About Us
Built from Frustration. Powered by Curiosity.
Hi, I'm Mattias — and this all started with one simple feeling:
I was tired.
Tired of guessing.
Tired of staring at a blank Notion page, hoping for a "big idea."
Tired of chasing what looked smart… instead of what people actually needed.
And if you've ever tried to build something — you probably know the feeling.
It's not the code that gets you.
It's the fog. The silence. The uncertainty of: "Does anyone even want this?"
So I stopped guessing.
And I started listening.
Not to startup gurus.
Not to pitch decks or launch posts.
But to the real frustration — in app reviews, Reddit threads, and late-night forum rants.
The raw, unfiltered stuff people say when something truly pisses them off.
That's when it hit me:
The best ideas aren't dreamed up — they're dug out of pain.
That's what ThePainSpotter does.
We find what hurts.
So you can build what helps.
What We Do (And Why It Works)
We scour the internet for real pain points. Not hypotheticals. Not "maybe this could be better." We're talking: "This app sucks and it's driving me insane."
Then we take those complaints — raw, unfiltered — and turn them into actionable SaaS ideas, powered by a little AI and a lot of human sense.
Every insight is sourced and linked. Every quote is real. Every idea is born from frustration someone already has.
No guesswork. Just signals. So you can spend less time thinking, and more time building something that actually matters.
Who This Is For
Makers. Founders. Builders.
The ones launching on weekends and dreaming on weekdays.
Indie hackers who want validation before they write a single line of code.
If that's you — you're in the right place.
What’s Next
ThePainSpotter is just getting started. We're adding more sources, more tools, more ways to spot the signal in the noise.
But the mission stays the same: Help builders build smarter — by starting where the pain already is.
If you’ve ever stared at a blank doc wondering what to build next… I built this for you.
Founder of ThePainSpotter