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Research it. Choose it. Build it. Test it.
Every night BrassTacks reads thousands of new posts, articles and filings, looking for people paying their way out of a problem, rules and platforms shifting, and new tech making new things possible. A person picks the best. You get the idea, the evidence behind it, and the cheapest way to test it.
Sample ideas. Receipts paraphrased; every one links to its source in the real report.
Ideas researched from news and trade press, newsletters, Reddit, X, Hacker News, YouTube, GitHub, Hugging Face and government data, looking for real signals, real data, and real change.
The Full Report
Every idea comes with the whole case: why now, the receipts, who you're up against, reasons to build and reasons not to, the math, and a test you can run this week.
Idea of the Day · Startup Sample
Four kinds of ideas
Whatever you're ready to build.
Startup
A business with room to grow past its first phase and past one person. No ceiling.
Software, platforms, servicesSide Hustle
Smaller money, faster start. Marketplace sellers, guides, services, a window to get in and out.
May not even need a websiteFrontier
Something new tech just made possible. We say clearly what's real today and what's the bet.
From releases, research, cost dropsSuccess Story
Businesses that already work, the numbers we can find, and what to copy from them.
Proven models to remixGold, silver, bronze.
How much evidence stands behind an idea, at a glance. A quick read, not a verdict.
The tools
Find it, stress-test it, shape it, launch it and watch it, all on the same receipts.
Weekly data center project alerts for trade subcontractors
A regional digest of planned and permitted projects, with trade-package notes and who to call, at $99 a month per region.
Flat-price SSO for teams under 50
Vendor insurance certificate tracker for property managers
Permit-expiry reminders for small contractors
The verdict Sample
It survives the roast, but two problems need fixing first: the data supply, and how fast an incumbent could copy a regional tier.
Many counties publish permits late. If the digest is thin in a region, subs cancel after one month.
ConstructConnect already has the data. A $99 regional plan is a pricing change for them, not a build.
Who could crush it
| Competitor | Overlap | Threat |
|---|---|---|
| ConstructConnect | Same data, national | HIGH |
| Dodge | Enterprise, pricey | MED |
| BidClerk | Cheaper, thin data | LOW |
Battle Sample
Three AIs research it. The receipts decide.
The gap is real between the $79 dashboard and the $349 tracker. Treat market size as unknown until you count subs in two regions. Test whether utility filings really lead permits before you promise "weeks earlier."
Spin It
Same receipts, a new angle.
Weekly data center project alerts for trade subcontractors
A regional digest of planned and permitted projects, with trade-package notes and who to call.
Bid-invite alerts for subs, tied to data center packages
Tells subs which packages are out for bid this week and who to send a bid to.
New spins aren't rated until they're researched.
Market map Est.
Pricing benchmarks
Who to talk to first
| Estimators at 20–80 person electrical subs near an announced campus |
| Supply-house counter managers. They hear about projects early. |
| A GC preconstruction manager, to learn when subs actually get invited |
Send to your AI
Hand the whole idea to your own agent, over MCP or as one prompt.
> pull today's BrassTacks idea and draft a build plan ● brasstacks.get_idea data-center-alerts report · 6 receipts · competitors · test plan ● brasstacks.get_build_spec data-center-alerts stack, data sources, running costs IDEA: Weekly data center project alerts for trade subs BUYER: Small and mid-size electrical, HVAC, roofing subs TEST: One region by hand, free. GO at 10 replies, KILL under 2 of 50. ✓ wrote plan.md · 14 tasks, 3 milestones
What changed Sample
We'll recheck demand, competitors and pricing.
Both in early permitting. More packages coming.
Cheaper, but no trade-package notes. Your edge holds.
Three more sources confirmed subs hear about projects late.
Widens the gap at the low end.
On your timeline
| Data center project alerts | → |
| Flat-price SSO | |
| AI receptionist for auto shops | → |
Create your own
Tell us about you. We match the evidence.
Weekly data center project alerts for trade subcontractors
Your trade contacts are the hard part for everyone else.Resume rewrites for tradespeople moving into estimating
Starts this week, no website needed.Permit-expiry reminders for small contractors
Fits the budget; you already know the pain.Why it's different
Built for people who actually ship.
Free to start.
Full ideas, shared every day.
FAQ
Where do the ideas come from?+
Thousands of posts, articles, filings and launches every day, from hundreds of sources: news and trade press, newsletters, forums, government data and new tech. Every claim in a report links back to where we found it.
Is a person really involved?+
Yes. A person reviews and grades every idea, and only the best ones get researched and shared each day.
How is this different from an AI idea generator?+
Generators brainstorm. We start from what’s really happening. Every day we scan thousands of sources, posts and opinions for real buyers, real pain and real changes. The best leads get researched in depth, with human insight added. Then you get a report that shows how to build it, test it and grow it: ideas and inspiration for your next business, with the evidence attached.
Who is it for?+
Founders, side hustlers, small business owners and anyone building with AI who wants an idea worth their time.
Where is it available?+
Ideas focus on the US and Canada for now.
What do I get by joining the waitlist?+
First access when memberships open, plus a discount code for your first membership. Tick the box and get the free Idea of the Day by email while we finish building.