Build AI products for the core users who are willing to pay
sven_ai · x · 2026-08-04
AI products should be built for the users who actually pay
The post argues that when choosing an AI product or indie project direction, the key is to narrow the target audience to the core paying users in the niche.
According to the author, these are the people who are genuinely suffering from the problem and willing to pay to solve it. By contrast, likes and bookmarks from peripheral users often only reflect emotional support, not real demand.
More from Venture
- Paul Graham says Greptile's late-2024 revenue slump has now nearly vanished — ycombinator · 2026-08-04
- A quick survey on the economics of AI gets a two-minute recommendation — annbordetsky · 2026-08-04
- Vocabulary App 'Plume' Acquired for $8.5K at 0.9x Multiple — marclou · 2026-08-04
- Creator SaaS Tool 'ReelPilot' Acquired for $5K at 2.9x Multiple — marclou · 2026-08-04
- Agibot posts full partner roster, Moonshot AI denies Hong Kong IPO rumor, DeepSeek leads token rankings — 创业邦 · 2026-08-04
- Design Arena reportedly hit $60M ARR by monetizing human judgment over generation — HaktanSuren · 2026-08-04