Simple daas (data as a service) product to make your first $1
Hey - it's Fraser.
Here's an idea I've had for a while but never got around to building it
-> Partner Finder Database
✅ The Problem
Most founders know partnerships (podcasts, newsletters, blogs, influencers) can bring in customers…
But:
- They don’t know where to find the right ones for their niche
- They waste hours Googling “best podcasts for [niche]” and end up with outdated lists
- They don’t have contact info or pitching tips, so the research just sits in a doc
It’s a time sink that stops most people from even trying.
💡 The Solution: Partner Outreach Finder
A searchable database + email pitch templates for founders who want quick wins from partnerships.
They pick their niche → they get:
- A curated list of relevant podcasts, newsletters, blogs, YouTube channels
- Contact info (email / form link / social)
- Basic audience size (subs, downloads, followers)
- Pre-written pitch templates
- Notes on what kind of partnerships they accept (guest spots, ads, collabs)
MVP could be a Google sheet or Airtable database you keep adding to weekly. No coding.
💰 Pricing
Simple, low-friction:
Free
- 1 niche list (5–10 entries)
- No contact info
Paid — $47/mo or $197 lifetime early access
- Unlimited searches
- Full contact info
- Pitch templates
- New partner lists added weekly
- Priority niche requests
You could also sell one-off niche partner lists for $97–$147 each (good for testing).
📣 Marketing Plan
Target founders, coaches, course creators, and indie makers — they’re the ones who love “done-for-you” research.
Where to reach them:
- Twitter/X — share “5 podcasts in [niche] that accept guests” threads
- Reddit — r/Entrepreneur, r/SaaS, r/PodcastGuestExchange
- Communities — Indie Hackers, MicroConf, SaaS groups on FB/Slack
- Cold email — ironically, you can cold email your own potential customers with a small free sample list
Content ideas:
- “Here’s 10 newsletters for [niche] that take paid sponsorships”
- “I found 15 [niche] podcasts looking for guests”
- “The fastest way to get 1,000 new eyeballs on your product”
Post the free teasers → link to full list.
📈 Proof & Signals
Validate before building the full database:
- Create a single sample list for a hot niche (e.g. “AI tools for small business”) with 20–30 entries
- Share a free mini version (5 entries) on Twitter/Reddit and say: “DM me if you want the full list ($29)”
- If you sell 5+ in a week → green light to build
- Bonus: ask each buyer what other niches they want — builds your backlog
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Posted Aug 11, 2025, 1:19 PM UTC