A tool idea to cut manual lead hunting with vector search
A solo builder shared a tool for finding possible customers on Reddit automatically. The idea is to look at what posts mean, not just whether they contain matching keywords.
The project is called purplefree. The post describes a social lead hunting tool that scans Reddit posts, compares them with buyer profiles, and sends a notification when a post looks like a real match. It uses vector search and an LLM check to reduce noisy keyword alerts.
For a one-person internet business, the practical value is time. Instead of checking forums every day, the owner could see people who are already talking about a problem their product solves. But this is still a community post about a side project, so the real accuracy, cost, and business results are not proven here.
Key points
- The tool aims to automate finding possible customers on Reddit.
- It tries to understand intent, not just match keywords.
- The builder is weighing real-time alerts against a daily digest.
- Useful for solo operators, but results need proof before relying on it.
Quick term guide
- build
- A chosen set of in-game abilities or items a player equips for their character.
- share
- A server folder made available to apps or other devices.
- lead hunting
- The work of finding people who might become customers.
- profiles
- Saved groups of settings for different tasks or ways of working.
- vector search
- A search method that finds text with similar meaning, not only the same words.
- business
- An activity where you provide value to others in exchange for money.
- Owner
- The top account role that can usually change almost every setting.
- side project
- A small project someone builds outside their main job or main business.