The Reddit demand board

Practical guidance, tooling and governance for using AI/LLMs in data-science workflows (in

5 posts this week · 2 communities · 5 weeks running · urgent

People are asking for concrete best practices and tools to integrate LLMs safely and productively — including when to let AI write code vs. keep coding skills, how to connect AI to company data, and how to detect/verifyL

Reliable ways to get and keep local customers / fill the calendar

11 posts this week · 1 community · 4 weeks running · urgent

Many posts ask for repeatable customer-acquisition tactics (postcards, Facebook/Google/marketplaces, videos, referrals, platforms) and advice on keeping a steady schedule.

Access to mentorship, honest feedback, and peer support

9 posts this week · 1 community · 2 weeks running · recurring

Many users ask for quick calls, criticism, or structured mentorship (weekly AMAs) and report feeling ignored or unsure—seeking advice and real-world perspectives.

How do I get my first paying customers and what to do after the first sales?

9 posts this week · 1 community · new this week · urgent

Many makers are celebrating first users/revenue and asking what growth, retention, and next steps they should focus on to turn it into sustainable MRR.

Beginner-friendly, step-by-step paths to start passive income with little time or money

8 posts this week · 1 community · 4 weeks running · urgent

Many posts ask for concrete first steps and realistic plans you can do alongside a job or with no/low capital.

Honest case studies and realistic income benchmarks

8 posts this week · 1 community · 4 weeks running · urgent

Users repeatedly ask for real numbers, transparent breakdowns, and community-wide data to judge what actually works.

Validation: Which methods or platforms still work and which to avoid

7 posts this week · 1 community · 4 weeks running · urgent

People want up-to-date verdicts on specific strategies (niche sites, Etsy, AI courses, Pinterest, rental platforms) before investing time or money.

Ways to monetize existing assets or small projects (followers, tools, space, investments)

7 posts this week · 1 community · 4 weeks running · urgent

Users want practical ways to turn what they already have—audience, tools, spare space, portfolios—into recurring income.

Low-effort, low-anxiety marketing and lead channels that actually convert

7 posts this week · 1 community · 3 weeks running · recurring

Users want marketing tactics that don't feel humiliating (or force owners into being in content), plus reliable paid or organic lead channels that produce real local/B2B orders instead of junk.

Practical ways to find customers, get better at sales, and reduce churn

7 posts this week · 1 community · 2 weeks running · urgent

Founders repeatedly ask for tactics to get initial leads, improve sales skills or find sales partners, make technical projects visible, sell to enterprise/banks, and stop same-day trial churn.

Honest testers and feedback for early demos

7 posts this week · 1 community · new this week · recurring

Many builders are launching demos and explicitly asking the community to try them and give blunt/usability feedback.

Idea discovery — niche, low-competition, or unusual income ideas and how to find them

6 posts this week · 1 community · 4 weeks running · recurring

There’s recurring demand for novel/oddball ideas and for methods to research and validate niche opportunities.

How to validate or test business ideas and pick the right niche

6 posts this week · 1 community · 4 weeks running · recurring

Users are seeking inexpensive ways to test demand and decide which service or niche is worth pursuing (portable rentals, trades, dog waste, cleaning, industries with recurring problems).

Practical operations and admin systems for service businesses (bookkeeping, comms, waste,/

6 posts this week · 1 community · 4 weeks running · urgent

Several posts request solutions for everyday ops: tracking receipts/bookkeeping, customer communication methods, handling waste logistics, and when to outsource ad management.

Practical help scaling operations and staffing to stop burnout

6 posts this week · 1 community · 3 weeks running · urgent

Multiple posts describe being overwhelmed, losing employees, or needing to train/manage new hires and want concrete systems, hiring/retention tactics, or processes to scale without collapsing.

How to structure hiring, cofounder/advisor equity, IP and agreements to avoid being burned

6 posts this week · 1 community · 2 weeks running · urgent

Several posts describe being exploited or confused by informal agreements (NDA/LOI), last-minute advisor terms, unclear equity for CTOs/CPOs, and trouble hiring—founders want concrete contract templates, negotiation play

Help finding, hiring, and managing reliable people (and the right ops tools)

6 posts this week · 1 community · 2 weeks running · urgent

Multiple posts describe businesses broken by staffing shortages or asking where to hire good VAs and what management apps to use for small teams.

Getting initial users and traction / marketing that actually works

6 posts this week · 1 community · 2 weeks running · urgent

Founders repeatedly report building products or local sites with little to no traffic or usage and are asking how to get those first real users and visibility.

Getting users / marketing / making your product known

6 posts this week · 1 community · new this week · urgent

Posts repeatedly surface the struggle of turning a working project into a known product — people asking how others found users or showing growth and virality.

Building AI/ML / 3D features and shipping them reliably

6 posts this week · 1 community · new this week · recurring

There are multiple technically ambitious projects (virtual try-on, model orchestration, 3D streaming) and builders want feedback, robustness, and production guidance.

Help finding reliable suppliers, comparisons and backups

5 posts this week · 1 community · 5 weeks running · urgent

People want actionable recommendations and contingency plans for suppliers — which platforms to use, who to avoid, and what to do when a factory or dropshipper fails.

Help enforcing payment terms, preventing scope/quote tampering, and getting rid of bad/ent

5 posts this week · 1 community · 3 weeks running · urgent

Many posters are asking how to stop clients from changing quotes, ignore payment terms or late fees, and how to fire or renegotiate toxic/underpaying clients without wrecking the business.

Converting interest into paying customers — pricing, quotes, and enterprise sales

5 posts this week · 1 community · 2 weeks running · urgent

Several threads ask why prospects vanish after asking for quotes, how to win enterprise buyers, and whether to ship polished product vs an ugly thing with paying customers.

Engagement through gamification and social mechanics

5 posts this week · 1 community · new this week · recurring

Several projects experiment with playful, social hooks (shared aquariums, live matchups, editable maps, voting) to keep users coming back.

Tools and automation for research, listing and fulfillment

4 posts this week · 1 community · 5 weeks running · recurring

Requests for trustworthy tools and platforms — product-research services, listing automation (Amazon→eBay), and alternatives to existing supplier integrations.

Joining or building startups without burning out — work-life balance, loneliness, and moon

4 posts this week · 1 community · 2 weeks running · recurring

Users ask whether they can join startups without 60–80 hour weeks, how to avoid burnout and loneliness, and how to moonlight safely given employer policies.

Early-stage ops, tooling and checklist needs (banking, website ownership, feedback, and on

4 posts this week · 1 community · 2 weeks running · recurring

Founders are asking for practical operational templates and recommendations: what banking/finance stack to set up, who owns the company website as headcount grows, where to get product/landing-page feedback, and ways to诊

Is dropshipping viable and how to get started (beginner guidance)

3 posts this week · 1 community · 5 weeks running · recurring

Newcomers keep asking whether dropshipping is worth trying now and for straightforward step-by-step starter advice targeted to beginners.

Stop startup spam/bot traffic and tighten store security

3 posts this week · 1 community · 5 weeks running · urgent

Many merchants report inboxes flooded with bot marketing, spikes of bot sessions, and real security incidents (like subdomain takeovers) and want easy ways to stop leaks and automated abuse.

Help choosing when/how to replatform, rebuild, or go headless (and how to vet agencies)

3 posts this week · 1 community · 5 weeks running · recurring

Merchants scaling past mid-market want concrete guidance, checklists and vendor discovery for theme swaps, Magento→Shopify migrations, headless/Hydrogen decisions, and agency hires.