Goal: Validate “Podcast Slide Deck Generator” (upload a podcast URL → AI-generated slide presentation with key points, quotes, images, speaker timeline).

1. Existing demand / social proof

   • Reddit thread provided by user (r/ProductivityApps – looking for podcast-to-slides tool).
   • r/Podcasting posts asking for AI tools to turn podcast audio into videos/slides (e.g., “podcast_audio_to_yt_video_using_ai” – Feb 2025).
   • HackerNews launch posts: - Show HN: Scribbler – Podcast Summaries (June 2023). - Show HN: PodSnap.ai – automatic podcast summaries (Aug 2024). - Discussion thread “It’s 2025, AI is everywhere, why can’t something summarize podcasts?” (May 2025) – strong up-votes.
   • Google’s NotebookLM Audio Overviews going viral on Reddit (multiple threads) proves mainstream interest in converting long-form audio/text into synthesized media.

2. Competitors (proof people pay)

   • Generic podcast summarizers (NoteGPT, Snipcast, Podsqueeze, RecastStudio, Cleanvoice, Notta, Snipd, Mapify, ScreenApp, etc.)
   • Direct slide-oriented competitor: FaSlide – “Free AI Podcast to Slides Converter” (SaaS landing with ‘Try for Free’, implies monetisation later). Only 1 clear direc...