Just launched Business Hunter on Product Hunt today — would love your feedback
hi people, I just launched Business Hunter on Product Hunt today: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/business-hunter
Quick context: I built it because I kept building things nobody wanted. With AI, coding is no longer the bottleneck knowing what to build is.
Business Hunter scans Reddit, HN, GitHub Issues and 15+ sources for real demand signals, then generates a full opportunity report: problem validation, TAM estimate, competitive gap, MVP plan, and a step-by-step validation strategy.
The one rule I enforce that others don't: every claim needs a real source URL. Weak evidence = the report says so. No inflated stats.
Free sample report (no signup): businesshunterclub.com/demo.html
Would love brutal honest feedback from this community you're exactly the kind of builder this is made for.
Hey @BusinessHunterclub, congratulations on the launch of Business Hunter!
I took some time to check out your live demo at Product Hunt and put together some unfiltered, honest feedback on the concept and the overall onboarding experience.
Props for putting the demo out there and asking for the raw truth. The "demand signaling and social listening" space is white-hot right now, but it is also incredibly crowded (tools like Syften, Surfkey, and GummySearch are already deeply entrenched). To stand out and actually get people to put down a credit card, you have to solve the inherent traps of this specific niche [1.2.5]:
Basic keyword matching is dead. If I type in a keyword related to my SaaS and your tool pulls up every generic mention, self-promotional blog post, or bot tweet, it becomes a chore to use.
The Brutal Truth: Founders don't want mentions; they want high-intent buying signals.
The Fix: Your AI filter needs to look for linguistic indicators of frustration or immediate intent (e.g., "Is there an alternative to...", "X app just crashed again, I'm moving", "Budgeting for a tool that does..."). If your demo doesn’t cleanly separate raw mentions from burning pain points, people will bounce.
Demand signals on platforms like Twitter/X or Reddit have an incredibly short half-life. If someone posts looking for a product recommendation, they usually make their decision within 2 to 6 hours.
The Brutal Truth: If your scraper runs on a delayed cron job and emails me a lead from 24 hours ago, that lead is already dead. The competitor who manually browses the feed or uses a real-time webhook stream has already closed them.
The Fix: The demo needs to prove its speed. Show a timestamp indicating exactly how many minutes ago the signal was captured.
Great, your tool found a perfect Reddit post or Twitter thread where a user needs my software. Now what?
The Brutal Truth: If I have to leave your app, open Reddit, log into my account, and manually type out a response, your tool only solved 20% of my problem.
The Fix: You need to bridge the gap between finding the signal and acting on it. Right inside the demo dashboard, give users a one-click action: an AI assistant that drafts a contextual, non-spammy response tailored to that specific post, and a direct link to jump straight into the thread to drop it.
Pre-Baked vs. Live: If the demo page uses pre-baked, static examples, it leaves a huge credibility gap. Founders are skeptical of AI tools; we want to see it work on our niche. If possible, let users type in one custom keyword or select a real-time industry vertical feed directly on the demo page to prove the backend scraper actually works live.
Where's the CTA?: Once the demo finishes showing the value, what do you want me to do? Ensure there is a high-visibility conversion element right beneath the result field (e.g., "Want these signals sent to your Slack in real-time? Get started here").
I hope these points help you refine the demo page and streamline the workflow. Let me know if you need any help testing future updates!
Eremia, honestly didn't expect this level of feedback on launch day. You actually opened the demo and thought about it that's rare, and I really appreciate it.
The last-mile point hit me hard because you're right. Right now Business Hunter finds the opportunity and then just... leaves you there. The gap between "here's a Reddit thread" and actually replying to it is where most people give up and close the tab.
So here's what's coming based on what you said:
First thing going in is timestamps every signal will show exactly how old it is ("4 minutes ago", "2 hours ago") so you know before clicking whether it's even worth your time. Signals past 6 hours get flagged or hidden by default.
Then direct links to the original thread, so you're one click away from the conversation instead of having to hunt for it.
And the one I'm most excited about a draft reply button on each signal. The idea is: you see the opportunity, you hit the button, you get a response that fits the context of that specific thread, you copy it and post. 10 seconds instead of 5 minutes. That's the version that actually closes the gap you described.
If you're up for it I'd love to show you when those are live. This kind of feedback is exactly what makes it worth building.
Hey! Man, total inbox black hole on my end—just seeing this now!
Honestly, the 10-day delay might be a blessing in disguise because it gave you time to build. Did those 1-click contextual drafts and real-time timestamps make it live yet?
If you've got a fresh build or demo link ready, drop it over—I’d love to dive back in and take the new flow for a spin!