Market Opportunity
Niche job boards combined with industry newsletters create a powerful flywheel: the newsletter drives traffic to the job board, the job board attracts employers who pay to post, and job seekers subscribe to the newsletter for opportunities.
The Idea
Build a niche job board + newsletter combo. Pick an industry (AI engineering, climate tech, creator economy). Newsletter: weekly industry news and insights. Job board: curated job listings. Employers pay $199–499 to post. Job seekers get the newsletter free. Premium newsletter tier with salary reports and interview guides.
Key to Success
- The JOBS are the lead magnet — job seekers subscribe for opportunities, then stay for the content
- Employer-paid job postings are the primary revenue — at $299/posting, 20 postings/month = $6k/mo
- Salary reports and hiring trend data as premium content — employers and job seekers both pay for this
AI Tools to Leverage: Substack, Notion, Airtable, Stripe, LinkedIn