Startup idea

Conference Side Event App

An app to centralize and manage side events at conferences. It scrapes data from various sources (Luma, Party.gg, Eventbrite, spreadsheets), plots them on a map, and offers one-click RSVP. It evolves into a professional networking platform with user directories, chat, and AI-powered Q&A, addressing the need for authentic connections at conferences.

Opportunity7.0

Why now

Current solutions are old/fragmented (spreadsheets). Conference attendees are highly motivated to network. L&D budgets are allocated for conferences, making it an expensable business tool. People want better tools for connection.

Market gap

No centralized, modern, user-friendly app for discovering and managing conference side events and facilitating professional networking among attendees. Existing solutions are old (Cent) or manual (spreadsheets).

Business fit

Type
SaaS app/Professional Network
Target
Conference attendees, professional networkers, event organizers
Revenue
Potential for 50-250/month per user, expensable via L&D budgets. Wedge to a multi-billion dollar market (Cent is $4.5B).
Founder
Someone excited about conferences and professional networking, willing to build a wedge product over time.

Scores

Problem
9.0
Feasibility
8.0
Why now
9.0
Go-to-market
7.0
Confidence
10.0

Proof signals

Keyword demand

KeywordVolumeGrowth
Conference app880/mo-55% YoY
Event networking1,600/mo-16% YoY
Professional social networking110/mo-59% YoY

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

Source episode

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