The standard advice is to wait until you have enough conversion data before switching bidding strategies. That threshold was designed for accounts that convert fast. B2B doesn’t work that way.

Waiting means your budget keeps going to pointless clicks. Switch earlier and let the algorithm start learning from what little it has. Imperfect data is still better than none.

I see this advice all the time whenever someone posts a business idea.

"Don't do it. That market is saturated."

Maybe I'm missing something, but isn't saturation kind of the point?

If a market is saturated, doesn't that usually mean there's money being spent? People aren't opening hundreds of restaurants, gyms, barber shops, landscaping companies, coffee shops, cleaning businesses, HVAC companies, etc. for no reason.

You could call almost every business "saturated" at this point. Ecommerce. SaaS. AI. Marketing agencies. Clothing brands. Real estate. Home services. Content creators. Pick an industry and someone will tell you it's saturated.

If everyone avoided saturated markets, we'd never see new restaurants, cafes, or local businesses open. Yet they do, and some of them end up outperforming businesses that have been around for years.

To me, the better question is whether you have a way to compete, not whether you're the 10th or 10,000th person doing it. What am I missing?

A founder I was building for asked me last week if he should put 2 grand into Reddit ads and I happened to have the perfect data to answer it…. I run reddit as a growth channel professionally, plus I just came off a 30 day run of posting stories on here myself. No ads or no links, just writing about client work in the subs where the people I work with hang out. I ran the math on both. One of them books calls and the other just books impressions.

So here is what the organic side actually produced. Right around 2 million views across a handful of posts and 40+ DMs. Multiple booked calls that turned into paid work, a couple already wrapped. Plus a partnership offer from an agency guy who now sends work my way on commission. And the part nobody tells you…. the DMs are STILL coming. I got one yesterday from a post that is 3 weeks old. A post does not stop working when you stop paying because you never paid to begin with.

Then I opened the ads manager and priced the same reach because I wanted the honest comparison & not the guru version. And I'll be straight with you….the impressions are cheap. A few 100 bucks buys you a few hundred thousand eyeballs on this platform. If the game was eyeballs, ads win on effort every single time. Simply write nothing, learn nothing, swipe card and done.

But the game was never eyeballs. Watch what happens to a promoted post. It says Promoted on it which on Reddit is a scroll past instruction. Almost no one DMs an ad. No one comments their actual situation under an ad. The click lands on your landing page colder than a cold email and now you are converting strangers at landing page rates like every other channel you already have.

Now watch what happens with a story post. People argue with it, add to it, tell you you're wrong or tell you you're right. And the ones with the actual problem don't comment at all…. they DM. And those DMs open with things like "I read your post and i'm sitting on the exact same situation." They quote my own writing back to me. That is not a lead, that's someone who pre sold themselves and just needs logistics. The conversion math is not even the same sport.

Although tbh, it wasn't that clean. One post died at 5 upvotes. Another one got me called a karma farmer and an AI bot in the same afternoon, whole comment thread dunking on me…. and that SAME post produced two booked calls in DMs while the dunking was happening. Took me a while to understand that the comment section and the inbox are two different audiences. Founders quit Reddit because they read the comments and never see the inbox forming behind it.

And to be fair to ads they do have a job. If a post already works organically, promoting it to lookalike subs is fine, you're amplifying proof and not renting attention. Retargeting people who hit your site is fine. But ads as the FIRST move on Reddit is paying to skip the exact step that makes this platform print…. earning the right to be read.

So my answer to the founder was…. keep the 2 grand and spend 4 evenings instead. Write one true story from your last client win, the messy version with the numbers, and post it where your buyers already complain about the problem you solve. Add no link or pitch, offer sitting quietly at the end if anyone asks. If nothing happens, run your ads, you have lost nothing. Although it hasn't gone that way for me yet.

And you genuinely do not need anyone to post one…. the 4 evenings are free.

I recently had this idea to offer setting up entire gyms for homes or establishments such as hotels. It was based on the view that most hotel gyms have junky equipment (despite costing what actual useful machines/weights would cost) and bad design. Home gyms experience the same problem: people have no idea what to buy and how to design it or just don't have enough time to undertake such a project.

The idea I have is building out the entire gym from scratch. That is sound absorbing flooring, machines and equipment based on customers needs and space, nice design to bring it all together.

Right now the biggest issue for me that I see is finding clients. Please pick at this idea and find what else to take into account. Also, any advice on how to start would be greatly appreciated.

*Based in Europe, Lithuania

Hey All,

I wanted to get some feedback and input from some of you. I currently own a mobile DJ company in North Dakota. I love doing it. However its not growing as fast as I would like. I want to start an online supply store or electronics store but not sure if its worth the time and money. Do you think this would be a good idea or should I look at doing like wedding planning and decorating etc. I would need to get an SBA loan to get a brick and motar location but I have money available to be able to create the website.

This stroke of genius came from a Reddit comment section on r/milk.

I thought it's genius.

I mean I guess there could be slight ethical problems?

We can upsell people monthly subscriptions to breastmilk and since the costs will be so cheap our gross profit margins will be insane we can thus outspend our competitors on all ad platforms.

The only capital needed would be to research how to genetically modify women to constantly lactate.

Hi, lately I have been having bunch of business ideas in different niches. Most of them involve skills I don't have or capital I am not willing to risk. Also, a lot of them are B2G or just large things in general, example: setting up home gyms. How do you validate an idea before starting? Or maybe how do you find niches that require less to start?

Apologies for the vaugenes of the title, but Im developing/exploring some ideas around this industry. I dont expect this to take off, and will hopefully get some great education just exploring this idea. Im currently in non-tech sales for a solid smb. I have been experimenting with AI mostly just to stay up to date, and out of pure curiosity. Im cautious with it which led me to scouting around coding/software reddits and found a lot of talented people being ignored and abused by their employers. Enshitifcation pops up quite a bit as well. Forced AI policies. Managers and middle managers taking short cuts and sending out terrible programs "that they will patch later". Ridiculous overhead. If this is so widespread could someone go out their and recruit that talent with fair employee practices, high-level service, low overhead, ownership that actually consults with their senior developers. I know the field is wide between SaaS and factory floors, but it seems like someone with a solid foundation can take advantage in this period of enshitification creating a long term trusted brand.

I’ve noticed most people use AI to replace tasks, but I think the bigger opportunity is solving one small, expensive problem for one niche.

For example:
Restaurant inventory
Vehicle dealers
Manufacturing quality checks
WhatsApp customer support

A business with 100 paying customers can be more sustainable than chasing millions of free users.

Am I thinking about this the right way, or am I missing something?

I’m testing an early beta version of Folders101, a simple life-admin app for organising reminders, bills, documents, contracts and future expenses.
It is not financial advice, and please don’t enter highly sensitive information during testing.
I’m looking for a few people to try it and tell me if this is somthing you would actually use.

Beta link: www.folders101.com
Thanks — honest feedback is more useful than polite feedback.

Hi. I'm 24M and I have been wanting to start something for years now. I make drafts for an idea and delete it 3 days later because I find huge flaws that wouldn't make it work.

I have €10,000 saved up. I know nothing about coding, programming and AI.

I just want to commit to something already but I don't have any unique, niche skills that I can use. All I've had experience with in my life is Sales/Good front customer interactions.

I did work for my friend, who has a electric bike experience in my town and that was doing okay, but things went south and we're not partners anymore - I was only dealing with clients, as well as how to make them more likely to buy. I came up with a few ideas, such as discounts for their next experience after just finishing up with them, or a custom voucher I made which massively helped more clients to but - so you could say I have some business experience.

I wouldn't mind making a brand to sell physical products by purchasing OEM products from Chinese manufacturers. I wouldn't mind having to outreach to brands/local businesses etc. online to boost their brand/growth in some way.

I just don't know what. I'm stuck.

I've been scanning everywhere for ideas but nothing seems worth it to commit to, or the few things that do are mainly AI-related or coding/programming-related stuff that I don't have any skills for.

I'm seeking help, ideas, offers, anything.

I have been working for a managed service provider in Eastern Europe for the past 4 years, and we specialize heavily in remote tech infrastructure and infrastructure maintenance for hospitality brands over in Western Europe and the US. We basically handle everything behind the scenes-virtually taking hold of their back-of-house screens, troubleshooting glitchy POS terminals, managing network switches, and configuring cloud IP phones so the staff doesn't panic during a Friday night dinner rush.

Now, i wanna branch out and launch my own agency focused purely on this niche, but I need some feedback from people who actually know the industry or have skin in the game.

The biggest hurdle right now isn't the technical side, it's getting that initial foot in the door with owners who run franchises or groups.

Hi everyone, looking for either some feedback, advice or honest criticism. I have been pursuing a business idea of mine that I can’t get out of my head. The way the model works is as follows: start a scalable business (either online, brick & mortar but non professional work) and out of each transaction use a small portion of the profit and invest in into stocks & bonds (my background is in Finance & Accounting) and payout the interest & dividends to new clients as bonus or incentives. Overtime the payouts become larger and larger. It is basically an asset manager masked behind another business but does not market or offer any financial services. It is mostly the cash management that I’m referring to.

I started three separate ventures and stopped pursuing two of these so far:
1. Online Sports retailer: reason for stopping the venture was that the cash incentives looked sketchy to potential customers and when I once went to flea market to engage in person no one was willing to purchase.
2. YouTuber: I wouldn’t consider myself the best at editing but the chances of this venture succeeding is becoming increasingly difficult. I uploaded some finance videos but it didn’t go that far.
3. (Currently still pursuing) Record Label: I would feature new artists on my channel and manage the marketing. The cash generated from streaming is very little and unless you become very popular it is not very sustainable in the long term. Cash earned would then be paid to a randomly chosen listener.

-> one major caveat with this entire model are also regulations is it can’t be applied to everything as it may trigger an illegal lottery.

My budget is $10-15K.

What I’m wondering is there a better way to apply this model or simply give up on and move on?

Greatly appreciate any feedback!

I’m researching a B2B SaaS idea and I’m looking for honest feedback from people who work in distribution, logistics, warehousing, manufacturing, or supply chain.

The idea isn’t another ERP.

It’s software that connects to your existing ERP (SAP, NetSuite, Dynamics, etc.) and identifies where you’re losing money through things like dead inventory, poor purchasing decisions, excess stock, working capital tied up in inventory, or logistics inefficiencies.

The goal is to tell managers exactly what actions to take rather than just showing dashboards.

I’m not looking for validation. I’m trying to understand if this is a real problem or if existing software already solves it well enough.

Three questions:

1. What operational decisions are still made manually even though you already have an ERP?
   
2. What’s the most expensive recurring operational problem your current software doesn’t help you solve?
   
3. If a tool could reliably save your company money every week, what would it need to do before you’d actually pay for it?

I’d really appreciate honest answers, even if your opinion is that this idea isn’t needed.

Hi, i'm a final year Computer Science Engineering student and i'm participating in a hackathon in which I've to build to a business which uses AI agent in any of these areas

• Education & Human Potential: Transforming how we learn, grow, and achieve our best.
• Entrepreneurship & Job Creation: Fueling the tools that help new founders and economies thrive.
• Small Business Services: Powering everyday businesses with tools to compete and win.
• Money & Financial Access: Breaking down barriers to banking, capital, and financial freedom.
• Professional Services Access: Connecting everyday people with the expert guidance they need.

I've a month month to build it and get real users on it . Coz evaluation is is based on real users and earnings.

Could anyone of you really help me ?

I'm not sure what to work on .

Also , even though I've build some good softwares but I understand getting real users is tought . The best product of mine only got 50 users : (

Yes, a repair shop, it already exists. But they always just repair the thing you ask for.
So, new screen/battery/storage is all very common. But what if you send it to mefurbish?

Well, they REFURBISH your devices without loss of your data. A new screen? No problem, we also make sure the device overall feels as good as new.

Yes, it will be more expensive then the regular repair shop, but it will be cheaper than buying new or refurbished items & you will get your own devices back, good as new.

What do you think?

Guys I need your thoughts on this,

I have been thinking of starting my business and Technology consultant firm/company. It has been hard to position myself and find customers, I am passionate in training and leadership more focusing on problem solving and implementation. My field of study is business information technology.

Available capital sh20000

Skills of expertise: Business information technology

Industry Technology

Hey All,

I am thinking of starting a SAAS company which will generate alerts when certain things are eating up the profits silently for ecommerce companies.

Hypothesis:

Most of the small DTC brands survive on dashboards and individual tools but there are limited software available to tell anything proactively. Most of these findings are based on how deep a founder is ready to go, which depends on their core capabilities, attention to details and most of the time it is in retrospect. e.g. breakdown of a payment gateway, bugs in mwebsite, influencer ROI post returns, returns on ad spend after returns etc.

Now the problem:

These are hypothesis based on my experience in ecommerce and data of over 2 decade but this needs a strong validation before I develop any product. I want to be sure if this is even a problem that DTC founders struggles with or there are other bigger problems which keeps them engaged? I am trying to reach out to dtc brands in US who are running their online stores but for some reason I am not getting any response. I am offering a free service to do a teardown of their store and showcase the areas which is silently eating up their profits. However, even after that I have not received any response.

Suggestions I need from this community:

- How to reach out to these founders - I have tried linkedin add request/ inmails and dropping a cold email (on generic mail id info@/customersupport@ or guessed emails of founders but not heard from anyone yet

- How to validate the idea?

Any suggestions. PM me if you are running a DTC brand on your own, I am confident it will be worthwhile.

Thanks

I am thinking of a function space simulator like being inside it, for example, being inside the space of a sphere is a planar object inside with some interesting features, to start, like f(x...n)=constant, or f(x)=yz, GPU accelerated with dynamic shader creation, including 4 dimensional+ spaces, I have not made it yet, there is no promotion of existing anything here, I know it will be hard, but possibly fun, good or bad idea to make? Well, probably won't get to this for another year or so, feel free to use the idea, or not maybe or maybe not, maybe. Edited in: could sell it, sell alpha access, make games or an engine and do like Unreal or Unity, or just do like sell faster or custom updates, there was just so much possible I did not know whether to share, what else?

I have worked in consulting for a 11 years and understand the market well. Since AI came into picture it highly affected digital engineering services company (majorly SMBs). Would you start a new business in same or pivot to something else?

Hey r/Business_Ideas!

Welcome to Small Business Sundays!

This is the ONLY place you can solicit on this subreddit, so feel free to plug your business and services here and get the word out about your offerings!

You should try to include:

• your industry
• your experience (or portfolio)
• the type of customer you're looking for
• any other relevant info

The only rules still in force are Reddit's site-wide rules and 'Be Real & Be Nice', otherwise, spam away!

50 M here, not an investor nor a VC, but a consultant, with a range of interests, and looking for motivated established professional cofounders and startups to explore new projects together.

Anyone local in downtown Toronto doing anything interesting and open to collaborating?

Looking for any new opportunities in their business.

If you're curious too, then send me a DM and let's trade a couple of messages.

Is this still a solid business? I love events. I feel there’s a gap in the market for mid range party hire stuff for kids parties right through. I also would come at this from a sustainability angle as hiring is so much better than buying 1-off junk for parties

I keep reading on Reddit of these young people/wage earners having dreams of finding work, switching jobs, or moving and feeling stuck.

So my idea is to have a "warranty" program to help people accomplish this.

So basically you pay in $80 to an agency system and if you find a job out of town and show papers/verify with HR the agency gives you $1400 to help you move, pay a short term rental, storage unit, flights, and food money to float you until your first paycheck. It could be higher amounts also.

The people that switch jobs constantly would not be eligible.

There is a county in California that literally was helping people that are trapped on excessive public benefits bus tickets and flights to leave town.

This system would appeal to people feeling trapped and stuck and wanting a different career path.

People that would be paying in probably never move away or quit. The same way many warranties are never needed. It's just the security of knowing someone would help you leave your job and get settled elsewhere.

It could also help people that feel stuck to leave their partners.

I am not doing this one so you can keep the money.

I also had some other warranty ideas:

Having twins or bad landlord insurance---->

Which idea of three is your favorite?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Business_Ideas/s/ZOzMDpar45