Think of Koan as a high-end metal detector combing the endless beach of online chatter—quietly sweeping millions of threads until it beeps over buried treasure.
Every "beep" is a data-backed, pre-validated market signal, so you dig where the gold is already waiting instead of guessing where to shovel.
Pay $4.99/month for 3 exclusive reports (replaces hours/days of research). Unlock any idea forever starting at $99.
Shopify Product Description Generator
Descrii Description Generator's low 3.4-star rating from 26 reviews indicates a significant gap in the Shopify App Store for high-quality AI product description tools.
Descrii's 3.4★ rating from 26 reviews proves a glaring gap: Shopify merchants need better AI copy than what's out there.
Global AI writing market projected at $2.03 B by 2030 (CAGR 28.3%)—a tidal wave of demand for superior content tools.
E-commerce sales hitting $8.1 T by 2026—high-quality descriptions directly correlate to 30–50% higher conversion rates.
Shopify ecosystem: 2+ million merchants; even a 1% adoption shift unlocks millions in recurring revenue.
Shopify App: Reliable Digital File Delivery
Shopify's built-in digital downloads app is failing—rated 2.6 ★, full of broken functionality and no fixes in sight. Merchants lose sales, deal with angry customers, and watch files vanish. Without modern workflow support, thousands of digital sellers urgently need a reliable, developer-led alternative.
- App rated 2.6★ with 495+ reviews calling it broken and unsupported
- Merchants report missing files, no confirmation downloads, and angry customers
- Email delivery frequently fails — no fallback or tracking available
- No secure links, no analytics
Cybersecurity Toolkit for Students in Unsafe Workplaces
Students and interns in SMBs see scary security flaws — but feel powerless to speak up. This toolkit helps them raise the flag without getting burned.
Offline Hiking Map App: Real-Time Trail Safety
Hikers on Reddit keep getting lost due to unreliable signal and clunky offline map apps. There's a clear call for a user-friendly, safety-focused alternative.
How It Works
Every month, you get 3 credits to unlock product ideas with buyers already lined up. We trawl forums, reviews, and support threads to surface pain points screaming for a solution.
Want true first-mover advantage? Buy a signal outright and pull it off the platform for good. Only you can build on it—competitors stay in the dark.
Koan launches you where customers are waiting, not guessing.
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Become part of Koan's early explorer community for a simple monthly fee of $4.99. Each month, you'll receive 3 fresh credits to unlock exclusive, proprietary signal reports—no hidden costs, just pure discovery. Join a community of early adopters and leverage exclusive insights that let you build ahead of the curve.
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Use your credits to unlock up to 3 new reports. Each report you unlock is yours to revisit and learn from—unless another founder claims exclusive rights first. Stay ahead, stay inspired.
Sometimes, you must be the right person at the right time—with the domain knowledge—to build something truly great. That's why we give you the opportunity to choose which reports to unlock monthly, so you unlock insights that are useful for you, not random.
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Want to own a market insight outright? Purchase a report and it's removed from the platform. You'll get the full, extended analysis—no one else can access it. Build your moat, not just your product. Secure exclusive ownership and build a proprietary moat that keeps your competitors in the dark.
For Builders Who Move Before the Hype
You're not looking for permission. You're looking for proof. This is for the early, the obsessive, the ones who turn friction into fuel.
You're done building in a sandbox—
No more toy problems. No more fake projects. You want tension, validation, and velocity. Koan gives you friction-filled, user-sourced signals to sharpen your skills and build for the real world.
You read between the lines—
You don't chase headlines. You catch the quiet. You act on instinct before others wait for trends. Koan takes scattered noise and shapes it into signals you can actually use.
You ship while others are still thinking—
You test while others theorize. You learn by launching. Koan gives you a shortcut to traction: concentrated insight from actual user pain, ready for execution.
You're over the hype machine—
You've seen enough VC-thirst and Twitter clones. You build in silence. Koan delivers early signals before they become noise—so you stay ahead while staying calm.
You want untouched markets—
You're not interested in the 50th SaaS template. You want fresh terrain, underserved niches, and user frustrations nobody's solved yet. Koan maps what others haven't.
You build leverage, not just features—
You design ecosystems. You think in loops. Koan surfaces signals that fit into longer games—so you're not just building, you're compounding.
Koan is for the ones who go first. Indie hackers, technical founders, system thinkers—if that's you, you're already home.
Build What People Are Asking For
Stop guessing. Start building with signals rooted in real user pain.
Premium Insights
Each market insight is meticulously researched and validated through our proprietary analysis process. When you secure an opportunity, you're gaining exclusive access to a validated market signal.
What You Actually Get When You Unlock a Signal
You don’t need more noise—you need real signals. Every Koan idea is backed by internet-native proof: real people, real frustration, real demand. We do the deep digging so you don’t waste time chasing shadows.
Each signal unlock gives you a no-fluff blueprint, with:
“Money follows insight. That’s why we built Koan—to hand you the kind of signals VCs wish they found first.”
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