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89 opportunities

Productivity · Consumers6.3

Mac users struggle to control windows across displays

For mac power users with multiple displays

14 people · 13 threads
Personal life · Consumers6.0

Viewers can't reliably filter unwanted videos from their feeds

For youTube viewers and parents

+97 people · 83 threads
Would pay
Other · Consumers5.8

Home Assistant backups are hard to store, verify, and restore

For home Assistant users managing their own installations

31 people · 16 threads
Productivity · Consumers5.7

Large personal document archives are hard to search and organize

For people with large personal and research document archives

+45 people · 43 threads
Communication · Consumers5.4

Social users can't precisely filter unwanted content from feeds

For social and news feed readers seeking selective content filters

20 people · 18 threads
Would pay
Other · Consumers5.3

Home Assistant users cannot tailor backup policies per destination

For home Assistant self-hosters with multiple backup destinations

17 people · 13 threads
Productivity · Consumers5.2

AI assistants flatter users instead of answering plainly

For AI assistant users seeking candid, dependable answers

+36 people · 35 threads
Would pay
HR & recruiting · Consumers5.0

Job seekers lose hours to fragmented, repetitive applications

For active job seekers, especially software engineers applying across ATS portals

+43 people · 40 threads
Finance & accounting · Consumers5.0

DIY tax filers spend hours transcribing and checking tax paperwork

For U.S. taxpayers filing their own returns

22 people · 21 threads
Personal life · Consumers4.9

Consumers lose money to forgotten subscriptions and hard cancellations

For consumers managing multiple recurring subscriptions

17 people · 16 threads
Communication · Consumers4.9

Social users lack precise control over what they see and mute

For bluesky users seeking finer-grained feed and moderation controls

11 people · 11 threads
Productivity · Consumers4.8

Windows users lose time repeating and restoring system tweaks

For windows power users and PC setup technicians

11 people · 11 threads
Productivity · Consumers4.8

Desktop users struggle to make window layouts fit their workflow

For power users who juggle many desktop windows

10 people · 10 threads
Productivity · Consumers4.7

Readers struggle to follow web content in one calm, user-controlled place

For RSS-first readers and independent news consumers

+101 people · 94 threads
Health & fitness · Consumers4.7

Therapy seekers struggle to find affordable, suitable care

For people seeking therapy

18 people · 19 threads
Communication · Consumers4.7

Social media users struggle to find their old posts

For frequent social media users

19 people · 19 threads
E-commerce · Consumers4.7

Casual sellers abandon items because listing them is too much work

For casual resellers and collectors

19 people · 19 threads
Communication · Consumers4.6

Bluesky users struggle to manage and clean up account lists

For bluesky users managing their social graphs

14 people · 14 threads
Communication · Consumers4.6

Social users lose time catching up on noisy feeds

For social-media users who check feeds intermittently

14 people · 13 threads
Personal life · Consumers4.5

Households struggle to find easy meals that fit everyone’s needs

For households balancing dietary needs and limited cooking time

12 people · 11 threads
Personal life · Consumers4.5

Readers struggle to find a trustworthy Goodreads-independent reading companion

For readers seeking independent book discovery and tracking

+36 people · 40 threads
HR & recruiting · Consumers4.5

Job seekers struggle to find relevant, trustworthy openings

For job seekers, especially remote, tech/product, and niche-sector workers

18 people · 18 threads
Education · Consumers4.5

Japanese learners lack flexible, trustworthy practice between lessons

For self-directed Japanese learners using language apps

12 people · 12 threads
Productivity · Consumers4.5

Obsidian users struggle to explore filtered note relationships

For obsidian users with structured, highly linked vaults

23 people · 19 threads