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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Daily Digest

Idea Validation

9 idea(s) validated: 4 Go, 5 Caution, 0 Skip

Makes Untechnical — Go ✓

Score: 20/25 | Assumptions: 6/6 validated

AI makes untechnical people, technical.

Strengths: AI Leverage (4/5), Time Freedom (5/5), Recurring Revenue (5/5)

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Feels Directionally — Go ✓

Score: 18/25 | Assumptions: 6/6 validated

This feels directionally right.

Strengths: Time Freedom (4/5), Recurring Revenue (5/5)

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Sleeping — Go ✓

Score: 18/25 | Assumptions: 6/6 validated

Ya'll are SLEEPING on simplicity. FEATURES.

Strengths: Time Freedom (4/5), Exit Potential (5/5)

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Founder Sold His — Go ✓

Score: 18/25 | Assumptions: 6/6 validated

A founder who sold his company for $52M posts his dream home. beautiful, thoughtful, clearly personal.

Strengths: Time Freedom (4/5), Recurring Revenue (5/5)

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Cloned — Caution ⚠️

Score: 17/25 | Assumptions: 6/6 validated

$35,000/month from 3 CLONED apps.

Strengths: Time Freedom (4/5), Recurring Revenue (4/5)

Mrr Founder Shares — Caution ⚠️

Score: 17/25 | Assumptions: 6/6 validated

$20K MRR founder shares what most people get wrong about "building in public": https://t.co/LYoMPmum8e

Strengths: Time Freedom (4/5), Exit Potential (5/5)
Risks: Recurring Revenue (2/5)

Best Part Building — Caution ⚠️

Score: 17/25 | Assumptions: 6/6 validated

the best part of building a bootstrapped profitable business is - I can spend a random afternoon like this.

Strengths: Time Freedom (4/5), Exit Potential (5/5)
Risks: Recurring Revenue (2/5)

Arr Incredibly Well — Caution ⚠️

Score: 15/25 | Assumptions: 6/6 validated

incredibly well condensed playbook for $100m ARR 👏 work your SEO

Strengths: Time Freedom (4/5)
Risks: Recurring Revenue (2/5)

Backlinks Most Misunderstood — Caution ⚠️

Score: 16/25 | Assumptions: 4/6 validated

backlinks are the most misunderstood part of SEO

Strengths: Time Freedom (4/5), Recurring Revenue (5/5)
Risks: AI Leverage (2/5), Exit Potential (2/5)

Related to Existing Ideas

Refocus: AI Focus Coach for macOS

1 signal today match this idea (3 total)

  1. @EXM7777 - "your first priority in your agency should be building recurring revenue... it will create a lot of s..."
    View source | Matched: Freedom, freedom, your

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AI Second Brain for ADHD

1 signal today match this idea (7 total)

  1. @EXM7777 - "lots of things have happened in 6 months... including n8n's own AI builder"
    View source | Matched: Things, ai

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Auto-generated from 90 opportunity signals (last 7 days)

🎯 High Signal Opportunities

@tibo_maker viral authority opportunity revenue

incredibly well condensed playbook for $100m ARR 👏

how to get it right 👇

  1. build a product x10 better than competition

  2. become ultra-discoverable -> work your SEO

  3. product education is never enough

  4. marketing is not math - you don't have to measure everything

  5. your brand is you

@starter_story viral opportunity revenue

Ya'll are SLEEPING on simplicity.

This guy built a $25K/month saas around one simple concept: a countdown timer.

Not by chasing AI trends, but by obsessing over a single painful problem.

The truth?

PAIN POINTS > FEATURES.

If a timer app can do $25K/month, maybe the problem isn’t how many features you have.

@starter_story viral relevant revenue

$20K MRR founder shares what most people get wrong about "building in public": https://t.co/LYoMPmum8e

@starter_story viral relevant revenue

$35,000/month from 3 CLONED apps.

Bro was an optician. Taught himself how to code. Started building apps.

We talked for ~2 hours. Here’s the top 1% of our chat:

– Why you shouldn't "learn to code" anymore (1:58)
– How to know if an idea is worth "cloning" (3:45)
– His 3 REAL apps making $35K/month (7:28)
– The first thing he does after building any project (8:02)
– The most underrated things you should do as a solopreneur (11:40)

@gregisenberg viral authority revenue

A founder who sold his company for $52M posts his dream home. beautiful, thoughtful, clearly personal.

half comments are love, half are critical.

2 types of people on the internet:

  1. inspiration -“this is the dream. back to building.”
  2. cynicism - “what’s wrong with it?”

@starter_story viral revenue

i've interviewed 1000s of people who built $1M online businesses with this hunk of metal (including myself)

now, these results aren't typical, BUT they are very real and very possible.

im not sure how long this is gonna last...

but i will do everything in my ability to document these stories on https://t.co/DjldVm9tw1

@ErnestoSOFTWARE revenue fresh

Steal this HIGH converting UGC format
That can turn 50,000 views into $500 https://t.co/TTMlwGqSt2

@gregisenberg viral authority relevant revenue fresh

This feels directionally right.

An agency comes in for a few weeks, maps how work actually flows, and installs claude skills/agents that handle reporting, follow-ups, checks, and coordination.

That replaces work spread across a few roles that might cost $250k–$400k a year.

The company pays once for the setup, keeps the system, and only brings the agency back when something needs tuning.

Of course agencies don’t go away since human judgment is always needed, but a growing share of what client...

@tibo_maker viral authority opportunity fresh

the best part of building a bootstrapped profitable business is - I can spend a random afternoon like this.

yes, as a founder you’re constantly thinking about your business. it becomes an obsession - the work never really leaves your head.

there’s no real break.

but at the same time - I can just take a day off whenever I want without worrying about approvals, managers, or investors.

@tibo_maker viral authority opportunity

backlinks are the most misunderstood part of SEO

most businesses either:
• over-optimize them
• buy garbage links at scale
• or use backlinks to compensate for weak content

that’s how backlinks turn from an asset into a liability

backlinks actually work when they come from:
• authoritative sites
• relevant niches
• contextual editorial placements

one solid link from a site Google already trusts beats hundreds of random directory or pbn links. especially for newer sites, links from frequently...

📌 Other Notable

@starter_story viral relevant

Here's the secret.

Your idea doesn’t need to be genius.

It just needs to be seen.

Take a few days off before the new year and really think about that.

Imagine going into 2026 with a diabolical plan for distribution.

Or maybe even just spending 50% of your time on it.

I know this isn't controversial.

But I know most people that watch Starter Story would rather build a feature than create a piece of content.

(including myself)

Gotta rip off the bandaid. 2026 is the year of distribution.

@EXM7777 popular relevant fresh

your first priority in your agency should be building recurring revenue... it will create a lot of space & freedom for you to take risks and scale

without it you're stuck chasing the next deal, it's called survival mode and it's not how you get rich

@EXM7777 popular relevant fresh

lots of things have happened in 6 months... including n8n's own AI builder

it really shows how you can't solely focus on a technical skill... you have to understand business owners problems, do your research on their industry & the common issues they face

@EXM7777 viral relevant

if you're scared your clients find out you're using AI, listen to this...

to make it short: nobody cares

here's what clients care about:

did you fix their problems
did you deliver when you said you would
did you make them more money than they paid you

that's it

you could be using AI, offshore developers, carrier pigeons for all they care

as long as it's legal and they get results

using AI signals you're resourceful with their budget... not wasteful

no need to hide your systems like ...

@boringmarketer viral fresh

The real opportunity in enterprise AI right now is about increasing the capability of individual contributors vs trying to automate everything.

Just make everyone 10x better at using AI.

@danshipper viral fresh

TIL I am in the top 1% of @ChatGPTapp users by messages sent https://t.co/qD1hsRCAR9

@gregisenberg viral authority fresh

AI makes untechnical people, technical.

@levelsio viral authority fresh

Such a cool and creative guy

@levelsio viral authority fresh

Similar to how the entire world now is a "netizen"

https://t.co/XYxx7fLuCe

@starter_story viral

Bro has 814K followers on linkedin and 550K on X.

This is how he finds ideas for what to post. https://t.co/OfYcnXLbpc

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✓ Done!

Auto-generated from 3 videos (last 7 days)

High Signal Videos

How To Stand Out In A Noisy World: UnBland Yourself Book Launch high-engagement opportunity high-relevance fresh launch

The Futur @TheFutur

Personal branding is evolving toward authentic, contrarian self-expression that prioritizes unique perspective over generic marketing

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The Truth About The AI Bubble popular opportunity high-relevance fresh

Y Combinator @ycombinator

The AI landscape is shifting from generalist models to specialized, task-specific solutions with high-value niches emerging across industries.

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How Intelligent Is AI, Really? opportunity high-relevance

Y Combinator @ycombinator

AI's true challenge isn't peak performance, but efficient generalization and learning across novel contexts.

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Twitter Discovery

Signal: Today, I’ve launched the Christmas Advent of Kindness Calend...

When you complete a challenge, you ..."

Signal: cmon bro

you cant expect cry babys to understand that AI is...

you cant expect cry babys to understand that AI is a tool that will upgrade productivity

they dont even create games, how you expect that they know how hard is to create a game and how much..."

Signal: Back in February, I launched my first mobile app as an indie...

Took me ~1 year to build it. No AI, 100% human code.
This is my most complete product. Very proud of it.

One problem though → 1 u..."

Signal: Looking for a micro SaaS idea?

Here's the ACTUAL way:

  1. F...

Here's the ACTUAL way:

  1. Find a SaaS that makes $1B+/y.
  2. Search Reddit for "alternative to [X]"
  3. Find what people dislike.
  4. Build, ship, and do marketing.

Many..."

Signal: Looking for a micro SaaS idea?

Here's the ACTUAL way:

  1. F...

Here's the ACTUAL way:

  1. Find a SaaS that makes $1B+/y.
  2. Search Reddit for "alternative to [X]"
  3. Find what people dislike.
  4. Build, ship, and do marketing.

Many..."

Signal: I want to build a Micro-SaaS and I’m looking for the best id...

I have no prior experience building SaaS products.

Note: The ideas should be related to Web3, crypto and Blockchai..."

Signal: AI won't fix a broken relationship with yourself.

Start t...

Start there. Drop a comment if this hit home.

What's one productivity tool you're quitting today?

Follow for more no-BS AI growth truths."

Signal: Passive scanned 20 sites from Hacker News.

1 had 6 leaked...

1 had 6 leaked secrets in their production bundle. 5 had exposed API documentation endpoints.

These are indie projects. Side hustles. Launched last wee..."

Signal: this is what i meant when i was talking about how people on ...

the endgoal is for humans ..."

Signal: So, I just launched my Alpha testing program for the first e...

Signal: 2025 Recap

Launched a Telegram Bot subscription service in ...

Launched a Telegram Bot subscription service in an hour, that ships production-ready automation in days, not months.

https://t.co/au2uPEabsm

Congrats. You've just witnessed another indi..."

Signal: In 2025, you chronicled your indie hacker journey with 70+ ...

Signal: I think working at Meta made me a worse indie hacker

I spen...

I spend way too much time building the perfect infrastructure, avoiding any bad code, making sure users have a "flawless" experience

But I haven'..."

Signal: Align your corporate structure with your go-to-market strate...

If you just want to sell SaaS globally:
•You don’t need a German GmbH day one - you need access to customers and payments.
•So a US LLC ..."

Signal: Micro-SaaS is the new real estate. 🏠

Build a boring tool t...

Build a boring tool to $1.5k MRR.
Sell it on Acquire for $45k.
Repeat twice a year.

That’s a $90k salary for building two simple apps.

You don't need a Unicorn..."

YouTube Discovery

Signal: He Went From Struggling to Make $1 From His App to Turning Down $1M

Signal: Crea un SaaS completo impulsado por IA (Autenticación, Base de Datos, Stripe, Roles, etc.)

Signal: I Built This FREE AI SaaS App in Minutes! 🚀 (Zero Coding Needed)

Signal: 🔥 I Built a Micro SaaS App with Cursor AI That Generates Monthly Passive Income

Signal: Das ist WAHNSINN: Lovable baut profitable Mini-SaaS in 30 Minuten

Signal: LOVABLE AI: Como MIGRAR Projetos entre Contas e Ter CRÉDITOS INFINITOS para seu Micro SaaS (R$ 0,00)

Signal: Como Criar um App Lucrativo do Zero em 2026 (Tutorial Completo IA)

Signal: Pare de Perder Dinheiro! A IA Calculou o Preço Exato da sua Hora | Hostinger Horizons

Signal: How I Built 2 AI Powered Apps That Made $35,000 Step by Step

Signal: This Method Changes How You Build Apps with AI (Spec Driven Development)

Signal: Journey to $10K as an A.I. Solopreneur (Month 12) - Ep 2

Signal: Creé una comunidad Secreta para Solo founders, Indie Hackers y Builders (Abierta solo 24h)

Signal: How I Sell SaaS in 2026 (After Building Multiple Products)

Signal: How to Learn New Frameworks Fast (A Flask Case Study)

Signal: O App que Analisa Rostos com IA! (Adeus Avaliação Manual)

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