinking helps a lot, even at a very early stage. Things like revenue potential, comparable products, and realistic buyer behavior can quickly eliminate ideas that look exciting but will never justify the effort.

    Overall, great execution. The idea scoring problem you mentioned is honestly the hardest part, not the tech.

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    This is interesting, especially the focus on scoring rather than raw volume.
    One concern: how do you validate willingness to pay beyond language signals?
    In my experience, many “pain points” sound strong but never convert.
    Would love to see examples where an idea led to real customer conversations or revenue.

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    This is interesting. One thing I’ve noticed is that many “validated ideas” still fail because the MVP isn’t tested properly before users try it.

    Have you thought about prioritizing ideas where poor UX or bugs are the main source of complaints?

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    Hey the site is down

    This is a cool idea... Hopefully there is some paywall so the best ideas are left to paid users and not the open web.

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    This really resonates. I’ve tried the “scroll Twitter/Reddit for ideas” approach too and it gets exhausting fast lots of noise, very little signal.

    I like the insight about specificity and willingness to pay mattering more than raw complaint volume that’s something I’ve learned the hard way as well.

    Curious how you currently score “willingness to pay”? Is it inferred from language or more from repetition across users?

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    This is a smart approach to a problem a lot of founders quietly struggle with. The shift from manually hunting for ideas to systematically extracting validated pain points is compelling, especially the emphasis on specificity and willingness to pay over raw volume. I also like that you’re pairing ideas with MVP and tech stack suggestions—it makes the output immediately actionable instead of just “interesting.” Curious to see how the scoring model evolves as more data comes in.

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      Thanks! Yeah the scoring model is still a work in progress - tweaking it as more data comes in. Right now looking at things like how specific the complaint is, whether it's B2B or B2C, competition level etc. Definitely want to add better "willingness to pay" detection. Appreciate the kind words 🙌

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    Really interesting approach. One thing I’d love to see: a way to track how user pain points evolve over time. For example, are complaints about a workflow recurring, or just trending for a week? That could help founders prioritize ideas with long-term demand rather than short-lived spikes.

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      Oh nice, that's actually on my list! Want to show whether a pain point is trending up (new opportunity), steady (proven need), or fading (probably already solved). Would help filter out the "flash in the pan" stuff. Thanks for the nudge, bumping this up in priority!