I’d choose a boring workflow over a flashy AI idea every time

Everyone’s trying to build the next flashy AI app. But I honestly think the real opportunity is in boring workflows. Stuff people hate doing every single day. If I had to start an AI business today, I’d do this: Find one painful workflow in one industry. Then I’d go sit with the people doing that job every day and watch everything. The spreadsheets. The copy-pasting. The random phone calls. The “this only works if Sarah does it” systems. That’s where the gold is. I wouldn’t even touch automation at first. I’d do the workflow manually myself. Because once you actually do the work, you realize how messy real operations are. The edge cases are endless. And honestly, that’s the business. Then I’d build one small thing that saves time. Not a huge platform. Not “AI-powered everything.” Just one thing people would genuinely pay for because it removes pain. After that I’d give it to a few customers and watch carefully. Because customers never use products the way you expect them to. The biggest thing I’ve noticed: The founders winning with AI right now are becoming deeply specific. Not broad. They know one workflow better than anyone else. And instead of posting “look at my startup” content, they share useful stuff people in that niche actually care about. That builds trust fast. Also think outcome-based pricing makes way more sense for AI. If you help someone process more claims, close more deals, source more candidates, etc… charging based on results just feels natural. Anyway. I really think small AI businesses are going to become insanely profitable over the next few years. Tiny teams. Low overhead. Real margins. Curious what industries you all think are wide open right now.