Submit a Signal
Found real demand in the wild? Help us expand the signal network.
What counts as a demand signal?
A demand signal is a real person's voice in a public community — they're looking for a tool, complaining about an existing solution, or describing something that doesn't exist yet. They're scattered everywhere. Our job is to pick them up and figure out which ones are worth building.
Good signals look like this
✓ Someone looking for a tool
"Is there a tool that can automatically convert Figma designs to React components?"
✓ Frustration with existing solutions
"I pay $29/mo for X but it doesn't even have a basic API. Ridiculous."
✓ Describing something that doesn't exist
"Why hasn't anyone built a simple contract template generator for freelancers?"
✓ Seeking alternatives
"Migrated away from X — any good alternatives?"
These are NOT demand signals
- ✕Self-promotion ("just launched my product")
- ✕Success stories ("finally hit $10K MRR")
- ✕Pure opinions or rants (no specific need)
- ✕Hiring posts or job listings
- ✕News commentary (no tool demand)
Which platform URLs work
Reddit, Hacker News, IndieHackers, Stack Overflow, GitHub Issues, Lobsters, Dev.to, Mastodon, and other developer/founder communities.
reddithacker newsindiehackersstack overflowgithub issueslobstersdev.tomastodon
What happens after you submit
- It enters a manual review queue
- Qualified signals are included in the next analysis cycle
- If it lines up with signals from other platforms, it shows up in the daily Top 10
- High-quality submitters get priority processing