AWS-Doctor - Side Project Idea for Solo Developers

The Problem (Pain Level: 8/10) “Why is my AWS bill so high this month?” - A universal pain shared by every developer and startup using AWS. Current pain points: Dashboard fatigue: Constantly switching between AWS Console, CloudWatch, and Cost Explorer Cost black box: Hard to intuitively understand which resources consume how much Scattered health checks: Checking EC2, RDS, Lambda status individually Alert overload: Complex CloudWatch alarm setup with too much noise No CLI option: No quick way to get the full picture from the terminal Target Market Primary Target: AWS developers, DevOps engineers, startup CTOs ...

February 2, 2026 · 3 min · Young

LLM Observability Platform - Side Project Idea for Solo Developers

The Problem (Pain Level: 9/10) “Why is our OpenAI bill so high this month?” - A common question haunting every team that has deployed LLMs to production. Current pain points: Cost black box: Hard to track where API costs are coming from Performance opacity: No metrics for response time, token usage, error rates Quality management: No way to monitor and evaluate LLM response quality Debugging hell: Difficult to identify performance degradation after prompt changes Security concerns: Can’t track if sensitive data is being sent to LLMs Real example: ...

February 1, 2026 · 3 min · Young