✨ Create “super staff” who know everything about a business

THE IDEA 
Internal knowledge base for company staff. Train an LLM on a companies' internal documentation and allow staff to query it using Slack or some other interface.

WHY IS IT GREAT?
As companies grow, institutional knowledge becomes lost and/or extremely hard to find. Using a trained LLM chatbot would eliminate friction and enable teams to on-board new team members ad answer customer questions move quickly.

VALIDATION
Talk to any modern SMB company and assess the demand. Be sure to see our article about validating IndieFounder ideas (linked at bottom).

MVP
The beauty of this is that it would be so fast to prototype and prove you can make a good system. A lot of your USP will be in user journey and making it super easy for new companies to on-board. 1st release could be a Slack bot, or simple web ui.

FOUNDER TYPE
Ideally a solo technical founder, who is comfortable working with APIs.

POTENTIAL 🦄
Classic B2B play that can help any company with complex products and services.

😍 Enable remote teams to catch-up AND live their lives

THE IDEA
2-minute daily recorded async video check-in with your remote team. To get started every day, everyone on your remote team can record a quick, async video check in of what they did yesterday and what they intend to accomplish today.

WHY IS IT GREAT?
There is an increasing need for remote teams to stay connected, and Slack or Asana is tiresome.

VALIDATION
Check with people who are already on teams of 3-5 and see if they  get the value.

MVP
You can whip this up with a few 3rd party APIs or prototype it with a no code tool like bubble. An obvious distribution strategy is Slack and or Discord integration.

FOUNDER TYPE
It is the kind of project that would suit a cutting edge solo technical founder , or small indie team.

POTENTIAL 🏖️💰
16% of companies have remote teams according to Forbes. If you can sell it to 1 team, you can sell it to more.

💰 Build the holy grail of e-commerce – a dynamic pricing engine

THE IDEA
Dynamic SaaS pricing engine for e-commerce companies . An API driven SaaS platform to drive pricing based on inventory and demand. Follow the Uber surge pricing or airline pricing model for e-commerce companies.

WHY IS IT GREAT?
E-commerce companies often struggle to update their prices, which is usually a manual, error-prone process. There is demand for an automated, analytics driven platform that can boost revenues by adjusting prices based on supply and demand.

VALIDATION
Reach out to merchants in Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce etc.

MVP
A very simple API. A simple web interface for account admin and analytics.

FOUNDER TYPE
Super smart technical founder, or small team.

POTENTIAL 🦄
Bootstrapable but also ripe for the VC growth model. Global eCommerce market is well over $4 Trillion! Check out our article about competition (linked below) to see why competition would not be a barrier for this huge market.

🏠 Help “owner builders” make a beautiful home

THE IDEA
Helpful resources for owner builders. Monetize a directory site that lists contractors that owner builders can go to, along with tips, tricks and a community.

WHY IS IT GREAT?
Finding good contractors for foundation, plumbing, electrical, roofing etc is crucial. This product will solve a huge pain point for owner builders and make them more efficient.

VALIDATION
Reach out to owner builder communities, influencers, local builders.

MVP
A simple static website with sections for key metropolitan areas (or high construction areas) with contractor contact info.

FOUNDER TYPE
A solo founder, who is good at research and scraping the web.

POTENTIAL 🏖️
There are well over 800k owner builders. Sell premium listings, and offer premium access.

😇 Build an API that helps us all by reforesting planet earth. 🌱

THE IDEA
A SaaS platform that plants a tree every time a sale happens! Build an API driven SaaS platform to plant trees and make end customers fall in love with the brands you sell to.

WHY IS IT GREAT?
Excellent way to do good. Very attractive to eco-conscious merchants and their consumers. You would allow companies to offer a “green version” of their product.

VALIDATION
Chat with merchants on Ethical Made Easy, Eco Cult or Done Good

MVP
Build an API and partner with a non-profit such as One Tree Planted.

FOUNDER TYPE
Solo technical founder, or small team, with a passion for the environment.

POTENTIAL 🌱
Target eco-conscious merchants on Shopify, BigCommerce and other platforms.

🤓 Notes on next steps if you like on of these ideas:

• How to validate an idea posted by IndieFounder

• Existing competition is an opportunity not a setback