How These “Boring” Ideas Made Millions: AI Gold Rush

Sell the shovels, they said. And one app made $100,000,000.

Photo by Charlie Egan on Unsplash

The AI bull run was real. Everyone was talking about AI this, AI that, and whatnot.

Not a member? Read from here

But the genius minds are the ones who hopped into the train to build “Wrappers” (Haters call that) to make a tonne of money.

If you’re new to software engineering, or SaaS, here’s the truth: you don’t need a billion-dollar idea. In fact, thinking too big can screw you over. A decent developer might sit there over-engineering, worrying about scaling, infrastructure, and all that jazz.

But the ones who actually shipped? They made bank.

Solve a Real Struggle

The main thing I notice is to target a field where many people are struggling.

Take a 19-year-old kid trying to make money on YouTube but stuck with a terrible setup. Give him an AI video generator for $30/month, and guess what? He’s 100% swiping his parents’ credit card to buy that.

Revid.ai

An AI-powered tool that creates videos from text prompts. Simple idea. Huge demand.