Boring Tasks Nobody Fixes Are Better Startup Ideas Than 'AI for X'
FounderWithCode · reddit · 2026-08-28
A discussion thread asking for the boring, recurring tasks that still require a human — checking payments, copying email data into spreadsheets, chasing documents, renaming files, matching invoices, updating CRMs. The author argues these unglamorous pain points make better product ideas than generic 'AI for X' pitches, since the pain already exists and someone is already spending time on them.
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