"Nobody wants to touch this industry."
That's exactly why there's zero competition and approved budgets waiting.
Met funeral director at coffee shop. He mentioned they still fax permits in 2024.
Built permit automation. Deployed to 3 funeral home locations. $1,200 monthly recurring.
THE FUNERAL HOME DOCUMENT BURDEN:
Every funeral requires 12-18 permits:
- Death certificates (state and county)
- Burial permits
- Transportation authorizations
- Cremation permits (if applicable)
- Insurance claim forms
- VA paperwork (for veterans)
Manual processing per funeral: 3-4 hours
Average cases monthly: 40
Monthly time waste: 120-160 hours
THE 6-NODE WORKFLOW:
1. New case entered in funeral management software
2. Trigger automation based on service type
3. Auto-generate all required permit applications
4. Pre-fill from case data (deceased info, family details)
5. Route to correct state/county agencies
6. Track submission status and completion
7. Alert on missing signatures or info
8. Archive completed permits by case
THE PITCH THAT CLOSED:
Setup: $3,500 one-time
Monthly: $400 per location
Their math:
- 40 cases monthly
- 3 hours saved per case
- 120 hours recovered
- Staff cost: $35/hour
- Monthly waste: $4,200
- My fee: $400
- Net savings: $3,800/month
ROI: First month.
WHY FUNERAL HOMES ARE GOLDMINES:
- Operational budgets already approved (not discretionary spending)
- Technology is 20 years behind
- Staff doing manual work they hate
- Compliance requirements are strict
- Mistakes are unacceptable (grieving families)
- Zero automation vendors competing
CURRENT OPERATION:
- Locations: 3
- Documents processed monthly: 1,596
- Monthly recurring: $1,200
- Setup revenue: $10,500
- Referrals waiting: 2 more locations
THE BORING INDUSTRY FORMULA:
1. Find industry everyone ignores
2. Identify paper-heavy regulatory process
3. Confirm operational budgets exist
4. Build simple automation
5. Become the only vendor
INDUSTRIES NOBODY WANTS:
- Waste management permits
- Parking enforcement processing
- Cemetery documentation
- Medical examiner workflows
- Environmental compliance filings
- Building inspection reports
All desperate. All budgeted. All ignored.
THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE:
Being the ONLY option matters more than being the BEST option.
No price pressure. No feature comparisons. Just: "Can you start next week?"
What unsexy industry could you dominate with one solid template?