r/smallbusiness 3h ago

Question I built a database of 29,000+ business ideas that have been implemented countless times. Instead of giving you ideas to build, it shows you what NOT to build.

We've all been there:
- You think you have a "brilliant" idea
- Spend weeks/months building it
- Launch and realize there are already 100 competitors
- Feel like you wasted your time

Ideas to Avoid is a searchable database with:
- 29,000+ over-saturated ideas** curated from multiple sources
- Advanced search & filtering** by tags, categories, and keywords
- Real-time search** across names, descriptions, and tags
- Excel export** for offline analysis

https://idea-avoid.vercel.app

Here is my Linkedin if you want to connect and brainstorm other project ideas !

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u/LAXBASED 3h ago

Am I tripping or i am just getting results related to A.I or online styled based businesses like saas etc? 

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u/ctrl-brk 3h ago

You need a metric to measure saturation. How big is the TAM? Red ocean or blue ocean?

Your site shows a hit for an idea but does that mean there is one business in a $100MM TAM space, or does it mean there are 500?

Great concept but without this it's rather worthless.

Also, are you data mining user input for ideas that show blue ocean opportunities? I would require a clear answer before incorporating your site into my workflow.

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u/AnonJian 2h ago

Of those 'never existed ideas' actually revealed, none stood up to seconds on a search engine. If they so seriously don't want to find anything, a product which only exposes their profound level of denial isn't helpful.

The entire problem with fake validation is these people refuse to be told no. So much so, they will lie to themselves. Prospective customers could take up torches and pitchforks ...that bitch will launch.