I’ve spent way too much time building things I thought were cool — only to realize later that no one actually needed them. That’s why I built RandomProblem.dev — a simple tool that surfaces real, unfiltered problems people are complaining about online (mostly Reddit, for now). The goal? Skip the guesswork and find ideas that already have demand.
Why This Exists
A few months ago, I stumbled on yet another Reddit thread where someone was venting:
“Why isn’t there a tool that does [X]? This is so frustrating!”
It hit me: What if I could collect these ‘pain screams’ and turn them into actionable ideas? No more building in the dark — just real problems, waiting to be solved.
So, I hacked together a scraper, trained an AI to summarize the core issues, and built a generator to serve them up.
How It Works
- Hit “Show Me Anothre Problem” to see a random problem (e.g., “Small businesses waste hours manually reconciling Shopify orders with QuickBooks”).
- Get the gist: Each problem comes with a pain point summary and a SaaS opportunity.
- Fall down the rabbit hole: Some people view 100+ ideas in one sitting (hence the new “Idea Streak” counter I added).
Who’s It For?
- Founders looking for their next project
- Developers wanting to build something useful
- Product folks validating market needs
What’s Next?
This is just the start. I’m working on:
- Saving favorite problems
- Tagging/grouping ideas (e.g., “B2B,” “AI”)
- A weekly “Top Problems” digest
Try It Yourself
If you find something inspiring, hit reply and tell me — I’d love to hear what sticks. And if you build something? Even better.
Join The Subreddit
I also created a subreddit where I post one promising problem every day for discussion. Come and join r/RandomProblem!