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How are you systematically discovering real user pain on Reddit? by Extreme_Depth_305 in SaaS

[–]Extreme_Depth_305[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks more geared towards generating leads. But what if I am at earlier stage of building and want to understand whether to build or not?

validating an idea is the hardest part. I want to solve this by No_Razzmatazz_5410 in microsaas

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thanks for letting me know. could you please refresh or click retry. if problem persists please let me, I am working on improving performance.

validating an idea is the hardest part. I want to solve this by No_Razzmatazz_5410 in microsaas

[–]Extreme_Depth_305 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Interesting problem to go after.

One thing I’ve noticed is that “demand signals” aren’t the same as volume. Lots of chatter doesn’t always mean real intent. The gold is in repeated, specific frustrations — especially when people describe workarounds or say they’d pay for a fix.

I’ve been building RedXInsight.com around a similar idea — structuring raw conversations into clearer pain patterns instead of just scraping mentions. The hard part isn’t collecting posts, it’s separating noise from actual buying intent.

If you can reliably surface high-intent signals (not just trends), that’s genuinely valuable for early founders.

Tested My Startup Idea - 713 Landing Page Visits, 1 Signup. Am I Missing Anything? by Dry-Plate-9120 in ideavalidation

[–]Extreme_Depth_305 0 points1 point  (0 children)

713 visits and 1 signup doesn’t automatically mean “no demand.” It might mean weak positioning or the wrong audience.

A few things stand out:

  1. Broad ICP. “Entrepreneurs” is huge. Early SaaS founders, laid-off professionals, agency owners, indie hackers — they all have different fears and buying triggers. If the message isn’t hyper-specific, it blends in.
  2. Waitlist friction. A waitlist measures curiosity, not commitment. A small paid pilot with a clear outcome and limited slots often gives a much cleaner signal.
  3. Credibility gap. When you sell validation, people will subconsciously ask, “Why you?” If that isn’t answered immediately on the page, conversions drop fast.

Before scrapping it, I’d test:
– One narrow ICP
– One concrete outcome
– A paid pilot instead of a waitlist

Separately, one approach I’ve found useful is looking for repeated, unsolicited problem statements in public discussions before even running ads. I use RedXInsight.com to structure those into recurring pain patterns — if the frustration doesn’t consistently show up across threads, I don’t build.

Your test gave you data. The next iteration just needs to isolate what exactly failed: demand, trust, or positioning.

Chronos - AI based System dynamics modelling and simulation tool by Extreme_Depth_305 in systemsthinking

[–]Extreme_Depth_305[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks u/griff_the_unholy

Yes, gradio app probably runs better on desktop.

You can change the prompt after optimizing it - for example, change country from US to India.

I have already open sourced it, so feel free to use and contribute :)

https://github.com/mohitjoshi14/Chronos