Community mining finds people describing your problem before you ever asked them about it — the cleanest form of unprompted signal.
How it works#
Wedge builds search queries from your problem and persona, then scans Hacker News and Reddit for matching discussions. Results are scored for relevance and pain intensity, so complaint threads rank above passing mentions.
What you get#
- Quotes — verbatim complaints with a link to the source
- Recurring pains — themes that appear across multiple threads
- Existing workarounds — the tools and hacks people already use
- Where your customers gather — the subreddits and threads worth following
Using it well#
Community signal is broad but shallow. Treat it as a way to find who to interview and what language to use — then confirm it in a real conversation.