Niche Scoring Template for AI SaaS

Copy this. Adapt the names. Score this afternoon.

Sheet Layout

Seven columns: Niche, Reachability, Pain Frequency, Existing Spend, Differentiation, Builder-Fit, Crowding. Total at the end.

Five rows, one per candidate.

Scoring Rubric

Reachability: 1-3 ads only; 7-8 specific channel; 9-10 channel + presence

Pain Frequency: 1-3 annual; 7-8 weekly; 9-10 daily

Existing Spend: 1-3 nothing; 7-8 clear paid adjacent; 9-10 established category

Differentiation: 1-3 cannot describe; 7-8 specific mechanism; 9-10 mechanism + alternatives cannot copy

Builder-Fit: 1-3 only interested; 7-8 audience or expertise; 9-10 audience + lived experience

Crowding: 1-3 ten+ players already; 5 three to five players; 7-8 one to two; 9-10 nobody else

Decision Rule

Sum scores. Highest wins. Tiebreak by existing spend, then by crowding.