A business pays: the pain costs it money every month — lost revenue, penalties, staff hours. $50+/mo per customer, hundreds of customers needed, purchases triggered by events. Sourced from industry communities where owners discuss operations.
E-commerce
For business
1 dev, 1-2 months
Self-teachable
Connector
5× seen
Kwork
Reddit
1688 Shopify Product Sync
Automatically syncs products from 1688.com to your Shopify store, saving time and eliminating errors.
Who pays
Shopify store owner buying from 1688.com
Today
spends hours manually transferring product data
Where the rules are written
Shopify API and 1688.com data structure (via parsing) are known. Can be tested with sample data.
Where to find first customers
Shopify App Store, Reddit-сообщества (например, r/dropship, r/shopify), Facebook-группы для продавцов Shopify и дропшипперов, форумы по e-commerce и закупкам в Китае.
Who complains
business owner
90
Worth building
Confidence in the score 95%
potential customers
200 000
weeks8
Pain evidence5
Proof2
E-commerce
For business
1 dev, 1-2 months
Self-teachable
Connector
9× seen
Shopify App Store
Shopify Shipping Insurance Agent
Automate Shopify shipping insurance claims and get payouts hassle-free.
Who pays
Shopify store owner
Today
loses hundreds of dollars due to denied shipping insurance claims
Where the rules are written
Insurance claim rules and Shopify integration are described in Shopify API documentation and insurance companies. Shopify sandbox is available.
Where to find first customers
Shopify App Store, сабреддиты r/shopify, r/ecommerce, группы в Facebook для владельцев магазинов Shopify, форумы Shopify Community.
Who complains
81
Worth building
Confidence in the score 95%
potential customers
450 000
weeks8
Pain evidence9
Proof2
E-commerce
For business
1 dev, 3-5 months
Self-teachable
Browser extension
3× seen
Reddit
WooCommerce Variable Product Inventory
Automates inventory and catalog management for products with unique characteristics or serial numbers in WooCommerce.
Who pays
Seller of Unique Products on WooCommerce
Today
gets confused with stock and catalog of variable products
Where the rules are written
WooCommerce API and its inventory management plugins are well-documented. Rules for variation accounting are set by the seller.
Where to find first customers
WooCommerce Community Forum, Reddit r/smallbusiness, Reddit r/ecommerce, Facebook группы владельцев магазинов на WooCommerce, каталоги плагинов WooCommerce.
Who complains
75
Worth building
Confidence in the score 80%
potential customers
200 000
weeks10
Pain evidence3
Proof3
E-commerce
For business
1 dev, 1-2 months
Domain-agnostic
Browser extension
2× seen
Reddit
Smart Inventory Alerts for WooCommerce
Extends WooCommerce alerts, considering factory lead times for accurate order planning.
Who pays
WooCommerce store owner
Today
manually calculates sales velocity and lead times for 20 SKUs
Where the rules are written
WooCommerce documentation and API are available, inventory calculation rules are universal, but lead times are individual.
Where to find first customers
Reddit (r/ecommerce, r/woocommerce), Facebook-группы для владельцев магазинов WooCommerce, официальный маркетплейс плагинов WooCommerce, форумы поддержки WooCommerce.
Who complains
business owner
72
Worth building
Confidence in the score 90%
potential customers
100 000
weeks8
Pain evidence2
Proof4