I spend way too much time looking at new products.
AI tools, tiny SaaS projects, developer tools, weird experiments on X, Product Hunt launches — basically anything that makes me think:
“That’s interesting. I wonder what else you could build from this idea?”
The problem was that I kept finding good products… and then forgetting about them.
A few days later, they were buried in my bookmarks or lost somewhere in my feed.
So I built a small site for myself:
startup-ideas.tech
The idea is pretty simple.
Instead of making another list like:
«100 Startup Ideas You Can Build in 2026»
I wanted to collect real products that people are actually launching.
Why I made it
I’ve read a lot of startup idea lists over the years.
They can be useful, but after a while they all start to sound the same:
- Build a productivity app
- Build an AI assistant
- Build a tool for creators
- Build SaaS for small businesses
The idea might be good, but it’s still very abstract.
I find it much easier to get inspired when I can actually see the product.
A 30-second demo can give me more ideas than a long article.
You start thinking:
- What if this was made for a different industry?
- What if it was simpler?
- What if AI handled this part automatically?
- What if this was built for mobile instead?
- What would a cheaper version look like?
That’s the feeling I wanted the site to capture.
How it works
Right now, Startup-Ideas.tech is basically a curated collection of interesting products and launch demos.
You can browse different categories like AI, developer tools, productivity, design, and other areas.
I’m not trying to say:
“Copy this startup.”
Actually, I think that’s the wrong way to use it.
The interesting part is looking at a product and asking:
“What does this make possible?”
For example, maybe you see a new AI tool for designers.
The opportunity might not be to build another design tool.
Maybe the real idea is:
- a version for real estate agents
- a workflow for ecommerce stores
- an API for developers
- a simpler version for non-technical users
Sometimes the best startup idea is one small step away from something that already exists.
I’m building it as a small side project
This isn’t a huge startup.
At least not right now.
I’m treating it more like a small experiment.
I wanted to build something useful, put it online, see if anyone cares, and improve it from there.
There are still a lot of things I want to add.
Better search.
More categories.
Better filtering.
More context around each product.
Maybe trends showing what kinds of products people are launching more often.
But I’d rather launch something simple than spend months building the “perfect” version that nobody uses.
One thing I’m learning
While working on this, I realized that finding startup ideas isn’t really the hard part.
There are ideas everywhere.
The hard part is noticing patterns.
If you watch enough products being launched, you start seeing the same things appear again and again.
New technologies create new workflows.
New workflows create new problems.
And those problems create new products.
That’s probably what I find most interesting about building this site.
It’s becoming less of a “startup idea list” and more like a place to watch what builders are experimenting with.
If you want to check it out
The site is:
It’s still early, so feedback is definitely welcome.
I’d especially love to know:
When you’re looking for your next project, where do you usually find startup ideas?
Product Hunt?
X?
Reddit?
Hacker News?
Or just random problems in your own life?
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