The last year feels like everyone rushed into building AI products before checking if anyone actually needed them.
Fast launches.
Polished demos.
Cool agent videos.
Then zero users.
I think people are getting tired of products that look impressive but solve nothing painful.
The businesses quietly making money right now usually look boring from the outside:
lead gen
operations
compliance
internal tools
local service software
simple workflow fixes
Not sexy enough for viral founder posts but people actually pay for them.
I noticed this while building Leadline because the highest intent Reddit posts are rarely people asking for futuristic AI products.
Most are just:
how do I get customers
how do I save time
how do I stop wasting money
how do I automate this annoying thing
Feels like 2026 is shifting back toward businesses tied to real pain instead of whatever gets the most AI hype.
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