Before building, prove the problem is already real
A new web service or app has a better chance when it starts from a real problem people already have, not from an idea that only sounds promising. Choose one field you care about, then look on Reddit for where people in that field discuss frustrations, repeated work, missing tools, or things they wish existed. The useful signals are repeated complaints, the same question appearing often, or people forcing together awkward .
When several people run into the same issue, that shared problem can become the starting point for a product. After building a solution, to the community where the problem appeared: share it openly if promotion is allowed, or first be useful in the discussion and mention it only when it genuinely fits.
Key points
- Find the problem before building the product.
- Pick a field, then study relevant for complaints and repeated questions.
- Look for the same problem appearing across several people.
- Build around the shared problem, not around a vague idea.
- to the al community carefully and only promote where it is allowed or genuinely helpful.