📊 Generate business ideas from Reddit posts with DeepSeek AI and Google Sheets
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Description
Are you looking for the next big startup idea? This powerful n8n workflow helps you mine Reddit posts for real-world pain points, AI-solvable problems, and high-potential business opportunities — without lifting a finger.
🧠 What It Does
This workflow taps into the power of Reddit + AI to:
✅ Scrape top posts from a subreddit of your choice (e.g., r/startups, r/Entrepreneur, r/SaaS). ✅ Filter posts with real engagement and actual user frustrations. ✅ Use AI to evaluate whether it’s a real business-worthy problem. ✅ Automatically generate practical business ideas, insights, and implementation plans using LLMs. ✅ Save results to a connected Google Sheet with links, upvotes, and summaries.
🛠️ Built With
n8n (no-code automation)
Reddit API
LangChain & OpenRouter LLMs (DeepSeek integration)
Google Sheets API
Custom code nodes with intelligent error handling
🧾 Use Cases
🧠 Entrepreneurs hunting for idea validation or new pain points
📊 VCs & Analysts scanning real user needs
🤖 AI founders identifying automation opportunities
🎯 Makers building AI-first or SaaS tools
💡 Why It’s Special
Most idea generators are generic. This one analyzes actual conversations, real pain, and filters based on AI-evaluable criteria — giving you battle-tested insights that people care about.
📦 What’s Included
✅ Ready-to-run n8n JSON workflow (self-hosted or desktop)
✅ Setup instructions (Google Sheet + Reddit + LLM config)
✅ Example input/output sheet (Google Sheets)
✅ Tips on prompt customization to match your target niche
⚙️ Requirements
n8n (self-hosted or desktop)
Reddit account & API credentials
Google account (for Sheets)
OpenRouter API Key (for LLM access)
🎁 Bonus
→ Includes optimized AI prompts tailored to generate actionable business models — not just fluff.
📥 Get Started Now
Unlock hundreds of undiscovered business opportunities from Reddit — auto-processed, filtered, and AI-analyzed.
🧠 Built by a creator obsessed with turning real problems into real products. 🛠️ Verified on the n8n Creators Hub. 🌎 Used by solopreneurs, makers, and AI founders worldwide. **Feel free to reach out or DM the me if you need help customizing: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerald-akhidenor-1ab1a45/
Reddit Business Idea Generator — Full Documentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZCKtTS6GjaLQG0zKwY4qAvlXWIrjtlL3/view?usp=sharing**
🔗 Nodes Used
Google Sheets, Reddit, Execute Workflow Trigger, Filter, Summarization Chain, Basic LLM Chain
📥 Import
Download workflow.json and import into n8n:
Workflow menu → Import from File