Smart. Capable. Motivated.
And completely stuck at step zero.
Not because they couldn’t build. But because they couldn’t decide what was worth building.
We’re told starting a startup has never been easier, better tools, cheaper infra, AI everywhere.
But that abundance creates a quieter problem: decision paralysis. Everyone has ideas. Very few feel confident enough in one to commit months of their life.
What I noticed was that most people don’t fail because of execution. They stop because the idea never felt solid. Not real enough. Not painful enough.
That pushed me to start collecting actual problems people complain about online, Reddit threads, forums, Indie Hacker posts, boring workflows breaking in public.
Over time, that became startupideasdb,com: a way to reduce the blank-page anxiety by grounding ideas in real, repeated pain.
It’s not about telling anyone what to build. It’s about helping builders decide what’s worth building.
Curious how others here make that call. What signals do you trust before you start?