“There used to be a website called the Woo Commerce ideas forum and we chose an idea that lots of people were voting for.”

Mine a Public Ideas Forum to Validate Demand Before Building Anything

Katie's first plugin came directly from a public forum where real users voted on missing features — pre-validated demand with zero customer interviews needed. Finding a forum, marketplace, or community where your target users actively request features collapses validation time to near zero because the votes are a live signal of willingness to pay.