Your result
Your answers: you have $300 to $500 to start; you have under 5 h a week; you aim for a first milestone within 4 weeks; you can reach out in person; you want to be out in the field; you have space to store items; you like numbers; you need a predictable path.
No. 1
Tie — decided by: fewer “Watch out” aspects
Buy below market price and resell, six niches to choose from.
See the Reselling · Trading cards & retro games businessPack 1 from $37 CAD (about US$27) · One-time payment · 14-day guarantee
Educational content, no guaranteed income.
No. 2
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
It fits better on: time (7-point gap), timing (5-point gap), location (5-point gap) and risk (5-point gap).
Micro-SaaS does better on: what you like doing (22-point gap).
On the other aspects, they are tied.
Same score, but Reselling · Trading cards & retro games has fewer “Watch out” aspects.
| Aspect | Reselling · Trading cards & retro games | Micro-SaaS |
|---|---|---|
| Starting budget | CA$150–500Good fit12/12 | CA$20–80Good fit12/12 |
| Time per week | 4–8 hPartial7/14 | 8–12 hWatch out0/14 |
| First milestone (estimate) | 1–3 wkGood fit10/10 | 4–12 wkPartial5/10 |
| Contact with people | Answering customersGood fit14/14 | Messaging strangersGood fit14/14 |
| Online or in the field | Outings + onlineGood fit10/10 | 100% onlinePartial5/10 |
| Stock and shipping | Stock at home, shippingGood fit8/8 | No itemsGood fit8/8 |
| What you do day to day | Hunting for dealsWatch out0/22 | Solving a problem, talking to usersGood fit22/22 |
| Demand and risk | Medium · cash in stockPartial5/10 | HighWatch out0/10 |
| Score | 66/100 | 66/100 |
You must tie up capital in stock, and a badly assessed item stays unsold.
Budget: CA$150–500.
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.
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.