Micro-Trends Hiding in Plain Sight

May 02, 2025

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Forget AI agents, crypto, and no-code for a moment.

The most exciting micro-trends are happening at the intersections – where multiple waves collide and create something entirely new.

I spent last weekend digging through obscure forums, analyzing founder journeys, and talking to early adopters. Here are three micro-trends I'm betting on:

1. The Comeback of Boring Software

While everyone chases shiny AI applications, there's a quiet renaissance happening in "boring" verticals. Insurance processing. Document management. Equipment maintenance.

One founder I know built a specialized doc-processing tool for commercial real estate. No fancy AI features, just a reliable solution for a specific pain point.

Revenue: $1.8M annually with 3 employees.

2. The Rise of Agent Orchestrators

We're moving from "no-code" to "code-by-speaking." The winners won't be those who can build individual agents but those who can orchestrate multiple agents to work together seamlessly.

Think of it as the conductor of an AI orchestra rather than a solo performer.

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3. The Death of the Average Expert

The middle is collapsing. Either become the absolute best in your niche (top 1%) or become an excellent generalist who can synthesize multiple domains.

The "pretty good" specialist is becoming obsolete as AI handles the middle zone.

These trends aren't making headlines, but they're creating millionaires in silence.

The meta-lesson: The best opportunities are rarely the ones everyone's talking about. They're the second-order effects – the ripples, not the splash.

So while others chase obvious trends, ask yourself:

  • What boring problem is being ignored?

  • What skills combine uniquely in the AI age?

  • What becomes possible when two trends intersect?

Sometimes the best way to predict the future is to find the patterns hiding in plain sight.

What intersection are you uniquely positioned to exploit?