market-research
Conduct structured market research for a solopreneur business. Use when sizing a market, understanding industry dynamics, mapping the competitive landscape broadly, identifying trends, or building customer personas from external data. Covers TAM/SAM/SOM estimation, free data sources, trend analysis, and persona construction. Trigger on "research this market", "how big is this market", "understand the industry", "market trends", "who are the players in this space", "market analysis".
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Overview
Market research answers the questions your gut cannot: How big is this really? Who's already here? What's coming? What do customers actually look like? This playbook gives you a repeatable system using mostly free tools. Run it before launching, and refresh quarterly.
Step 1: Define Your Research Questions First
Never open a browser without knowing what you're looking for. Write 3-5 specific questions. Everything you find must map back to one. Examples:
- How large is the addressable market for [X]?
- Who are the top 5 competitors and what are their actual weaknesses?
- What macro or industry trends will shape this space in the next 12-24 months?
- What does a typical customer in this market look like demographically and psychographically?
- What price points do existing solutions charge, and where are the gaps?
Step 2: Market Sizing (TAM → SAM → SOM)
You do not need exact numbers. Order-of-magnitude is enough to make decisions.
TAM (Total Addressable Market): Everyone on earth who theoretically has this problem or need. Often found in industry reports (Google "[industry] market size report").
SAM (Serviceable Addressable Market): The slice of TAM you could realistically reach given your language, geography, channel, and positioning. Apply realistic filters: "Of the global TAM, how many are in English-speaking markets? How many use the platform/channel I can reach?"
SOM (Serviceable Obtainable Market): What you can realistically capture in Year 1. Typically 1-5% of SAM for a new entrant.
When no report exists — estimate from first principles:
- Find a related population stat (e.g. "There are 60M freelancers in the US").
- Apply a conversion funnel: "20% use project management tools → 12M. Of those, 10% have the specific pain I'm solving → 1.2M."
- Multiply by realistic ARPU: "If each pays $15/month → $216M TAM."
- Sanity-check against competitor revenue if any are public.
Decision rule: If your realistic SOM < $500K annual revenue potential, the market is too small to sustain a solo business at a healthy margin. Consider a broader niche or higher price point.
Step 3: Free Data Source Toolkit
Market size & industry data:
- Google "industry name market size" — even headline numbers from reports are useful
- Statista (free snippets give key stats)
- IBISWorld, Grand View Research — free summaries
- SEC filings of public companies in the space (revenue, growth, strategy)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics — workforce and industry employment data
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