Daily Startup Drop

Daily startup ideas from real problems

Each midnight we mine Google, Reddit, and Quora, score the top 10 problems people beg to solve, and deliver one launch-ready opportunity with the evidence attached.

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Search intelligence

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We track trending searches and keywords to find real problems people care about. These insights inspire fresh daily startup ideas.

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Community demand

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We explore honest discussions from founders and users to uncover pain points that turn into powerful startup ideas.

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Buyer signals

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We analyze high-intent questions to discover needs and gaps that shape new daily startup ideas.

Idea of the day

Workflow Copilot: AI-Powered SaaS Automation

Published about 15 hours ago

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Small and medium-sized businesses, along with their team leads, are overwhelmed by repetitive manual tasks within their essential SaaS tools like Notion, Jira, Excel, and various marketing platforms. They are acutely aware that automation could solve their problems but lack the time, budget, or technical expertise to use complex, general-purpose platforms like Zapier or Make. This operational friction results in countless wasted hours on tasks like manually updating project statuses or managing lead data, directly impacting team productivity and creating a persistent drag on growth. These users are actively posting for help on public forums, signaling a clear and urgent need for a more accessible, results-oriented solution.

Workflow Copilot is a specialized, AI-powered service that provides a curated library of pre-built, expert-vetted automation "recipes" tailored for popular SaaS tools. Instead of confronting a confusing, blank-canvas builder, users select a specific, high-value outcome like "Sync Jira ticket updates to a Notion progress bar" or "Automate lead scoring in Brevo." The Copilot then guides them through a simple, plain-language setup process using an interactive, conversational interface. We effectively eliminate the steep learning curve of traditional automation platforms, making sophisticated process automation accessible and immediately valuable for non-technical operators.

Why now?

The explosion of specialized SaaS tools has fragmented business workflows, while the mainstreaming of generative AI has reset user expectations. Businesses now feel the pain of manual work more intensely and expect intelligent, "done-for-me" solutions to fix it. This creates a perfect opportunity to serve the massive market segment that finds existing horizontal automation platforms too powerful and complex for their immediate needs.

Market gap

Businesses are desperate to automate tedious tasks within their existing SaaS stack but find platforms like Zapier overwhelming and hiring consultants or freelancers too slow and expensive. Their current alternative is to manually search forums and tutorials for one-off fixes, highlighting a clear demand for a user-friendly, recipe-driven product that delivers an immediate ROI.

Execution plan

Step-by-step launch map

  1. Step 1

    Step 1: Scrape Reddit and product forums to identify and rank the top 50 most requested automation tasks for Notion, Jira, and HubSpot to build an initial recipe library.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2: Launch a simple Carrd or Webflow landing page showcasing the top 10 recipes with a clear 'Request Setup' call-to-action linked to a Stripe payment form.

  3. Step 3

    Step 3: Manually fulfill the first 20 customer orders using a backend automation tool like Make.com to validate demand, pricing, and refine the setup process.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4: Build the V1 product using OpenAI's Assistants API to create a chatbot that guides users through the validated setup steps of our most popular automation recipe.

Tech stack

Launch ready vs scale playbook

Launch ready MVP

  • Frontend: Webflow/Carrd
  • Backend/Automation: Make.com / n8n.io
  • AI Layer: OpenAI Assistants API
  • Payments: Stripe Checkout
  • Forms: Typeform

Scale playbook

  • Frontend: Next.js/React
  • Backend: Node.js/Python (FastAPI)
  • Database: PostgreSQL/Supabase
  • Infrastructure: Vercel/AWS
  • Integration Platform: Merge.dev or custom OAuth connections

Behind the drop

“We find what people struggle with and turn it into your next startup.”

Every midnight, we scan what founders and users are talking about across Google, Reddit, and Quora. Our system finds one real problem, filters out noise, and turns it into a short, build-ready startup idea. You get the insight, angle, and starter plan, so you can launch faster, with confidence.

  • Daily scans across Google, Reddit, and Quora to find real problems
  • Daily startup ideas backed by genuine community pain points
  • Written by founders, for founders — not just AI noise

We built our first MVP from a One Startup a Day idea. Launched in 10 days, got 50 users, and real feedback from Reddit. That's when I knew these startup ideas weren't content content; it was a launch engine.

— Alex Rivera, Founder @ Launchlabs

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