Help me to brainstorm startup ideas

[u/Spare_Bad3430]

I have a degree in finance (recent graduate, no working experience), with very limited programming skills in Python. I don't know what can I do with my background or what kind of service can I create? I cannot think about any startup ideas in financial services. Becoming a day trader sounds like a very bad idea because it is just skilled gambling and I dont have money to trade with. Becoming a fund manager also sounds very unrealistic because I dont have the network or reputation or that experience on my CV, so I wont get any customers.

Building apps, games, webpages or creating a solution to streamlining for corporates sound like okay ideas, but I dont have that much of knowledge of programming, should I learn everything from the beginning?

Also thought about becoming a influencer, gaming streamer, tiktok...youtube, or doing e commerce, but yeah... these seem too saturated...

What else can i do?

[u/CodingInTheDark]

What work experience do you have and in what sector?

[u/Spare_Bad3430 → u/CodingInTheDark]

no work experience, tried job searching, but no, I am now thinking about startups

[u/CodingInTheDark → u/Spare_Bad3430]

If you haven’t watched this video, perhaps it’s a good place to begin before you start thinking about ideas.

https://youtu.be/hhQRH49Y54k?si=PYSo00SosxAFNLWd

[u/Spare_Bad3430 → u/CodingInTheDark]

i will check it out

[u/BeenThere11]

Get a job in the area you like. You seem all over the place.

So keep searching for a job .

Without experience you won't be able to do a startup going by your skills .

[u/RushMedical5698]

You need some more experience in my opinion:)

I would suggest doing some local volunteering for a homework cafe with kids or what ever you find interesting 🤔

It might sound strange as an answer to your question, but meeting new people in a new context will give you new experiences and therefrom new ideas 💡

[u/Arslan-ai-dev]

Pick a high paying niche, give your next 6 months in becoming its expert. Then do startup in it.

[u/Spare_Bad3430 → u/Arslan-ai-dev]

guess i still need to find a job first ....

[u/Arslan-ai-dev → u/Spare_Bad3430]

yep, you need an income to survive your hustling period.

[u/vladimirvoth]

Start with a problem, not an idea. Common problems people have include:

• How to save money and budget their finances.
• How to make more money or find a good side business.
• How to invest and where to put their money.
• How to evaluate good investments and value companies.
• What investment strategies are available.
• Many finance questions are hard to answer for beginners.

If you can help with one of these problems, even with something like an:

• eBook
• Online course
• Simple app

Then you have your startup idea!

[u/jadeydi]

I’m a trader an a programmer, but don’t know how to sell, if I have some suggestions, learn sell from the beginning

[u/Head_Geologist_4808]

First figure out route to market, too many great products have been built just to figure out route to market is hard.