💡3 AI Business Ideas That Could Make You Rich

Welcome back!

I think we can all agree that everyday it feels like a new tool or startup is launching. Even for us it’s intimidating…

But all that aside, underneath all the noise and hype are real opportunities… spaces where AI can solve pressing problems and create massive value.

Today’s blast is for anyone who wants to take advantage of the AI hype, but isnt sure where or how to start.

The hard part is finding an idea that isn’t just trendy, but something that:

• Solves a genuine problem

• Plays to your strengths

• Has a clear, immediate path to customers

So, today we will answer these three questions:

• How do I come up with start up ideas?

• What are three specific, timely ideas worth exploring now?

• How can I validate my idea before committing serious time or money?

Where Do Good AI Startup Ideas Come From?

Paul Graham wrote an essay back in 2012 called How to Get Startup Ideas… and it’s still one of the best guides, even in the AI era. His core argument: great ideas aren’t brainstormed out of thin air. They come from noticing problems.

Here’s the formula that works:

• Look for problems, especially ones you’ve faced yourself. If you’ve felt the pain point, you understand it better than anyone.

• Live in the future, then build what’s missing. If you’re already working with cutting-edge tech or ideas, you’re more likely to spot what’s obviously needed next.

• Notice gaps instead of forcing ideas. The best ideas usually appear when you’re paying attention, not when you’re trying to force something during a brainstorming session.

Great startup ideas often come from:

• Problems you’ve hit in your own work or life

• Tasks that people still do manually, especially those that seem repetitive or frustrating

• Industries in decline… think about what’s going to replace them

• Major technology waves.. like AI, gene editing, or robotics - and what new opportunities they enable

• Things you wish existed, and would pay for yourself

And importantly, great ideas usually:

• Solve a deep, specific problem that you (or someone you know) understands well

• Can be built by you or your team, without waiting for perfect conditions

• Are not obviously valuable to most people yet, giving you time to build

Three AI Business Ideas to Build in 2025

Let’s get specific. Here are three ideas with clear demand, emerging trends, and a path to execution.

1. AI Legal Compliance Helper

The opportunity:
Startups often ignore compliance until they absolutely can’t - when they’re facing a SOC 2 audit, negotiating an enterprise contract, or dealing with a privacy scare. By then, they’re panicked. AI-first companies move fast, but regulation moves slowly, creating a dangerous gap.

The idea:
A software tool that acts as a compliance copilot. It scans a company’s documentation, tech stack, and workflows, flags gaps, suggests improvements, and generates draft policies for frameworks like SOC 2, GDPR, CPRA, or new AI policies. The tool stays up to date with changing laws and requirements. Pricing would range from $99 to $499 per month, depending on company size and use case.

Why now:
Regulations are growing faster than most teams can track. Legal counsel is expensive, slow, and often too general. Founders and operators are hungry for something faster, cheaper, and easier to integrate into their daily workflows.

Execution:
Start with ChatGPT, combined with a document uploader and a Q&A interface. Let users upload policies or describe what they have, then generate feedback and draft documents based on open compliance frameworks. Add integrations with tools like Notion, Airtable, or Linear to help teams implement changes. Start with a few high urgency customers, validate demand, and scale from there.

Search volume for “AI lawyers” 👇📈

2. AI ASMR YouTube Channel

The opportunity:
ASMR is a massive niche on YouTube and other video platforms. The top ASMR creators attract hundreds of millions of views. The genre is evergreen: it’s not driven by news cycles or trends, and fans are incredibly loyal. What’s changing is that AI can now generate both the visuals and, increasingly, the audio — opening up new creative possibilities.

The idea:
Use Veo 3 (or similar text-to-video tools) to create AI-generated ASMR content. Imagine videos featuring fictional characters. Think knights, astronauts, or mythical creatures — delivering calming dialogue or sounds. Pair that with AI-generated or royalty-free audio to complete the package.

Why now:
Veo 3 and similar models make it possible to produce high-quality video content with almost no equipment. ASMR fans are always looking for new creators, and the idea of fantasy or surreal ASMR content is still underexplored. This creates an opportunity to stand out.

Execution:
Design characters and scenes using Veo 3. Create calming scripts or soundscapes using AI voice tools or licensed audio libraries. Focus on YouTube Shorts for fast growth, then build into longer-form videos once you have an audience. Monetize through AdSense, sponsorships, and fan contributions (Patreon, Ko-fi, etc.).

Search volume for “AI ASMR” 👇👀

3. AI-Powered Parental Control and Online Safety

The opportunity:
Parents today are deeply worried about their children’s online safety — often more so than physical or mental health. Current parental control apps rely on blunt tools: keyword filters, blocked sites, manual monitoring. But children are using more complex digital platforms, slang, and communication tools that these old systems can’t keep up with.

The idea:
An AI-powered app that doesn’t just block or filter, but intelligently monitors text, emojis, images, and voice chats for signs of cyberbullying, grooming, sexting, or mental health concerns. The app would send meaningful alerts to parents, offering context and guidance on how to respond, rather than just overwhelming them with data.

Why now:
More than half of parents rank online safety as their top concern. Tools like Bark have shown that parents are willing to pay for better solutions, and AI now enables a level of monitoring and pattern recognition that wasn’t practical before.

Execution:
Start by focusing on text and emoji analysis in messaging apps. Build alert logic that emphasizes accuracy and avoids false positives. Add voice or gaming chat monitoring over time. Sell via subscriptions and partner with schools or telecom companies to expand reach. Build trust by highlighting success stories and offering strong privacy protections.

Search volume for “AI lawyers” 👇💪

How to Validate AI Business Ideas Before You Build

Before you commit months of work, validate that your idea solves a problem people care about and will pay for.

One of the best tools for this today is a combination of Perplexity Pro and DeepSeek reasoning.

Here’s how to use them:

1. Ask for market analysis. Provide a detailed description of your idea and prompt these tools to assess demand, market size, and urgency.

2. Request a competitive landscape. Find out who else is working in this space, what their models look like, and where the gaps might be.

3. Design a validation plan. Use their reasoning engines to map out a step-by-step process: from identifying early adopters to testing pricing to gathering real feedback.

A tip: use your free DeepSeek searches for your most complex questions — for example, exploring nuanced regulatory risks or mapping out an enterprise sales cycle. Use Perplexity for more straightforward market and competitor data.

Final Thoughts

In 2025, the best AI business ideas will come from founders who solve deep, real problems, not those chasing hype. The tools are powerful, but the opportunity lies in applying them thoughtfully, in places where they can make a meaningful difference.

If you’re working on an AI business idea, I’d love to hear about it. Reply to this newsletter or share what you’re building.

And if you want pre-written prompts to help validate your idea, I’m happy to send them your way.

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