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AI-Powered Academic Writing Assistant
For: College students writing essays and research papers
The Problem
Students struggle with writer's block, proper citations, and ensuring originality in academic writing
The Solution
AI writing assistant that helps complete sentences, suggests citations, checks plagiarism, while keeping student as primary author (70% student, 30% AI)
Why Now?
AI writing tools becoming mainstream, increased focus on academic integrity, students comfortable with AI assistance
Build MVP in 7 Days
Simple text editor with AI sentence completion
Basic citation formatting tool
Simple plagiarism checker
Landing page with essay writing focus
How to Validate
Revenue Model
Monthly subscription ($20-50/month for students)
Competitive Moat
Academic-specific features (citations, plagiarism checking), student community network effects