Startup idea

Universal Consumer Preference API

A centralized hub where consumers manage a profile of their preferences, allergies, and habits, proactively sharing it with hospitality and travel brands. Brands integrate via API to provide hyper-personalized service on a customer's first visit.

Opportunity5.5

Why now

Brands are struggling with the loss of third-party cookies and need 'zero-party data'—information consumers intentionally and proactively share.

Market gap

Current data collection is 'extractive' (brands sucking data out) rather than 'proactive' (users sharing it to improve their own experience).

Business fit

Type
SaaS / API
Target
Hotels, restaurants, airlines, and luxury retail brands.
Revenue
Enterprise SaaS / API usage-based
Founder
Someone with strong enterprise sales experience in hospitality or a deep background in identity/API architecture.

Scores

Problem
7.0
Feasibility
5.0
Why now
8.0
Go-to-market
7.0
Confidence
9.0

Proof signals

Keyword demand

KeywordVolumeGrowth
Zero-party data590/mo-41% YoY
Hospitality personalization10/mo0% YoY
Customer Identity Access Management (CIAM)10/mo-75% YoY

US English Google Ads volume from DataForSEO; growth uses returned monthly search history.

Source episode

The Next Billion-Dollar SAAS Idea? | Scott Belsky on Where It HappensEpisode source
filling out a profile for ourselves all of our likes and dislikes and everything and proactively opting to share that with every brand

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