AI & Automation
Sell AI agents, voice receptionists, and workflow automations to local businesses.
| Business idea | Category | Videos | Sources | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI productivity tool Build an AI productivity tool (writing, scheduling, research) sold per seat to knowledge workers. | AI & Automation | 46 videos · 467 channels | 7 channelsThe Koerner Office, Starter Story, Greg Isenberg, My First Million, Codie Sanchez, MicroConf, Indie Hackers | |
| AI virtual employee / agent-as-a-service for SMBs Provide SMBs with a configured AI agent (receptionist, scheduler, support, ops) on a monthly subscription that performs a specific role. | AI & Automation | 29 videos · 294 channels | 4 channelsThe Koerner Office, Starter Story, Greg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| AI phone receptionist / missed-call text-back for local businesses Sell always-on AI answering and SMS follow-up to plumbers, dentists, and home-service SMBs that lose jobs from missed calls, billed monthly… | AI & Automation | 26 videos · 264 channels | 4 channelsThe Koerner Office, Starter Story, Greg Isenberg, Indie Hackers | |
| Vertical AI agents (specialty) Build AI agents tuned to a specific vertical (real estate, legal, dental) that perform a single job end-to-end. | AI & Automation | 23 videos · 234 channels | 4 channelsThe Koerner Office, Starter Story, Greg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| AI market research agent Build an AI agent that does end-to-end market research (TAM, competitors, customers) on prompt, billed per report. | AI & Automation | 22 videos · 223 channels | 3 channelsThe Koerner Office, Greg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| AI executive assistant agent Sell a configured AI agent that schedules meetings, drafts emails, and handles inbox triage for executives, monetized via subscription. | AI & Automation | 21 videos · 215 channels | 5 channelsThe Koerner Office, Starter Story, Greg Isenberg, My First Million, Side Hustle Nation | |
| AI keyword / SEO research tool Build an AI-powered keyword and topic research tool for SEO teams and content creators. | AI & Automation | 19 videos · 194 channels | 4 channelsThe Koerner Office, Greg Isenberg, My First Million, Indie Hackers | |
| Voice agent SaaS (Vapi-style) Build or sell a voice-agent platform that SMBs deploy for inbound/outbound calls, billed per minute. | AI & Automation | 18 videos · 183 channels | 3 channelsThe Koerner Office, Greg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| AI chatbot SaaS for SMBs Build a chatbot SaaS that SMBs install on their site for support and lead capture, billed per seat or per resolution. | AI & Automation | 15 videos · 155 channels | 5 channelsThe Koerner Office, Starter Story, Greg Isenberg, My First Million, Side Hustle School | |
| Deep research as a product Build a SaaS that produces long-form deep-research reports on any topic, monetized via subscription or per-report. | AI & Automation | 15 videos · 153 channels | 3 channelsThe Koerner Office, Greg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| AI email tool (Cursor for email) Build an AI-native email client or assistant that drafts replies, triages, and schedules from natural language prompts. | AI & Automation | 12 videos · 123 channels | 3 channelsThe Koerner Office, Greg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| AI SDR / cold email + LinkedIn outreach agent Spin up AI agents that prospect, personalize, and follow up by email and LinkedIn for B2B SaaS and agencies, sold per seat or per booked… | AI & Automation | 12 videos · 123 channels | 3 channelsThe Koerner Office, Greg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| Automated customer support SaaS Sell an AI customer-support agent that handles tier-1 tickets and escalates to humans, billed per ticket or seat. | AI & Automation | 12 videos · 126 channels | 6 channelsThe Koerner Office, Starter Story, Greg Isenberg, My First Million, Side Hustle Nation, Codie Sanchez | |
| Autonomous browser-use agent / RPA Build or deploy browser-controlling agents that automate web workflows (form filling, scraping, data entry) for businesses. | AI & Automation | 12 videos · 122 channels | 2 channelsThe Koerner Office, Greg Isenberg | |
| Vertical AI writing assistant Build an AI writing tool tuned for one niche (real estate listings, ad copy, legal documents) sold via subscription. | AI & Automation | 12 videos · 123 channels | 3 channelsThe Koerner Office, Greg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| Pay-per-use deep research Sell a pay-per-use deep-research service that delivers bespoke reports on demand to professionals and SMBs. | AI & Automation | 11 videos · 113 channels | 3 channelsThe Koerner Office, Greg Isenberg, Side Hustle School | |
| AI LinkedIn writer / ghostwriter Build an AI tool that drafts LinkedIn posts in the user's voice, or run an agency that ghostwrites for execs. | AI & Automation | 10 videos · 103 channels | 3 channelsStarter Story, Greg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| AI lead enrichment agent Build an AI agent that enriches B2B leads (firmographics, contacts, intent) for sales teams, billed per enrichment. | AI & Automation | 9 videos · 93 channels | 3 channelsThe Koerner Office, Starter Story, Greg Isenberg | |
| AI short-form video generator Build a SaaS that uses AI to turn text or long-form video into short-form clips for TikTok and Reels. | AI & Automation | 9 videos · 95 channels | 5 channelsThe Koerner Office, Starter Story, Greg Isenberg, My First Million, Pat Flynn | |
| AI bookkeeping for SMBs Run an AI-first bookkeeping service for small businesses that uses LLMs to categorize transactions, reconcile bank feeds, and prep monthly… | AI & Automation | 8 videos · 83 channels | 3 channelsThe Koerner Office, Greg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| Vertical GPT apps Ship consumer or prosumer GPT apps that solve one vertical problem (legal Q&A, fitness plans) on subscription. | AI & Automation | 6 videos · 62 channels | 2 channelsThe Koerner Office, My First Million | |
| Onboarding / training GPT Build an AI agent that onboards new hires or customers using a company's docs and SOPs, sold per seat. | AI & Automation | 5 videos · 53 channels | 3 channelsThe Koerner Office, Greg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| Computer vision for SMBs Build computer-vision tools (defect detection, counting, safety) for SMBs in specific industries on subscription. | AI & Automation | 4 videos · 42 channels | 2 channelsStarter Story, Greg Isenberg | |
| Missed-call text-back service Sell a service that texts a customer back within seconds when a business misses a call, billed monthly per location. | AI & Automation | 4 videos · 41 channels | 1 channelThe Koerner Office | |
| SMB lead capture / chat agent Deploy an AI chat agent that captures and qualifies leads on SMB websites, billed per captured lead. | AI & Automation | 4 videos · 42 channels | 2 channelsThe Koerner Office, Greg Isenberg | |
| Voice agents for local businesses Deploy AI voice agents to local businesses (dentists, plumbers, restaurants) that answer, route, and book calls. | AI & Automation | 4 videos · 42 channels | 2 channelsThe Koerner Office, Greg Isenberg | |
| AI dispatcher for service businesses Provide an AI dispatcher that answers calls, books jobs, and routes techs for trades and home services. | AI & Automation | 3 videos · 32 channels | 2 channelsGreg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| AI lead-scoring agent Provide an AI agent that scores inbound leads for B2B sales teams based on enrichment and behavior, monetized per seat. | AI & Automation | 3 videos · 32 channels | 2 channelsThe Koerner Office, Greg Isenberg | |
| Google Slides end-to-end agent Build an AI agent that takes a prompt or document and produces a finished Google Slides deck. | AI & Automation | 2 videos · 21 channels | 1 channelGreg Isenberg | |
| AI author-coaching chatbot for self-help writers An AI chatbot trained on a specific author's voice and books that delivers daily writing prompts and coaching for self-help writers trying… | AI & Automation | 1 videos · 11 channels | 1 channelGreg Isenberg |