Your result
Your answers: you have under $100 to start; you have under 5 h a week; you can wait for a first milestone; you’ll message strangers; you work mostly online; you don’t want to store anything; you like talking to people; you accept failed tries.
No. 1
Tie — decided by: fewer “Watch out” aspects
Ship a small paid app without knowing how to code, with AI as your developer.
See the Micro-SaaS businessPack 1 from $39 CAD (about US$28) · One-time payment · 14-day guarantee
Educational content, no guaranteed income.
No. 2
Produce short clips in batches and sell them to creators or brands.
See the AI video editing businessPack 1 from $29 CAD (about US$21) · One-time payment · 14-day guarantee
It fits better on: what you like doing (11-point gap).
AI video editing does better on: budget (6-point gap) and risk (5-point gap).
On the other aspects, they are tied.
Same score, but Micro-SaaS has fewer “Watch out” aspects.
| Aspect | Micro-SaaS | AI video editing |
|---|---|---|
| Starting budget | CA$20–80Partial6/12 | CA$0–60Good fit12/12 |
| Time per week | 8–12 hWatch out0/14 | 5–10 hWatch out0/14 |
| First milestone (estimate) | 4–12 wkGood fit10/10 | 3–8 wkGood fit10/10 |
| Contact with people | Messaging strangersGood fit14/14 | Messaging strangersGood fit14/14 |
| Online or in the field | 100% onlineGood fit10/10 | 100% onlineGood fit10/10 |
| Stock and shipping | No itemsGood fit8/8 | No itemsGood fit8/8 |
| What you do day to day | Solving a problem, talking to usersPartial11/22 | Editing short videosWatch out0/22 |
| Demand and risk | HighPartial5/10 | LowGood fit10/10 |
| Score | 64/100 | 64/100 |
The most demanding model: finding a problem someone pays for takes longer than building the tool.
Budget: CA$20–80 a month in tools while you build.
You must reach out: without steady outreach, no client arrives on their own.
Budget: CA$0–60 a month (CapCut or free DaVinci Resolve are enough at first).
Each aspect is worth points: what you like doing 22, time 14, contact 14, budget 12, timing 10, location 10, risk 10, stock 8. “Good fit” earns all of the aspect’s points, “Partial” half, “Watch out” 0.
The score measures how well your answers match what the business demands: it is not a chance of success nor an income forecast.