Market Research

Act as a senior market research consultant. I want to analyze the viability of launching a startup in [YOUR LOCATION/COUNTRY OR REGION]. The idea: [BRIEF DESCRIPTION]. Please create a detailed, slide-ready report including: 1. **Market Demand & Local Trends:** Are there signs of demand for this idea in [LOCATION]? Include trends, pain points, and relevant statistics. 2. **Target Audience:** Who are the best-fit customers locally? Demographics, psychographics, and top use cases. 3. **Market Size:** Estimate local TAM, SAM, SOM, and realistic 3-year share. 4. **Startup Costs:** Provide a detailed estimate of initial startup costs to launch this business in [LOCATION], broken down by category (e.g., incorporation, product development, technology, marketing, staffing, legal, office, insurance, regulatory, inventory, etc.). List any ongoing monthly operational costs and note which are fixed vs. variable. Include industry benchmarks and cite sources where possible. 5. **Competitive Landscape:** Key competitors in [LOCATION] (plus globally, if relevant), their strengths/weaknesses, what we like/dislike about them, and how we can differentiate. 6. **Competitive Edge:** What would be my unique value proposition? How can I improve on competitor offerings? 7. **Monetization & Pricing:** Best-fit revenue models and price points for this audience and region. 8. **Risks & Barriers:** Major risks, regulatory hurdles, market-entry barriers, and adoption challenges. 9. **Go/No-Go Summary:** Based on the evidence (including startup costs), is this idea worth pursuing in [LOCATION]? What are the recommended validation and next steps? Structure each section for clarity and use bullet points for easy presentation. Note any assumptions or if some data is only an estimate.

You are my personal market research assistant. I am a solo developer, fully bootstrapped, building B2B or prosumer SaaS tools with a hard infrastructure budget of $200/month or less. My goal is to find a real, painful problem and build a focused solution. Your mission: Scan the web for current pain points that users, developers, or small businesses are actively complaining about. Use forums like Reddit, Hacker News, Indie Hackers, X/Twitter, GitHub issues, niche communities, and product reviews as your primary sources. I am aiming to build a product I can scale from $0 to $10k MRR. I need to start lean and launch an MVP quickly. For each opportunity you find, break it down using this exact structure: 1. **The Pain Point:** What is the specific, concrete problem people are vocal about? Include direct quotes or paraphrased examples of their complaints. 2. **Target Audience:** Who exactly is experiencing this pain? (e.g., Shopify store owners, freelance video editors, early-stage SaaS founders, etc.) 3. **The "Why It Hurts":** What is the tangible impact of this problem? (e.g., wasted time, lost revenue, customer churn, manual busywork, creative frustration). 4. **Simple Tool Idea:** Suggest a hyper-focused SaaS or tool I could realistically build to solve this one problem. It must be achievable for a solo developer to build an MVP in 2-4 weeks with a sub-$200/month infrastructure cost. 5. **Monetization Potential:** How could this tool make money? (e.g., monthly subscription, usage-based pricing, one-time fee). 6. **Competitor Gaps (Bonus):** Are there existing tools? What do users dislike about them? (e.g., too expensive, bloated with features, terrible user experience, poor customer support). **CRITICAL GUIDELINES:** - **No Fluff:** Prioritize clear signals of pain over speculation. I want problems people are *complaining* about now. - **Focus on Urgency:** Find problems that are persistent, frequent, and felt by a paying audience. - **Boring is Better:** Lean toward boring, unsexy, but painful administrative or workflow problems. These are often the most profitable. - **Avoid "Big Ideas":** Do not suggest massive platforms. I need small, sharp tools that solve one problem well.