Reddit Goldmine

Find 7-figure business ideas on subreddits

Aaron Samuel
May 20, 2025

Hey clever people,

Do you know Reddit is the goldmine your startup needs?

Here's the exact process to crack it 👇

Step 1: Use GummySearch to Find Fast-Growing Subreddits

Don't look at massive subreddits. Instead, scan niches with 10k–100k members that are:

-Growing fast
-Focused on specific problems
-Early in the hype cycle

These communities are full of early adopters who feel overlooked and would love if someone built for them. (Including them is the smartest choice)

Example: Found a fast-growing subreddit around senior dog health. Boom business idea playground. (Ideas that convert into money-making businesses)

Step 2: Find Pain, Anger, and Advice Posts

Once you've picked a niche, GummySearch does the heavy lifting.

You can filter subreddit posts by:

Pain & anger - real problems people complain about
Advice requests -what they wish existed
Solution requests -how they're currently solving it (aka your competitor list)

Example: People are constantly asking about soft dog food for aging pets.
→ You now have a problem, a demand signal, and an idea for a better solution.

Start dumping insights into a Google Doc. It becomes your startup one-pager. (Your holy grail of ideas)

Step 3: Find Creators in the Niche

Now search for YouTubers and influencers in that space using Perplexity AI.
Why? Because these people:

Know the audience
Have distribution
Can spark more content/feature ideas

Example:

Found a trainer with 700k subscribers on dog behavior.
Sorted their top videos by comments. Read them.
Suddenly, you're learning what people are actually asking for that didn't show up in Reddit. (Be smart and use all AI in your favor)

Step 4: Wireframe the Product or MVP

Once you have:

A problem
An underserved community
Content signals

You can use Framer, Webflow, or even Figma to quickly mock up your solution.(No, fancy software, just real tools that will help you get the result)

Example:
The founder found Reddit complaints about “designers who care about style but not performance.”

They launched designscientist.com, positioned as: "Less art, more science."

Now it’s a 7-figure business. (Just copy all the ideas and execute it)

Bonus: Create Content That Resonates

You can also use Reddit to find content ideas:

Filter for top-performing posts
Note recurring formats (memes, stories, lists)
Observe what makes people engage

Example:
In the senior dog subreddit, emotional rescue stories perform best.
Now you know: content = heartfelt stories > memes.
(Nothing sells more than a good story)

Use these insights to create content that builds community while validating your idea.

Why This Works

Reddit isn’t just full of complaints.
It’s full of people telling you exactly what they want, how they’re underserved, and what they’d pay for. (Reddit is the only authentic social media with fake user names)

This is market research at its most raw & tools like GummySearch let you mine it without digging for hours.

“You’re teleporting into real communities. Just observe and write.”

If you are looking for ways to build your startup lab, you start here.

More tactical insights are coming soon,

— Written by Aaron & The Clever Nest Team