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I’ve spent the last 5+ months trying to find a SaaS idea worth pursuing, and honestly, I’m starting to wonder if I’m going about this all wrong. Here’s what my typical day looks like: I come across a problem, think of a potential solution, get excited about it, and start researching the market. Then I find 10 existing tools doing something similar. I dig deeper and start questioning whether this is even a problem people are willing to pay to solve, or whether I’d have to spend all my time convincing people to buy my product. Then I move on to the next idea and repeat the cycle. I’m stuck in analysis paralysis, and I have three things I’m struggling with: 1. Is there still room for new SaaS products, especially for solo founders? It feels like there’s a tool for practically everything these days. I’m not expecting to come up with something nobody has ever thought of, but I want to solve a problem that’s painful enough that people are already spending money to fix it. I don’t mind competing with existing products. What worries me is spending months building something only to discover that the problem isn’t painful enough, the market is saturated, or customers aren’t willing to pay enough to make it worthwhile. At what point do you stop researching and actually start building? 2. Is AI SaaS still financially viable? I haven’t launched a product before, so I genuinely don’t know what the economics look like in practice. I know someone who built a product charging $300/month and has enough paying customers to turn a profit. That gives me some confidence that there’s money to be made. But with AI, I’m struggling to understand the numbers. API costs can be unpredictable, and offering a free tier to attract users can get expensive quickly. Add hosting, other tools, and the time spent building and maintaining the product, and I’m unsure how much revenue you actually need to make a decent profit. For those of you running AI SaaS products, what do your margins actually look like? Are the economics still attractive for a solo founder, or does profitability require careful usage limits and a fairly high-paying customer base? 3. Should I be looking at something other than SaaS? My ultimate goal is to build a source of income that doesn’t require me to trade hours for dollars indefinitely. I have a full-time job, so whatever I pursue needs to be manageable alongside it. Recently, I’ve been looking into options trading as an alternative. One thing that appeals to me is that I’m not competing with dozens of other founders trying to sell essentially the same product. Competition isn’t a barrier in the same way, and having more information about the market can actually help you make better-informed decisions. Of course, options trading comes with its own risks and learning curve. It also seems like it could become a job in itself if you’re constantly following the news, monitoring positions, and managing risk. I’m not talking about traditional long-term investing h

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  • 发布时间：2026/10/15 13:51:36