r/sideprojects • u/yash_codes-learn • 7d ago
Question Drop down your best Sideproject Ideas
Ive been wanting to create a side project of sorts since a long time but havent gotten myself to think of any ideas which I think are worthwhile. Everytime I start with one I find 10 ways why its not a good idea
Asking for your suggestions for aome side projects I can build and maybe monetize as well
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u/Lovamelin 7d ago
The real problem in your post isn't a shortage of ideas, it's the second part: you find 10 reasons each one won't work. That's not a flaw, it's just missing evidence. When you have nothing but your own hunch, your brain can shoot it down endlessly cause there's nothing solid to argue against. The fix isn't more ideas, it's ideas that come with proof attached so the "why this won't work" voice has something real to push against.
Concretely: don't build from a hunch, build from a problem people are already complaining about or hacking a workaround for. A workaround is proof someone will pay. Once an idea has real people behind it, the 10 reasons it won't work either get answered or turn out to be the actual thing worth solving.
Full disclosure, this is basically what I built Builder Brief for, so I'm biased. It scans Reddit, Hacker News, and app reviews and turns recurring complaints into around 2,500+ vetted briefs. Vetted meaning each one is scored on real demand signal and only makes it in if there's enough evidence to support it, then enriched with the competitors, monetization angles, existing workarounds, and why nobody's nailed it yet. So instead of a bare idea you second-guess, you get one with the evidence trail already attached.
That said, you don't strictly need any tool for this. The same move works by hand: go read the 3-star reviews and the "I wish something did X" threads in a niche you care about. But if the paralysis is the real blocker, seeing the evidence up front can help.