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Filtered Trending Dashboard

For: Content creators, marketers, and trend-conscious entrepreneurs

Buildability

The Problem

Break the Web shows trending topics but mixes news, politics, and pop culture, making it hard to focus on relevant trends for business purposes.

The Solution

A customizable trending dashboard that filters trends by category (pop culture, consumer trends, business, tech) and allows users to block unwanted categories like politics.

Why Now?

Content creators need trend data to create relevant content, but current tools are either too broad (trending topics) or too narrow (industry-specific). AI can now categorize and filter trends in real-time.

Build MVP in 7 Days

Day 1

Aggregate trending data from multiple sources (Twitter, Google Trends, etc.)

Day 2

Build simple categorization using existing AI APIs

Day 3

Create basic web interface with category toggles

Day 4

Add simple user preference saving

Day 5

Launch with beta users for feedback

How to Validate

Survey content creators about current trend-tracking pain points

Build landing page describing the concept and measure signup interest

Create manual version using existing tools and see if people pay for it

Partner with a few creators to manually deliver filtered trends for a week

Revenue Model

Freemium with basic filtering free, advanced categorization and historical data as paid tiers ($10-50/month).

Competitive Moat

Superior categorization algorithms and user customization features that become more accurate with usage data.

Risks to Consider

Break the Web or similar tools add filtering featuresNot enough demand for paid trend filteringCategorization accuracy too low to be usefulData sources cut off access or become expensive

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