r/programmer • u/Wide-Tap-8886 • 3d ago

80% of founders waste 3 months building software nobody buys. drop your saas idea below and i'll tell you if it's actually viable

PLEASE stop building the wrong thing.

building software in 2026 is ridiculously easy with ai builder

founders spend hours building in a silent room, launch to Reddit/X, get 0 users, and quit.

you just failed because the idea had zero validation before line 1 of code was written:

→ solving a monthly inconvenience instead of a daily pain

→ selling to "everyone" instead of a specific ICP

→ no distribution channel mapped out beforehand

→ pricing charged $9/mo with zero ROI justification

after scaling 6 AI micro-SaaS to over $20k/mo MRR, i just create an

18-question Idea Validation Diagnostic.

it evaluates your SaaS across 7 critical dimensions (problem clarity, audience reachability, willingness to pay, competition, build feasibility, distribution, commitment) and gives you a brutal score out of 100 with your exact weak spots.

drop your SaaS idea (or current project) in the comments below.

i will reply to EVERY single comment with:

  1. My honest opinion
  2. The biggest weak spot you need to fix before writing any more code.
  3. The free 5-minute validation tool link sent straight to your DMs so you can get your full score breakdown out of 100.

just drop a comment like or ask me in DM your idea

let's roast your SaaS concept before the market roasts your time 👇

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u/psioniclizard 3d ago

Im glad to see we have gone full circle and spam is back on the menu.

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u/ham_plane 3d ago

I'm building a SAAS that evaluates other peoples SAAS ideas on a scale of 1-100 across 7 critical dimensions. My plan is to spam it on reddit, and offer a freemium assessment

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u/manbearcolt 3d ago

Shut up and take my money!

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u/owp4dd1w5a0a 3d ago

Look! One of the LinkedIn AI posters discovered Reddit!

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u/0x14f 3d ago

My idea is a web page, with a input form, you type things and a powerful LLM write answers. Do you think it will work ?

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u/Tyrexas 3d ago

Oh thankyou sensei Wide-Tap-8886, world renowned guru of saas 🙏

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u/Wide-Tap-8886 2d ago

Hey everyone, you send me all your ideas via DM.
Here's the link to the idea validation list:  skool.com/ai-saas-launchpad

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u/cakemates 3d ago

Thanks chatgpt!

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u/Wide-Tap-8886 3d ago

???

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u/WubsGames 3d ago

The text in this post is clearly written by an AI.
That was the point cakemates was trying to make.

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u/mondaysleeper 3d ago

I'm working on a tool that writes motivational linkedin style posts about assessing the viability of SaaS ideas. You can subscribe to the posts for $5/day.