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Weekly Pain Point delivered every Tuesday at 7am ET. One fully researched opportunity per issue, plus a watchlist and signal digest.
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Weekly Pain Point (full issue)
One researched opportunity every Tuesday. Buyer profile, comp table, pricing model, scores.
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Watchlist
Three to five adjacent opportunities that did not make the lead.
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Signal digest
60-second scan of what regulators, courts, and acquirers did that week.
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Issue archive access
Read every past issue in the browser.
Launching at 5,000 subscribers
Insider
or $190/year
Full archive with every Pain Point ever published, downloadable comp tables, weekly deep dives, and monthly office hours.
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Everything in Free
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Full Pain Point archive
Every issue, searchable and filterable by market, score, and type.
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Weekly subscriber-only deep dive
Extended analysis on the lead Pain Point or a related market.
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Downloadable comp and pricing tables
Raw data you can drop into your own models.
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Monthly office hours
Live Zoom with JT. Ask anything.
Launching at $1,000 MRR
Pro
or $990/year
Full database access, custom alerts, AI agent, and quarterly trend reports. Built for investors and operators who need the complete picture.
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Everything in Insider
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Searchable Pain Point database
Filter by market, score, target buyer, type, and date. Export to CSV.
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AI agent
Query the full corpus in plain language. Ask what pain points exist in KYB, or which ones have the highest feasibility scores.
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Custom alerts and saved searches
Get notified when a new Pain Point matches your saved filters.
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Quarterly trend reports
Aggregated signals across the database, written for investors and operators.
IdeaBrowser charges $499 to $1,999/year. Pain Browser Insider is $190/year.
What is included
| Feature | Free | Insider | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly Pain Point (full issue) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Watchlist (3-5 adjacent opportunities) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Signal digest | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Issue archive (browser only) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full searchable archive | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Weekly subscriber-only deep dive | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Downloadable comp and pricing tables | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Monthly office hours (Zoom) | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Searchable Pain Point database | — | — | ✓ |
| AI agent (query the corpus) | — | — | ✓ |
| Custom alerts and saved searches | — | — | ✓ |
| Quarterly trend reports | — | — | ✓ |
| CSV export | — | — | ✓ |
Common questions
What exactly is a Pain Point?
A Pain Point is a researched opportunity profile, not a trend summary. Each one includes: the specific problem, the named companies experiencing it, a buyer profile, funding comps from the category, a pricing model, a build-vs-buy analysis, and four scores (Opportunity, Problem, Feasibility, Why Now). It takes the same format every time so you can compare across issues.
When do Insider and Pro launch?
Insider launches when Pain Browser hits 5,000 subscribers. Pro launches when Insider reaches $1,000 MRR. The milestones are public so you can track progress. Join free now and you will be first to know.
How is this different from IdeaBrowser?
IdeaBrowser is a general startup idea database charging $499 to $1,999 per year. Pain Browser is domain-specific to the money-and-risk economy: fintech, fraud, identity, payments, and compliance. The research goes deeper, the buyer profiles are more specific, and the comp data is more useful to operators in the space.
Who writes Pain Browser?
JT Taylor. Federal law enforcement and intelligence community background. NSA fellow. CISSP, CCSP. He has run products that have been credited with preventing significant fraud losses and has testified before Congress on what works in fraud and identity.
What is the AI agent and when does it launch?
The AI agent lets Pro members query the full Pain Point corpus in plain language. You can ask things like 'which Pain Points score above 8 on Opportunity and involve KYB?' or 'show me all pain points targeting mid-market banks.' It launches with the Pro tier at $1,000 MRR.
Can I get a team license?
Not yet. If you are buying for a team, email sponsors@painbrowser.com. We will work something out.
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