Scout and score new business ideas from LinkedIn and forums

It reads LinkedIn and industry forums for new business ideas, then scores each one on market size and difficulty.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per each business idea found.

Pattern: Sequence (1) ยท Multiple Instances with a priori Run-Time Knowledge (14)

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Starts itA stepRuns once per itemA record or sheetResultPayoff
Build size
Starter

A small build with a couple of connected tools.

Business functions
Research & Market IntelligenceSecurity & Compliance
Connects
Google DocsLinkedInOpenAI

The problem it solves

Spotting a good business opportunity before everyone else means reading through LinkedIn posts, niche forums, and industry chatter every day, and most of what you find isn't worth pursuing. You don't have time to research market size and legal hurdles for every idea that crosses your feed. You want a short, scored list of the ideas worth a closer look.

Who it fits

Founders, product managers, and business development teams scouting for new ventures.

How it works

  1. The automation scans LinkedIn and relevant industry forums for emerging business ideas.
  2. OpenAI researches each opportunity, estimating market size and scoring pain point, scalability, and legal risk.
  3. A rough MVP budget and timeline is estimated for the top ideas.
  4. Full scoring and revenue notes are saved to a Google Doc for you to review.
What you get

Scored business ideas found for you

You get a steady stream of emerging business ideas pulled from LinkedIn and industry forums, each scored on market size, difficulty, and legal risk.

What you get

A Google Doc listing scored business opportunities with market size estimates and MVP budget guidance.

What you need

A Google Workspace account and an OpenAI API key.

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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