How do you spot new trends?

I monitor social media trends, analyze customer behavior shifts, and engage with my target audience to spot emerging opportunities. Conducting market research, attending industry events, and collaborating with trend-spotting agencies also helps me identify promising new ventures.

In the mobile apps field. You can use Apple/Google store scrappers to identify the apps with potential. Like number of downloads,reviews, etc

This question stands out to me because the antithesis of spotting new trends is speaking with different kinds of users and potential users. The initial start should be speaking with users of an already established platform or service, then asking them questions about how they feel about the price, experience, and connectivity to other applications they might want. I think with that you'll find a lot of success in spotting trends. This is exactly what I did two weeks ago with Buildbook, I started with the student builder (my own base) and worked my way toward speaking with recruiters and VCs, asking them what they would pay to access a network of technical builders with proven/verified projects and backgrounds. Best of luck! -RB

Spotting trends is like hunting for the perfect avocado - you gotta squeeze a few to find the ripe one! I mix Google Trends with a dash of Twitter hashtags to catch those juicy emerging trends ripe for the picking.

Love this question & keen to see what others' use. For me, I use some of these tools.... https://explodingtopics.com Ahrefs' keyword trends so rising/falling topics and themes over time Yes agree, google trends TikTok/Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn/Pinterest/Instagram/Youtube shorts & other social media insights/trends features Social intelligence tools ...brandwatch/hootsuite/meltwater/buffer/loomly etc