7 SaaS Ideas That Will Take Off This Year 🚀

you asked and we listened turns out our you asked and we listened turns out our SAS ideas videos are some of the most SAS ideas videos are some of the most SAS ideas videos are some of the most popular on the channel so I'm back again popular on the channel so I'm back again popular on the channel so I'm back again today with seven more SAS ideas I'm today with seven more SAS ideas I'm today with seven more SAS ideas I'm surprised no one's built yet I'm Rob surprised no one's built yet I'm Rob surprised no one's built yet I'm Rob Walling I've started six companies I've Walling I've started six companies I've Walling I've started six companies I've written three books on building startups written three books on building startups written three books on building startups and I'm actually wrapping up my fourth and I'm actually wrapping up my fourth and I'm actually wrapping up my fourth right now and I'm an investor in more right now and I'm an investor in more right now and I'm an investor in more than 100 startups I want to kick this than 100 startups I want to kick this than 100 startups I want to kick this video off by giving a shout out to my video off by giving a shout out to my video off by giving a shout out to my longtime friend Justin Vincent who is longtime friend Justin Vincent who is longtime friend Justin Vincent who is the source of all of today's ideas he the source of all of today's ideas he the source of all of today's ideas he runs a website called nugget at nugget.1 runs a website called nugget at nugget.1 runs a website called nugget at nugget.1 and he gave me permission to share these and he gave me permission to share these and he gave me permission to share these business ideas that I pulled from his business ideas that I pulled from his business ideas that I pulled from his database of approximately 4 000 startup database of approximately 4 000 startup database of approximately 4 000 startup ideas as always I want to say no ideas as always I want to say no ideas as always I want to say no validation has been done on these ideas validation has been done on these ideas validation has been done on these ideas they have been requested by real people they have been requested by real people they have been requested by real people so before I went out and built one of so before I went out and built one of so before I went out and built one of these I would absolutely take some steps these I would absolutely take some steps these I would absolutely take some steps to validate maybe I'd run them through to validate maybe I'd run them through to validate maybe I'd run them through the 5 PM idea evaluation framework I've the 5 PM idea evaluation framework I've the 5 PM idea evaluation framework I've mentioned several times if you go to mentioned several times if you go to mentioned several times if you go to startups for the rest of us.com you can startups for the rest of us.com you can startups for the rest of us.com you can find the episode where I I talk through find the episode where I I talk through find the episode where I I talk through that and download the PDF so let's dive that and download the PDF so let's dive that and download the PDF so let's dive into our first idea a delivery route into our first idea a delivery route into our first idea a delivery route management system this person says I'm a management system this person says I'm a management system this person says I'm a delivery Courier with a route of delivery Courier with a route of delivery Courier with a route of approximately 450 stops there is approximately 450 stops there is approximately 450 stops there is currently no software available in the currently no software available in the currently no software available in the Canadian iOS Market that will allow me Canadian iOS Market that will allow me Canadian iOS Market that will allow me to put in all of the addresses and mark to put in all of the addresses and mark to put in all of the addresses and mark off as I deliver each one there are many off as I deliver each one there are many off as I deliver each one there are many options for trucking companies but they options for trucking companies but they options for trucking companies but they are not able to handle small routes like are not able to handle small routes like are not able to handle small routes like mine my dream application would have the mine my dream application would have the mine my dream application would have the ability to input routes manually the ability to input routes manually the ability to input routes manually the ability to track routes by GPS memo and

ability to track routes by GPS memo and ability to track routes by GPS memo and voice features for each stop flagging a voice features for each stop flagging a voice features for each stop flagging a tool for addresses and he talks about a tool for addresses and he talks about a tool for addresses and he talks about a few other requirements now here's the few other requirements now here's the few other requirements now here's the kicker of this idea he says I only make kicker of this idea he says I only make kicker of this idea he says I only make a hundred dollars a week doing this a hundred dollars a week doing this a hundred dollars a week doing this route so the app would need to be less route so the app would need to be less route so the app would need to be less than five dollars to be feasible in my than five dollars to be feasible in my than five dollars to be feasible in my budget having an application like this budget having an application like this budget having an application like this would meet those needs and would allow would meet those needs and would allow would meet those needs and would allow me to have a smoother more efficient me to have a smoother more efficient me to have a smoother more efficient route so what do we think about this I route so what do we think about this I route so what do we think about this I think delivery route management systems think delivery route management systems think delivery route management systems are crazy fun to build if you're a are crazy fun to build if you're a are crazy fun to build if you're a builder but in this case the price point builder but in this case the price point builder but in this case the price point is such that this might not be one that is such that this might not be one that is such that this might not be one that you want to approach I think that my you want to approach I think that my you want to approach I think that my next steps for this would be to find out next steps for this would be to find out next steps for this would be to find out if there is a place where folks who do if there is a place where folks who do if there is a place where folks who do these low-cost routes hang out and to these low-cost routes hang out and to these low-cost routes hang out and to consider to reach out to them and to consider to reach out to them and to consider to reach out to them and to figure out if this is a need that anyone figure out if this is a need that anyone figure out if this is a need that anyone else has because this is something that else has because this is something that else has because this is something that one person asked for and are they one person asked for and are they one person asked for and are they willing to pay a subscription or do they willing to pay a subscription or do they willing to pay a subscription or do they really just want to pay a five dollar really just want to pay a five dollar really just want to pay a five dollar one-time fee because obviously that's a one-time fee because obviously that's a one-time fee because obviously that's a non-starter at that point because the non-starter at that point because the non-starter at that point because the audience for this is not large enough audience for this is not large enough audience for this is not large enough idea number two is smarter call desk idea number two is smarter call desk idea number two is smarter call desk management software management software management software the commenter writes I work in a the commenter writes I work in a the commenter writes I work in a business it help desk when a problem is business it help desk when a problem is business it help desk when a problem is called in we create a ticket for the called in we create a ticket for the called in we create a ticket for the issue and all communication goes through issue and all communication goes through issue and all communication goes through that one big issue that seems to come up that one big issue that seems to come up that one big issue that seems to come up is when people have a ticket in for a is when people have a ticket in for a is when people have a ticket in for a long time it seems to become forgotten long time it seems to become forgotten long time it seems to become forgotten by both the person who put it in and the by both the person who put it in and the by both the person who put it in and the person at the help desk I feel a good person at the help desk I feel a good person at the help desk I feel a good solution that could be implemented is a solution that could be implemented is a solution that could be implemented is a simple automatic system that could see simple automatic system that could see simple automatic system that could see when those original tickets were put in when those original tickets were put in when those original tickets were put in and after a set period of time could and after a set period of time could and after a set period of time could begin regularly notifying those people begin regularly notifying those people begin regularly notifying those people that they still have a ticket in and that they still have a ticket in and that they still have a ticket in and whether there is anything new or if the whether there is anything new or if the whether there is anything new or if the ticket is still needed so with this idea ticket is still needed so with this idea ticket is still needed so with this idea I wonder is this just an add-on to an

I wonder is this just an add-on to an I wonder is this just an add-on to an existing ecosystem you know there are a existing ecosystem you know there are a existing ecosystem you know there are a lot of help desk ticketing software out lot of help desk ticketing software out lot of help desk ticketing software out there already do they not do this it there already do they not do this it there already do they not do this it feels like a pretty obvious feature to feels like a pretty obvious feature to feels like a pretty obvious feature to me so if they don't is there a way to me so if they don't is there a way to me so if they don't is there a way to just build an add-on and make this a just build an add-on and make this a just build an add-on and make this a step one business that maybe you can add step one business that maybe you can add step one business that maybe you can add on to jira or any of the other help desk on to jira or any of the other help desk on to jira or any of the other help desk software that's already out there to me software that's already out there to me software that's already out there to me this one is a research play where I'm this one is a research play where I'm this one is a research play where I'm going to go out and look at the top five going to go out and look at the top five going to go out and look at the top five or ten help desk systems and I'm gonna or ten help desk systems and I'm gonna or ten help desk systems and I'm gonna see do they already do that this because see do they already do that this because see do they already do that this because I don't want to build an entire help I don't want to build an entire help I don't want to build an entire help desk system just to add this tiny desk system just to add this tiny desk system just to add this tiny feature to it it's not going to be worth feature to it it's not going to be worth feature to it it's not going to be worth the effort and you're going to spin up a the effort and you're going to spin up a the effort and you're going to spin up a whole business org and try to compete whole business org and try to compete whole business org and try to compete against these massive software companies against these massive software companies against these massive software companies in order to just have differentiation on in order to just have differentiation on in order to just have differentiation on this one feature and in almost all cases this one feature and in almost all cases this one feature and in almost all cases that's not a great idea our third idea that's not a great idea our third idea that's not a great idea our third idea is shift management software for food is shift management software for food is shift management software for food vending teams the commenter posts I work vending teams the commenter posts I work vending teams the commenter posts I work in the food industry I would love an app in the food industry I would love an app in the food industry I would love an app that would help me allow employees to that would help me allow employees to that would help me allow employees to schedule from home it'd be great if I schedule from home it'd be great if I schedule from home it'd be great if I could count the people I have for a could count the people I have for a could count the people I have for a shift and be able to show me what shift and be able to show me what shift and be able to show me what positions are covered for example do I positions are covered for example do I positions are covered for example do I have two sandwich makers in the morning have two sandwich makers in the morning have two sandwich makers in the morning a speaker person a grill operator Etc I a speaker person a grill operator Etc I a speaker person a grill operator Etc I would want to be able to copy over one would want to be able to copy over one would want to be able to copy over one week into the next and have a place week into the next and have a place week into the next and have a place where I could put projected sales so I where I could put projected sales so I where I could put projected sales so I would know if I'm using too much labor I would know if I'm using too much labor I would know if I'm using too much labor I look for apps in the Google Play Store look for apps in the Google Play Store look for apps in the Google Play Store none of these were sufficient many of none of these were sufficient many of none of these were sufficient many of them were too time consuming and a mess them were too time consuming and a mess them were too time consuming and a mess selling into the restaurant space or the selling into the restaurant space or the selling into the restaurant space or the fast casual space it is a market it can fast casual space it is a market it can fast casual space it is a market it can be challenging to get in to me this is be challenging to get in to me this is be challenging to get in to me this is also another research play of what also another research play of what also another research play of what exists today just because there's exists today just because there's exists today just because there's competition doesn't mean you should competition doesn't mean you should competition doesn't mean you should build it but has this person just not build it but has this person just not build it but has this person just not found the right app and and it already

found the right app and and it already found the right app and and it already exists and you building this isn't going exists and you building this isn't going exists and you building this isn't going to help or do you have any type of in or to help or do you have any type of in or to help or do you have any type of in or connection to the food industry and if connection to the food industry and if connection to the food industry and if all the apps really aren't that good do all the apps really aren't that good do all the apps really aren't that good do you have a unique Insight that could you have a unique Insight that could you have a unique Insight that could help not only solve this person's help not only solve this person's help not only solve this person's problem but potentially be a level up problem but potentially be a level up problem but potentially be a level up compared to the other apps that are on compared to the other apps that are on compared to the other apps that are on the market our next idea is self-serve the market our next idea is self-serve the market our next idea is self-serve scheduling for cleaning businesses scheduling for cleaning businesses scheduling for cleaning businesses the commenter says I've owned a small the commenter says I've owned a small the commenter says I've owned a small cleaning business for years we've never cleaning business for years we've never cleaning business for years we've never had a simple way to schedule jobs what had a simple way to schedule jobs what had a simple way to schedule jobs what would be great is for my regular would be great is for my regular would be great is for my regular customers to go to a website schedule customers to go to a website schedule customers to go to a website schedule the day and time they want us to visit the day and time they want us to visit the day and time they want us to visit and it would match that up with when we and it would match that up with when we and it would match that up with when we have employees available selling to have employees available selling to have employees available selling to cleaning services can be a challenge cleaning services can be a challenge cleaning services can be a challenge they are very price sensitive the they are very price sensitive the they are very price sensitive the margins are not great and they have high margins are not great and they have high margins are not great and they have high turnover in addition you're choosing turnover in addition you're choosing turnover in addition you're choosing customer paying over competitor pain in customer paying over competitor pain in customer paying over competitor pain in the sense that they're going to be the sense that they're going to be the sense that they're going to be mostly non-technical users my biggest mostly non-technical users my biggest mostly non-technical users my biggest question here is can you charge enough question here is can you charge enough question here is can you charge enough to justify building this app and if your to justify building this app and if your to justify building this app and if your ambition is to make five thousand ten ambition is to make five thousand ten ambition is to make five thousand ten thousand a month then maybe this is thousand a month then maybe this is thousand a month then maybe this is something that you want to entertain I something that you want to entertain I something that you want to entertain I do think the price sensitivity and high do think the price sensitivity and high do think the price sensitivity and high churn is going to potentially be an churn is going to potentially be an churn is going to potentially be an issue but this would be one where I'd be issue but this would be one where I'd be issue but this would be one where I'd be looking at how can I contact and reach looking at how can I contact and reach looking at how can I contact and reach cleaning companies at enough scale how cleaning companies at enough scale how cleaning companies at enough scale how can they find me in enough scale to make can they find me in enough scale to make can they find me in enough scale to make the low price point worth it our next the low price point worth it our next the low price point worth it our next idea is invoicing software for Bakers idea is invoicing software for Bakers idea is invoicing software for Bakers commenter says I work for a small commenter says I work for a small commenter says I work for a small business business that is a bakery we business business that is a bakery we business business that is a bakery we have a lot of orders that come in each have a lot of orders that come in each have a lot of orders that come in each day usually requiring five to ten hours day usually requiring five to ten hours day usually requiring five to ten hours of work to complete their cakes pies of work to complete their cakes pies of work to complete their cakes pies platters of cookies Etc when we get the

platters of cookies Etc when we get the platters of cookies Etc when we get the order we put the invoices into an order we put the invoices into an order we put the invoices into an electronic system it collects the money electronic system it collects the money electronic system it collects the money but since their custom orders we often but since their custom orders we often but since their custom orders we often guess how much to charge the customers guess how much to charge the customers guess how much to charge the customers based on the amount of Labor and based on the amount of Labor and based on the amount of Labor and materials as well as a 20 profit it materials as well as a 20 profit it materials as well as a 20 profit it would be great if there was software would be great if there was software would be great if there was software that could help me get a better estimate that could help me get a better estimate that could help me get a better estimate of what the cost would be if I input of what the cost would be if I input of what the cost would be if I input minimal details about the product so minimal details about the product so minimal details about the product so this isn't just an invoicing system it's this isn't just an invoicing system it's this isn't just an invoicing system it's an estimating system as well and there an estimating system as well and there an estimating system as well and there are a lot of industries that need are a lot of industries that need are a lot of industries that need estimating software and to use a broad estimating software and to use a broad estimating software and to use a broad proposal or invoicing or estimation proposal or invoicing or estimation proposal or invoicing or estimation system doesn't work because it's not system doesn't work because it's not system doesn't work because it's not strongly typed to that problem in my strongly typed to that problem in my strongly typed to that problem in my opinion this starts with some research opinion this starts with some research opinion this starts with some research does something like this already exist does something like this already exist does something like this already exist and if it doesn't then it's contacting and if it doesn't then it's contacting and if it doesn't then it's contacting bakeries and asking is this a problem bakeries and asking is this a problem bakeries and asking is this a problem what have you done to solve this problem what have you done to solve this problem what have you done to solve this problem have you looked for software like this have you looked for software like this have you looked for software like this or is pen and paper fine and you're or is pen and paper fine and you're or is pen and paper fine and you're going to need to have 10 20 30 going to need to have 10 20 30 going to need to have 10 20 30 conversations to get enough data to conversations to get enough data to conversations to get enough data to figure out if other folks have this Pro figure out if other folks have this Pro figure out if other folks have this Pro problem and then start exploring what problem and then start exploring what problem and then start exploring what would it be worth if that problem were would it be worth if that problem were would it be worth if that problem were solved for them what would they be solved for them what would they be solved for them what would they be willing to pay the next idea is an willing to pay the next idea is an willing to pay the next idea is an aircraft maintenance logging platform aircraft maintenance logging platform aircraft maintenance logging platform commenter says I work in aviation a pain commenter says I work in aviation a pain commenter says I work in aviation a pain point in my career is that we have paper point in my career is that we have paper point in my career is that we have paper logging that we physically write in and logging that we physically write in and logging that we physically write in and sign and he goes on to describe that sign and he goes on to describe that sign and he goes on to describe that when he does maintenance he'll write a when he does maintenance he'll write a when he does maintenance he'll write a line and then sign underneath it along line and then sign underneath it along line and then sign underneath it along with his AP number which I'm sure is an with his AP number which I'm sure is an with his AP number which I'm sure is an acronym that people in aviation know and acronym that people in aviation know and acronym that people in aviation know and he says see how this can be abused he says see how this can be abused he says see how this can be abused anyone could come along copy my number anyone could come along copy my number anyone could come along copy my number copy my writing style copy my signature copy my writing style copy my signature copy my writing style copy my signature and they've just made a false entry and they've just made a false entry and they've just made a false entry under my information if you're in under my information if you're in under my information if you're in aviation I'm fascinated to hear if this aviation I'm fascinated to hear if this aviation I'm fascinated to hear if this is still how it's done on small

is still how it's done on small is still how it's done on small airfields so in my shoes if you have any airfields so in my shoes if you have any airfields so in my shoes if you have any ties to Aviation or even if you don't I ties to Aviation or even if you don't I ties to Aviation or even if you don't I would be looking to have some would be looking to have some would be looking to have some conversations to find out do most of conversations to find out do most of conversations to find out do most of them still use pen and paper and do they them still use pen and paper and do they them still use pen and paper and do they have any desire to switch to software have any desire to switch to software have any desire to switch to software because with Aviation being such a because with Aviation being such a because with Aviation being such a regulated industry I do think there regulated industry I do think there regulated industry I do think there might be some resistance to moving might be some resistance to moving might be some resistance to moving towards software to do something like towards software to do something like towards software to do something like this especially with maintenance where this especially with maintenance where this especially with maintenance where if you mess this up you could if you mess this up you could if you mess this up you could potentially have a plane crash which is potentially have a plane crash which is potentially have a plane crash which is obviously a big deal but it does feel obviously a big deal but it does feel obviously a big deal but it does feel like this commenter's problem is a major like this commenter's problem is a major like this commenter's problem is a major pain point this is definitely an aspirin pain point this is definitely an aspirin pain point this is definitely an aspirin that I can imagine some people wanting that I can imagine some people wanting that I can imagine some people wanting to fix alternatively I can imagine some to fix alternatively I can imagine some to fix alternatively I can imagine some folks saying this is the way we've done folks saying this is the way we've done folks saying this is the way we've done it for 50 years why would we change and it for 50 years why would we change and it for 50 years why would we change and the last idea of today is merger and the last idea of today is merger and the last idea of today is merger and acquisition data room software so it's m acquisition data room software so it's m acquisition data room software so it's m a data I work on mergers and acquisition a data I work on mergers and acquisition a data I work on mergers and acquisition there are a number of deal Management there are a number of deal Management there are a number of deal Management systems but most are missing necessary systems but most are missing necessary systems but most are missing necessary items a great deal management system items a great deal management system items a great deal management system it's also known as a data room should be it's also known as a data room should be it's also known as a data room should be mostly project management that allows mostly project management that allows mostly project management that allows all stakeholders to interface through all stakeholders to interface through all stakeholders to interface through the system and work on the deal due the system and work on the deal due the system and work on the deal due diligence and complete tasks with diligence and complete tasks with diligence and complete tasks with transparency to all stakeholders it transparency to all stakeholders it transparency to all stakeholders it should have the abilities to redact should have the abilities to redact should have the abilities to redact files within the system and incorporate files within the system and incorporate files within the system and incorporate document signing technology document signing technology document signing technology the system should be able to essentially the system should be able to essentially the system should be able to essentially be white labeled by the intermediary the be white labeled by the intermediary the be white labeled by the intermediary the competing systems are expensive and competing systems are expensive and competing systems are expensive and every professional shop doing large every professional shop doing large every professional shop doing large numbers of transactions each year need numbers of transactions each year need numbers of transactions each year need to have it I would pay for it of course to have it I would pay for it of course to have it I would pay for it of course there are a lot of M A deals and there's there are a lot of M A deals and there's there are a lot of M A deals and there's a lot of money flowing around and there a lot of money flowing around and there a lot of money flowing around and there is data room software to me this would

is data room software to me this would is data room software to me this would be a lot of conversations of finding out be a lot of conversations of finding out be a lot of conversations of finding out are you actually unhappy obviously this are you actually unhappy obviously this are you actually unhappy obviously this commenter is unhappy with his or her commenter is unhappy with his or her commenter is unhappy with his or her data room software but how many M A data room software but how many M A data room software but how many M A Brokers investment bankers don't like Brokers investment bankers don't like Brokers investment bankers don't like the data room software they're using if the data room software they're using if the data room software they're using if the argument is just that it's too the argument is just that it's too the argument is just that it's too expensive I'd want to see what those expensive I'd want to see what those expensive I'd want to see what those cost because if it's 15 000 a year and cost because if it's 15 000 a year and cost because if it's 15 000 a year and you feel like you can build an amazing you feel like you can build an amazing you feel like you can build an amazing data room package sell it for 10K that's data room package sell it for 10K that's data room package sell it for 10K that's still a pretty good margin as long as still a pretty good margin as long as still a pretty good margin as long as the sale process is not arduous and it's the sale process is not arduous and it's the sale process is not arduous and it's not months and months of phone calls and not months and months of phone calls and not months and months of phone calls and procurement there is absolutely money in procurement there is absolutely money in procurement there is absolutely money in this market the question is do people this market the question is do people this market the question is do people need it do they actually want to switch need it do they actually want to switch need it do they actually want to switch and to do that you're going to need to and to do that you're going to need to and to do that you're going to need to have a lot of conversations that's it have a lot of conversations that's it have a lot of conversations that's it for our seven SAS ideas hope you enjoyed for our seven SAS ideas hope you enjoyed for our seven SAS ideas hope you enjoyed the video if you did I love it if you'd the video if you did I love it if you'd the video if you did I love it if you'd hit the like subscribe to the channel hit the like subscribe to the channel hit the like subscribe to the channel we're going to be putting out another we're going to be putting out another we're going to be putting out another ideas video here in the next month or ideas video here in the next month or ideas video here in the next month or two and we're going to try to have a two and we're going to try to have a two and we're going to try to have a regular Cadence thanks for joining me regular Cadence thanks for joining me regular Cadence thanks for joining me I'll see you next time I'll see you next time I'll see you next time [Music]