"Is This Product Even Real?" – Two Problems That Scream "Build Me"

2 new cards today. 90 fresh signals scraped from Product Hunt.

Two ideas. Both hit me hard. One's obvious. One's dangerous.

First: Quickly scrape data from any webpage (80分, developer-tools)

This is the kind of problem that makes me angry because it's so stupidly simple to solve. Someone needs to copy tables and lists from web pages. Manual copy-paste is slow. They want a tool that just works.

The scoring is right. This is an 80. Not a 100 because there's competition (Octoparse, ParseHub, browser extensions). But here's the thing – most scraping tools are over-engineered for "I need this one table right now." They want a button. Not a workflow.

Usage-based pricing is smart: free for a few pages, then pay per page. That's a $10-20/month micro-SaaS if done right.

I'd build this as a Chrome extension + a simple backend. Stack: Puppeteer or Playwright on the backend, React for the popup, Stripe for payments. No database needed really – just store scraped results temporarily. The whole thing could ship in a weekend.

Would I build it? Maybe. But I'd niche down hard. "Scrape tables from financial sites" or "scrape product listings from e-commerce." Generic scrapers die. Specific ones print money.

Second: Quickly verify if a product is real or fake (70分, productivity)

This one's spicy. The user is saying: "I see products on Product Hunt and can't tell which are real and which are marketing fluff."

I've felt this. Half the launches are vaporware wrapped in a nice landing page. The problem is real. The monetization? "Needs research" – which is code for "I don't know yet."

Here's the truth: this is hard to monetize because it's a trust tool. People want it, but they won't pay for it unless it saves them from a bad purchase. Maybe affiliate model? Or sell to investors/VCs who need to filter noise?

The scoring is right at 70. The problem exists. The business model doesn't.

I'd build this as a simple web app that checks domain age, social proof, team LinkedIn profiles, GitHub activity, and gives a "suspicion score." Stack: Node.js backend, some scraping + APIs (whois, LinkedIn, GitHub), and a clean dashboard.

Would I build it? Not as a primary product. But as a free tool to build an email list? Absolutely. Then monetize with a "pro" tier for deeper checks.

Real talk: the scraping tool is the one to build. It's boring. It's obvious. It'll make money. The verification tool is interesting but risky.

I'm leaning toward building the scraper this weekend. If anyone wants to join, DM me.

Two ideas. One clear winner. Go build.