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📊 200,000 ideas analyzed. Here's what ideas YOU are working on.
Aron Meystedt
April 15, 2025
Hello!
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🧠 Are you curious to know what everyone else is working on?
Our AI performed a deep analysis of Val conversations.
👍 While we must maintain the privacy of our members, we can share a general overview of very interesting statistics.
Here is the Validator AI State of Startups Report - 2024/2025…
📊 Most Common Startup Themes (Based on Val Calls)
Theme | % of Users |
|---|---|
AI and Chatbot Integration | 25% |
E-commerce & Online Platforms | 20% |
Subscription-based Services | 15% |
Health & Wellness Solutions | 10% |
Financial Services & Education | 10% |
Other | 20% |
Have an idea that’s AI related? You aren’t alone. It seems ¼ of you want to incorporate AI into your startup in some way.
🔍 Key Startup Trends Emerging from Val Users
Trend |
|---|
Personalization of products and services |
Sustainability and eco-friendly solutions |
Mobile app-based businesses |
Niche market targeting |
AI integration in traditional industries |
💡 Business Type Breakdown
Business Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
AI-Based | 30% |
E-commerce | 25% |
SaaS | 15% |
Mobile Apps | 12% |
Subscription | 10% |
Others | 8% |
🔧 Key Founder Needs
Need | Percentage |
|---|---|
Idea refinement needed | 60% |
Technical skills gap | 40% |
Lack of market research | 70% |
Missing financial planning | 50% |
Limited scalability plans | 70% |
Ideas need more uniqueness | 25% |
Legal/regulatory complexity | 15% |
It seems a lot of our members need help with refining their ideas, researching the customer and competition and more.
That’s why we created Val… connect with her below 👇
more stats below…
📊 Founder Confidence (Sentiment Analysis)
Confidence Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
High | 65% |
Moderate | 25% |
Low | 10% |
Most of you seem pretty confident about yourselves. We just need help refining our ideas and getting started.
🕒 Complexity & Time-to-Market
Complexity Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
Low (0–6 months) | 30% |
Medium (6–12 mos) | 45% |
High (12+ months) | 25% |
This surprised us!
Many of you are thinking through complex ideas that will take a while to roll out.
But, it’s best to start small and take baby steps:
✅ Talk to customers
✅ Research the competition
✅ Launch a basic prototype
✅ Get user feedback
Social Impact Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
High | 20% |
Moderate | 35% |
Low | 45% |
Quite a few people are looking to impact their local area or their region. That’s pretty amazing.
🚧 Common Barriers
Barrier | Percentage |
|---|---|
Technical Implementation | 35% |
Market Entry | 30% |
Funding Needs | 25% |
Legal/Regulatory Issues | 15% |
Team Building | 10% |
This is great to know.
Many of us are worried about our technical skills.
Some are worried about how to even enter a market and get an idea moving.
👇👇👇
💡 That’s why Val is here.
👉 She actually builds with you — in real time.
You just talk through your idea on a quick phone call…
And by the time you hang up, you’ve already:
Mapped your ideal customer
Learned where to reach them
Refined your UVP
Seen who your competitors are
And started building real traction
📩 Then she emails you everything you need to move forward.
🚀 Try Val now
Go to ValidatorAI.com
Take care!
Aron Meystedt
👊 Let’s connect on LinkedIn here: Aron’s LinkedIn
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