Find Your Profitable Niche Using the Ikigai Method
An interactive AI-powered tool that walks you through discovering who you serve, what problem you solve, and why they'll pay you—grounded in the Ikigai framework.
5 steps · 20-30 minutes · your top 3 profitable niches, ranked
IKIGAI is a Japanese concept meaning "reason for being." This tool uses the Person + Problem formula to help you score, test, and rank your niche ideas — so you walk away with your top 3, ready to act.
How It Works
A structured 5-step process to find your profitable niche in 20-30 minutes
Phase 1: Skills & Brainstorm
List all your craft skills — AI suggests ones you're overlooking. Then for each skill, brainstorm specific people or companies you could help and what problem you'd solve.
- •List 10-15 craft skills with AI suggestions
- •For each skill, create Person + Problem pairs
Phase 2: Evaluation
Score each Skill + Person + Problem triplet using the traffic light system — rate whether you like them, can help them, and if they'll pay. AI provides scoring hints.
- •Traffic light scoring: Green / Yellow / Red
- •Three key dimensions: Like? Help? Pay?
Phase 3: Decision
Run 7 reflective tests on your top niches and rank your final 3 as Gold, Silver, and Bronze — with monetization strategies and next steps.
- •7 proven reflective tests (2-Year, Survival, Credibility...)
- •Gold, Silver, Bronze niche ranking
Phase 1: Skills & Brainstorm
List all your craft skills — AI suggests ones you're overlooking. Then for each skill, brainstorm specific people or companies you could help and what problem you'd solve.
- •List 10-15 craft skills with AI suggestions
- •For each skill, create Person + Problem pairs
Phase 2: Evaluation
Score each Skill + Person + Problem triplet using the traffic light system — rate whether you like them, can help them, and if they'll pay. AI provides scoring hints.
- •Traffic light scoring: Green / Yellow / Red
- •Three key dimensions: Like? Help? Pay?
Phase 3: Decision
Run 7 reflective tests on your top niches and rank your final 3 as Gold, Silver, and Bronze — with monetization strategies and next steps.
- •7 proven reflective tests (2-Year, Survival, Credibility...)
- •Gold, Silver, Bronze niche ranking
Built by someone who needed this tool
I'm a technology executive with two decades of experience in Cybersecurity, SRE, DevOps, and Leadership.
I'm a 42-year-old aspiring founder, trying to build a business that actually fits me. The real challenge? Finding a problem worth solving that matches my passions, skills and what the world needs. I built this tool to solve that exact problem — using Ikigai, without drowning in endless "ideas."
I built this tool so others can do the same — structured, focused, and actionable.
Try the Niche Finder →Ready to find your profitable niche?
5 steps. 20-30 minutes. Your top 3 niches, scored and ranked.