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Everything you need to know about finding startup ideas and how we can help your research.
Currently HackerNews discussions. We analyze thousands of posts and comments from developers, founders, and tech professionals sharing real product experiences. This gives you access to authentic, unfiltered feedback from people who actually use these products daily — perfect for finding validated startup ideas.
Manual research takes 10+ hours to read through hundreds of comments. Our AI analyzes everything in 30 seconds and extracts only the actionable startup ideas and pain points. You get the same quality of research in a fraction of the time, allowing you to move faster from idea to validation.
Absolutely. Every startup idea and pain point includes direct quotes from real HackerNews users with links to the original discussions. You see the actual evidence, not just AI summaries. This transparency lets you verify any insight and dig deeper when needed.
Any product, tool, market, or technology discussed on HackerNews: SaaS products (Shopify, Notion), programming tools (Next.js, React), markets (freelancing, remote work), or industries (fintech, edtech). If people are talking about it on HackerNews, you can find startup ideas around it.
We search live HackerNews discussions. Results include posts from the past week, month, or year depending on your filter settings. This means you always get fresh startup ideas from recent conversations.
Free users get 5 searches per day, which is enough to explore a few startup ideas.
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