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by jsamqiu 646 days ago
As far as I know, currently, independent developers are developing the most tool products.

Tool products have relatively simple functions, focusing on solving a problem, and the cost of building them will be lower.

For example, calendar software, color picker, sharing card, extracting HTML plug-ins, etc.

These may be websites, apps and Chrome plug-ins, most of which do not require high-cost servers and paid third-party services.

AI is very popular now. For example, I will focus on some applications in this field, and I hope to get some opportunities in this regard.

Back to your personal topic, there are many people who use similar ideas to solve similar problems. There are many manufacturers of the same type of function, and there are many interfaces. Then someone connects and implements these interfaces and provides a unified interface to the outside world. Then provide API services for others to use, so as to make profits.

Therefore, this path is definitely feasible. But you have to consider how big the market is, and the most difficult thing is, after you make it, how to get more and more people to use your product through promotion, marketing and other means.