Hello! Aron here.

Before we start, some interesting founder behavior data from our platform this week:

• 50,541 people have a newsletter open streak going

• 72% of new visitors don’t even have a website yet

• 80% of users have identified as first-time founders

• 33% of members use the idea validation tool multiple times

• More than 10% of all new visitors use the new idea generator tool

• 14% of members continue on and build with Base44 

• Saas is exploding. Volume of Saas ideas week over week is +198%

• Platform related ideas up 87% week over week, AI/Tech up 13%

Top Average Idea Score by Country (Past 30 Days)

Top Performing Countries, Ranked by Average Idea Score

Qatar           ████████████████████ 81.8
Netherlands     ███████████████████  80.8
Saudi Arabia    ███████████████████  80.4
Brazil          ███████████████████  80.1
Poland          ███████████████████  80.1
Colombia        ███████████████████  79.9
United States   ██████████████████   79.3
Paraguay        ██████████████████   79.3
New Zealand     ██████████████████   79.2
Japan           ██████████████████   79.1
United Kingdom  ██████████████████   79.0

Ok, here’s what is on my mind today…
Many businesses start like this, and you might be overlooking it.

People often lean into their personal interests and turn them into something. They start with what they’re already paying attention to… the topics you read about, the videos you watch, the things you have opinions on. That’s where you can find an advantage.

If you’re into something, you already understand the customer, the problems, and what’s missing. Then, it’s about putting yourself out there. Share what you’re seeing, test small ideas, talk to people, and build momentum. 

Here are a few examples of personal interests and common paths:

Sneakers
→ Build a following through reviews, drop information, and insights
→ Blog + TikTok to grow an audience
→ My friend Matt did this and now runs NiceKicks.com

Skincare / Cosmetics
→ Product reviews, routines
→ Affiliate monetization → eventual product line

Stocks / Trading
→ Share breakdowns in a newsletter
→ Monetize with paid insights

Video Games
→ Tips, clips, content
→ YouTube + TikTok → sponsors

Fitness
→ Workouts + advice
→ Social content → coaching / workout programs

Parenting
→ Tips and stories
→ Newsletter + community + simple PDF
→ A mom built a huge business sharing newborn tips this way

AI Tools
→ Tutorials, reviews, breakdowns
→ Monetize traffic + build a community

Cars
→ Reviews and mods
→ YouTube + brand deals
→ Doug DeMuro turned this into a $37M business

Travel Hacks
→ Content + tips
→ Monetize with guides + affiliates

Want to know what I am into? Domain names.

Odd, right?

Naming is super interesting to me. And guess what? There’s a whole community of people just like me.

In the past 12 months, I have spoken at domain conferences in Germany, Dubai, Miami, and Las Vegas. We all get together every few months like a bunch of dorks. 🙂

It just snowballs if you take the first step and stick with it.

If you have no idea what business to start using your interests… we made an AI Tool to brainstorm with you:

👉 What Type of Business Should I Start?

Input your interests, the time you can commit, and your goals and the AI will do the thinking for you.

If you are completely stuck, we can help you generate an idea and test it, safely:

👉 Generate a new concept with the Business Idea Generator
👉 Validate your idea with our Startup Idea Validation Tool

Remember, you are valuable - your personality, skills and the way you see things are uniquely yours. It’s pretty epic.

Aron Meystedt

Chief Data Nerd at ValidatorAI.com

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