Koan scans forums, marketplaces, and reviews to identify genuine user frustrations, providing actionable startup opportunities with context and sources.
We built Koan to help spot real, actionable startup opportunities by scanning forums, reviews, and marketplaces. The idea is simple: instead of brainstorming in a vacuum, we find user pain that’s already out there — with links, context, and patterns.
Every signal in the app comes from actual user frustration: bad reviews, long Reddit threads, niche forums, etc. You can browse some reports for free. If you buy one, you get full exclusivity — we remove it from the feed.
This is still early. We’re looking for feedback on everything — positioning, features, the business model, whatever feels off or promising. Would love your thoughts.
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[ 8.4 ms ] story [ 52.4 ms ] threadWe built Koan to help spot real, actionable startup opportunities by scanning forums, reviews, and marketplaces. The idea is simple: instead of brainstorming in a vacuum, we find user pain that’s already out there — with links, context, and patterns.
Every signal in the app comes from actual user frustration: bad reviews, long Reddit threads, niche forums, etc. You can browse some reports for free. If you buy one, you get full exclusivity — we remove it from the feed.
This is still early. We’re looking for feedback on everything — positioning, features, the business model, whatever feels off or promising. Would love your thoughts.
Thanks — Rob from Koan