Products I'd Pay For, 2020 Edition – Dominic Monn

(2) A proper code marketplace w/ license

(3) APIs for Carbon Offset

If you've built more than one SaaS (mainly talking to product builders and studios), you will start to realize that the process of building these standard SaaS components will take you more time than building the core functionality in the beginning.

It never made sense to me how acceptable it was to sell Wordpress plugins (a bunch of PHP files) in the high $10s, but doing the same with a helpful python script or some complex C++ code is a total no-go.

The term "gig workers" was coined by Uber drivers, delivery people, couriers and data labellers. But the term should go further and also include "experts" of their industry, and if you have the background, you can build a very niche platform around it.

This one sounds ambitious, but I've seen several people go through the process of this now, and while it takes some upfront investment (a couple $1,000s) and a bit of courage to do something physical, it's also a pretty safe way to make a return.

Earlier this year I was looking for this and didn't find an adequate solution. I believe that the Reddit-/HN-way of leading a community is quite productive. As the connection between a chat and a forum, it provides the perfect mix between a casual exchange and productive discussions.

A trend I saw in 2019 was to implement carbon offset charges, even in small businesses. People started donating based on revenue during a promotion, or planted a tree for every $10 they made. A good initiative!

A decade or so ago, people started realizing that every single idea on the internet has been done before. What started was a trend towards hyper-niching. Nowadays, you can find very specific blogs on Labrador Training raking in 200,000 monthly users, but if you'd start a "Dog Training" site today, you would never get to that point.