Launch HN Opportunity Scanner
A discovery tool that mines launch and maker discussions for repeated unmet needs and early buyer feedback.
The problem
Builders want to see which launch themes repeatedly trigger demand, objections, or feature requests, but the signal is buried across many comments and posts.
Proposed solution
A scanner that clusters launch-post comments, identifies repeated asks and complaints, and surfaces product gaps worth building next.
Target audience
Founders, indie hackers, and product scouts
Key features
- Launch thread ingestion
- Request/complaint clustering
- Trend tags by category
- Competitor comparison
- Opportunity ranking
- Weekly digest
Monetization strategy
Subscription for founders and product teams; premium plans for team dashboards and export.
Skills to build it
- Web scraping
- NLP summarization
- Topic clustering
- Analytics UI
- Notification workflows
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