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>* I have a trained ML model that solves a niche task really well — but turning it into a full-blown app seems like overkill.*

A RESTful API, either metered billing or otherwise with something like Lago[0]

>* I’ve written a CLI tool that processes log files better than anything else I’ve found, but it’s too specialized to justify making a company out of it.*

Enterprise. Find organizations that have this problem, know they have this problem, spent money to solve it, but aren't too satisfied with the solution.

>* I built a few small functions in different languages (Python, Go, Rust) that do neat things — data cleanup, API scraping, PDF generation — but none of them are “products” by themselves.*

A suite for organizations that need that.

All these can be your way into these organizations to get to know them, identify their problems, uncover patterns or segments, etc.

- [0]: https://www.getlago.com/



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