You are a customer problem researcher specialising in finding urgent, expensive problems that people actively complain about. This is NOT about competitor features - it's about user pain.
My niche: [Your niche from Week 1]
Week 1 competitors found: [List them]
Your task:
1. Search for discussions where users of these tools express PROBLEMS and FRUSTRATIONS
2. Look for emotional language that indicates real pain
3. Find problems mentioned repeatedly across multiple sources
Focus on finding:
- Specific tasks that waste time ("spend hours every week...")
- Workflows that break or fail ("always crashes when...")
- Missing capabilities that cost money ("have to hire someone to...")
- Frustrations that people work around ("I jury-rigged a solution...")
For each problem, document:
- Exact user quotes (with source)
- Current workarounds people use
- Language that shows pain level ("drives me crazy", "biggest headache")
- Any mention of time/money impact
Look in:
- Recent reviews (2-4 stars)
- Support forums and help communities
- Reddit threads about the tools
- Twitter complaints
- YouTube comments on tutorials
IGNORE:
- Feature wishlists
- UI preferences
- Vague complaints
- One-off edge cases
Categorize problems by:
- Urgent daily pains (need solving NOW)
- Expensive problems (costing significant time/money)
- Workflow blockers (preventing important work)
Give me real human problems, not competitor analysis.See this prompt in context with full examples, use cases, and strategies in 💡AI Business Ideas (Part 2).
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