Find real customer pain points hiding in Reddit discussions

AI scans Reddit posts for genuine problems people are venting about, then scores and logs the best ones.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken; runs once per each qualifying post.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12)

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Starts itA stepRuns once per itemA record or sheetOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
Spreadsheet & Database OpsResearch & Market IntelligenceEducation & Training
Connects
RedditOpenAIGoogle Sheets

The problem it solves

You know your best product ideas come from real customer frustration, but you don't have hours to scroll Reddit looking for them. Good insights get buried in threads you'll never read. You need a way to surface real problems worth solving without doing the reading yourself.

Who it fits

A founder, product manager, or market researcher looking for validated problems to build a product around.

How it works

  1. On a schedule, the system pulls recent posts from chosen subreddits
  2. It keeps only posts with enough engagement to matter
  3. AI reads each post and identifies the real problem behind it
  4. AI suggests a possible solution and scores the opportunity
  5. Results are saved to a spreadsheet for you to review
What you get

Product ideas worth exploring further

You get a running list of real problems people are complaining about on Reddit, each one scored and ready for your team to explore.

What you get

A running spreadsheet of scored market problems, each with a suggested solution.

What you need

A Reddit account, an OpenAI API key, and a Google Sheets account.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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