#business #idea # [[Epistemic status]] high-conviction from lived experience #shower-thought #to-digest --- ## Start-up Idea: **LegacyPipe** – “Screenpipe for Critical Infrastructure” --- ## Problem/opportunity Every hospital, utility, or industrial org still uses ancient Windows software with zero APIs. Staff manually re-enter data from PDFs, Excel, faxes. RPA sucks. AI agents can’t plug in. #### Can you state the problem clearly? "Critical sectors rely on legacy desktop apps that can’t be automated with modern tools." #### Have you experienced it? Yes. Screenpipe proved the pain. Validated across healthcare, finance, compliance. #### Can you define the problem narrowly? Yes. Start with: PDF → Legacy Windows form automation. #### Is it solvable? Yes. With your existing Rust + vision stack + agent logic. --- ## Solution Agent watches screen/mic, extracts structured input (PDFs, voice), fills forms in legacy apps via UI automation. #### Are you affected by [[the programmer syndrome]]? No. Pain is **not** abstract — clear labor & error cost in enterprise. --- ## Markets/customers/users - Compliance ops in healthcare (e.g. PointClickCare, Epic users) - Mid-market financial compliance teams - BPOs handling document-heavy workflows - Govt/public agencies with zero-integration apps --- ## Why - Popular: rising, esp. post-Rewind hype - Growing: every legacy org is drowning in paper+desktop - Urgent: staff shortages, audit risks - Expensive: $100B+ spent yearly on manual entry globally - Mandatory: HIPAA, SOC2, insurance, billing compliance - [[Founder-market-fit]]: you built the OSS core + have deep domain traction - [[What's your unfair advantage?]]: - OSS distribution - Desktop-native agent infra - Deep empathy for the ops grunt work - You _are_ the user #critical-infrastructure #automation