Small Business Owners Hate Manual Tasks

Learn how to identify problems that business owners would pay to have solved before you write a single line of code. Meaning you have to cold call and speak to them, and…

“I'm a software developer looking for a real problem to solve — not another random AI wrapper or a solution looking for a problem. So instead of asking: “What SaaS should I build?” I'd rather ask business owners, founders, freelancers and people working inside companies: What is something you regularly have to do at work that makes you think, “There has to be a better way to do this”? I'm especially interested in the boring problems nobody talks about. For example: Something you still”

“Hey folks. I’m wondering if anybody had any suggestions for resources where I can learn how to code a loyalty card app. Goal is to create one for a small business local to me who currently just has stamp cards which are fine but often get lost. Sadly I’ve scoured the likes of YouTube but all I get are the “vibe coding” videos or pay a company for their already existing product. I’m looking to learn and build from scratch but between AI crap and god knows what else I’m really struggling to find a”

“Small business owners, what repetitive task takes up the most time in your business every week? Things like following up with leads, appointment reminders, updating spreadsheets/CRMs, sending emails, or other admin work. What task would you most like to make simpler or less manual? submitted by /u/memeslover_02 [link] [comments]”

“I’ve spent about 10 years building software, but managing our family café showed me a problem I hadn’t really understood before. We had customers coming back regularly, but as the business got busier, staff couldn’t always remember who was new, who was a regular, or who hadn’t returned in a while. So I started building Fidloy . Today it helps us see things like: customers who may be drifting away first-time customers regulars customers worth thanking/rewarding And then actually do something abou”

“Hi everyone 👋 I'm building a Workforce Management OS for small and medium businesses , and I want to make sure I'm solving real problems. I'd love to hear from business owners, managers, and employees: What workforce problems take up most of your time? How do you currently manage employees, attendance, shifts, and leave? Do you use software, Excel/Google Sheets, or paper? What do you dislike about your current system? What's one feature you wish your current system had? I'm”

“I'm a developer and I build small tools/bots/automations. Looking for real, specific problems people actually deal with — not big app ideas, just the annoying repetitive stuff you wish disappeared. Bonus points if you'd actually pay a few bucks (one-time or monthly) to never do that task again. Drop your annoyance below — the more specific, the better (e.g. "I manually copy data from X into Y every week" beats "something for productivity"). submitted by /u”

“I’m a software developer looking to help one or two small businesses improve repetitive admin work, internal document search, customer enquiries, or simple workflows. I’d be willing to build something useful at no cost. My goal is to understand which real business problems are worth solving, rather than creating another generic tool nobody needs. You can see some of my work at hrflare.com. What is one task in your business that you wish could handle itself? submitted by /u/Omnicrafts”

“I own a small business, and I honestly don't see the point of paper loyalty cards anymore. Every few months, I spend money printing new batches. Customers lose them, forget them at home, or never bring them back. Half the time I end up handing out another card because someone says, "I left mine in my other wallet." It feels like I'm paying for a loyalty program that barely gets used. Meanwhile, people pay with their phones, book appointments on their phones, and keep boarding p”

“Anyone else deal with this? I got tired of manually refreshing a site to check for [restocks/open slots/updates], so I wrote a small Python script to do it for me. Made me wonder how many other annoying manual tasks people are stuck doing by hand — spreadsheet copying, invoice formatting, merging files, that kind of thing. What's yours? submitted by /u/Dev_triple_07 [link] [comments]”

“Doing research — developer looking for real problems to solve I'm doing research for a project. I'm a developer (Python) and I'm trying to find real, specific problems people deal with — not general ideas, actual annoying tasks. If you run a small business, freelance, or just deal with repetitive computer work, I want to hear about the one thing that eats your time every week. Things like: Copying data between spreadsheets or platforms Manually checking a website for updates, restock”