How i pick a saas idea that surely wins:

- i only build stuff i can grow without cold dms or paid ads. if i can't get users by just posting online, it's dead to me.

- i watch what small creators or indie devs complain about in public. not big accounts. the smaller ones show real pain. check replies on x and producthunt comments.

- i hang out in niche reddit subs and discord servers, but i don’t post. i just watch what annoys people. pain is better than feature requests.

- i don’t look at what vcs are funding. i look at what solopreneurs are using to get unfair advantages. most are quiet about their stack. i pay attention to weird tool mentions on podcasts and small newsletters.

- i write fake landing pages and share them without saying it's mine. if people ask "where can i try this" or "is this real?" i keep going. if it dies, i kill the idea.

- if i can’t think of a clear distribution channel on day 1, i drop the idea. not "i’ll figure it out later". examples: growing via search (seo), x threads, indiehacker posts, webflow template sites, niche telegram groups.

- i search for keywords with low volume but high buying intent. like “free notion generator” or “convert csv to json tool”. you don’t need traffic. you need intent. most ideas don’t die from no users, they die from wrong users.

- the idea must feel like cheating. if it doesn’t feel like i’m giving someone an unfair shortcut, i won’t build it.

- i stalk appsumo, gumroad, f5hub, and newsletter directories for products that got 100+ upvotes/comments but no decent execution. it shows there’s interest, just bad delivery.

- if the first version can’t be built with 1 api and 1 nocode tool, i won’t start. speed > scope. get it out fast and ugly.

- if i can answer the question "who will share this without me asking them to?" i know i’m close.

- people don’t pay for “tools”. they pay to skip work or feel in control. i ask myself: does this idea do either?

that’s how i filter 100 ideas into 1 that doesn’t suck.

PS. I post recent SaaS and AI agent ideas making good money at ValidatedSaaS.com so you can skip the waitlists or validation phase, and get paying customers from day one.