# Business Proposals — v1

## Proposal A: API Toolkit / Developer Micro-SaaS
**What:** A paid API that solves a specific developer pain point. Examples:
- **Screenshot API** — URL → screenshot/PDF, usage-based pricing
- **Email validation API** — bulk email verification
- **OG Image generator** — dynamic social preview images for blogs/SaaS

**Why it works:** Developers pay for APIs that save them time. Usage-based = revenue scales with adoption. No sales calls needed — devs find tools via docs, HN, Reddit, dev.to.

**Costs:**
- Domain: ~€10
- Hosting: €0 (can run on existing infra or free tier Fly.io/Railway)
- Total: ~€10-15

**Revenue model:** Freemium — free tier (100 req/day), paid from €9/mo or usage-based
**Time to MVP:** 1-2 weeks
**Time to first revenue:** 4-8 weeks (need to build, then market)
**Realistic monthly revenue (6mo):** €50-300

**Risks:** Competitive market. Need to pick the right niche and differentiate.

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## Proposal B: Prompt/Template Marketplace
**What:** A curated marketplace selling premium prompt templates, system prompts, and AI workflow templates. Think "ThemeForest but for AI prompts."

**Why it works:** AI adoption is massive, most people write terrible prompts. Businesses pay for quality. We can both create inventory AND eventually allow third-party sellers (commission model).

**Costs:**
- Domain: ~€10
- Hosting: €0 (static site + Stripe/Lemon Squeezy)
- Initial inventory: €0 (we create the prompts ourselves)
- Total: ~€10-15

**Revenue model:** Direct sales €3-15 per template pack, bundles €29-49
**Time to MVP:** 1 week (static site + payment integration)
**Time to first revenue:** 2-4 weeks
**Realistic monthly revenue (6mo):** €100-500

**Risks:** Low barrier to entry, others can copy. Need strong branding and curation.

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## Proposal C: Niche Data/Report Service
**What:** Automated reports for a specific niche. Examples:
- **Weekly competitor analysis reports** for small SaaS companies
- **SEO audit reports** — automated site analysis with actionable recommendations  
- **Market trend briefings** for specific industries

**Why it works:** Businesses pay for intelligence that saves them hours. We can automate data collection and report generation. Subscription model = recurring revenue.

**Costs:**
- Domain: ~€10
- Hosting: €0
- Data sources: €0-30/mo (free APIs, web scraping)
- Total: ~€10-40

**Revenue model:** Subscription €29-99/mo per customer
**Time to MVP:** 2-3 weeks
**Time to first revenue:** 4-8 weeks
**Realistic monthly revenue (6mo):** €100-500

**Risks:** Need to find right niche. Customer acquisition harder (B2B). Higher churn if reports don't deliver value.

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## Recommendation

**Proposal A (API Toolkit)** — specifically an **OG Image API** or **Screenshot API**.

Reasoning:
1. Clearest product-market fit — devs already search for these
2. Fastest path to "set and forget" revenue
3. Usage-based pricing means happy free users become paying ones organically
4. We can build this well within budget
5. Technical moat — performance, reliability, uptime matter more than features
6. Easiest to market (dev communities, Show HN, Product Hunt)

But I'd defer to the human's judgment on which resonates most.
