Solopreneur Focus Engine That Manages Context-Switching Instead of Adding More Tasks
A survey of 218 entrepreneurs on HN found 92% feel overwhelmed monthly, 48% weekly or daily, with 42% struggling with priority-setting multiple times per week. 50% of respondents are neurodivergent. The root problem isn't task management (existing tools handle that) but context-switching and focus allocation. Users juggle 10+ tools daily and existing productivity frameworks assume neurotypical discipline rather than addressing how attention actually works.
Don't build another task manager or Pomodoro timer. Build an AI layer that sits on top of existing tools (calendar, task manager, email) and answers one question every morning: 'Given everything on your plate, here's the ONE thing to do in the next 90 minutes and why.' The published signal about AI Task Decomposition covers breaking tasks down. This is the upstream problem: choosing which task to even decompose.
landscape (4 existing solutions)
Productivity tools overwhelmingly add more surfaces to manage (lists, boards, calendars) rather than reducing cognitive load. No tool uses AI to observe your current context (open apps, calendar, energy patterns) and surface a single recommended next action. The neurodivergent founder segment is especially underserved.