Who ISN'T serving the developer/indie hacker/marketer niches?
Hi there
I'm feeling that I'm in a bit of an echo chamber at the moment - anyone else? It seems like so many people are creating products that target devs/Indie Hackers etc.
I love those products, though who out there are creating products that don't fit that mold?
Anyone creating enterprise software? Products for brick and mortar stores etc?
Really interested to hear from everyone, regardless of where they are on their journey!
I'm currently working on a personal finance/budgeting SaaS that launches tomorrow, and have been getting a good amount of interest so far. I'll be doing a short write up later today so keep an eye out for it!
You going to "launch" it here?
What do you mean specifically? Like as a product?
Yes
Was this launched? Link?
It was! You can check it out at https://www.budgetwise.io/ though keep in mind it's still early access so there will be some bugs. Launch went great, I'll be writing up that postmortem today
Well, the way you sign up didn't trigger my lastpass chrome extension so when I auto generated a password it didn't save it.
doesn't look like there is a forgot password link either, haha...
Does it pull transactions automatically?
Ah, can you PM me your email? I can fix that for you. And not yet, bank sync and data import/export should be coming within the next month or so. Today I am spending working on some of the biggest bugs, and also adding the forgot password flow
philipimperato [at] gmail
All set! Go ahead and try again :D
Loooks GREAT dude.
Please hurry with transactions :p
Thanks so much, glad you like it so far!
I’ve been looking for a decent personal finance product for a while.
Nice! I used to use YNAB quite a bit, so I'd be happy to share my thoughts from a prospective customer POV
I would greatly appreciate that!
I'm currently working on http://axonotes.com, a read-it-later tool with powerful learning features. It is primarily targetted at students / learners(those who read all day only to remember absolutely nothing of it). It allows users to save any webpage/pdf and annotate important stuff in it. The users are then optimally reminded to review their notes using spaced repetition.
Just signed up. Please tell me you're releasing this before my fall semester starts in September :)
Thanks. If you don't mind, did it make sense? What difficulty do you face currently? We should have something ready by the end of August.
Sure! The thing is, I'd love to have a spaced repetition tool that doesn't force me to make flashcards like Anki. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that's what you're offering right?
Yes, exactly. We have the same frustration with all of the flashcard apps out there.
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Yeah, I definitely feel like that lately. It seems logical that people who have direct access to their target market would build products for that market. I know what you mean though... kind of want to see something different too.
I’m building a production control system for small manufacturers/ makers.
I have been reading this site for a few weeks and will take this thread as an opportunity to signup and introduce myself.
I love reading about how others are succeeding in the startup space (or understand where they are struggling to find out that we are not alone) and have picked up a few handy hints reading the threads here.
I am a co-founder of https://www.securenest.org, a mental health platform designed for changing negative life patterns (behavioural and thinking) using online therapy tools.
We are in the process of finalising some self-education components which will open up the platform to a wider variety of people (at the moment clients can only signup if their therapist is already on the platform) and I am interest in reading about any strategies business owners are using to 'hack' growth :)
Mental health is a good space to work in; your company has a potential to change lives.A few pointers on the landing page:
The header title and image are a good idea, but you should explain what you do before asking me to "start now." For example, a LinkedIn analytics software could use the same slogan.
Show prices in USD instead of Australian dollars. You probably target international customers as your website is also in Dutch?
Display the prices as monthly prices, as comparing 4x$37,50 vs. $135 is hard.
Thank you for the feedback. We are hoping to change a lot of lives :)
We are actually working on a revised version of the site at the moment which incorporates a better 'elevator pitch':
"We want to help transform your life! Discover how life patterns develop and understand the cycles in which they are maintained. Start your journey today..."
Before inviting the user to create an account and also above the fold are links to separate landing pages for the different user types (therapist or individual).
Our main target will be Australian and European users for the foreseeable future (and won't be available to the US).. sometimes it would be nice to have a global currency, rather than have to pick a specific national currency!
I take your point regarding the pricing, it would be easier if it shows what the monthly amount would be. Will give some thought to how to best change the way it is displayed.
I worked on the frontlines in health care IT. From a hospital where I had to gown up or pop into active surgery all the way to supporting insurance software in the back offices. I've seen multiple sides of the American healthcare pipeline.
My SaaS offering is targeted to nurses/large student nursing staff populations. There's so many services and room for growth in this sector it's a joke. Tons of huge companies have stopped innovating and are just resting on their laurels.
Hey Max I’d like to learn more? We’re building tools for Nurses and Carers in the UK, be good to swap learnings
What kinds of challenges are you hoping to tackle? I have to say I'm ignorant when it comes to the NHS and not sure if there's any real difference in the day-to-day for health care providers in the USA vs UK.
That said staffing issues and paperwork exist everywhere. I'm focusing on making it easier for Student Nurses to get Scheduled alongside people who they need to supervise. Here in the US nurses in school have to work with their universities scheduling office who in turn has to work with the Hosptials Student Nurse Scheduler.
I run an online community for music producers. Check it out here... SynthShare.com
Neat concept! I believe you built this using bubble? If so, I'd love to share some tips n tricks with you to help make your site more responsive and visually appealing (I built https://ideazap.xyz on bubble).
Feel free to reach out to me via email (in bio).
JJ
Yeah, site was built on Bubble!
Awesome!
Quick tip: some reviews are time stamped as 11123 minutes ago. There's a great plugin on Bubble called relative time (think that's the name) that'll automatically turn those minutes into digestible formats such as "2 days ago" or "a moment ago".
I'd suggest checking it out and if you need any help lemme know!
Thanks, it’s definitely on my list to experiment with how that plugin impacts page speeds versus building it out with conditions. Now that you’ve pointed it out I’ll definitely have to prioritize that feature :)
Hi Stephen, I also run a project for music producers. Analog audio hardware on the cloud. Maybe we could join some forces somehow? It's watape.com
Hi Stephen. Can you explain why music producers need to tape record their tracks? I don't understand they 'how it works' concept for your product. Thanks!
Hey there! music industry dude as well :)
I thought the exact same thing browsing IH earlier this evening. I get why people target this audience and that the forum can be quite valuable as a research tool, but to me it makes the forum a lot less interesting to read. Perhaps some kind of filtering á la reddit could help alleviate the problem?
As you might guess, I don't target devs. I used to run a web agency (nowadays sold and I'm "only" an employee again) and build digital tools for LEGO geeks. This forum has been useful and interesting for both of those projects. The former journey has sort of been concluded, and the latter has just started.
And you? What are you building? :)
Sounds like you've had a really interesting journey with the web agency - did you document your journey anywhere - I'd definitely be interested in reading it.
What am I building? Most people will probably find it quite a boring space! I create a number of products, but our consistent theme is that we develop tools that help companies gain insights from data, in spaces where companies have to buy raw data, and then invest quite a bit in manipulating it and analysing it. Probably really boring to some, and can be difficult to get product market fit, though a pretty interesting ride!
I run drdotzauer.de, where I help people:
lose weight,
reduce pain and
look better (gain muscle, lose fat)
through evidence based psychological strategies, nutritional counseling and weight training in individual consultations (online & offline), as well as in seminars in major german cities.
People find my website through in depth ressources (all in german though) such as:
this in depth squat guide: https://drdotzauer.de/uebungen/kniebeugen,
these comprehensive and sortable lists of protein rich foods: https://drdotzauer.de/eiweisshaltige-lebensmittel or
advice on how to beat binges: https://drdotzauer.de/abnehmen/fressattacken
I'm actually a medical doctor, but run & build everything about the business myself - so I learnt a lot about building websites, digital marketing, etc.
I'm currently working on motioncomics.io, a web-based editor that enables comics artists to upload comic panels and music, create a webcomic, and publish it online where it can be read on any device with a browser.
I think most indie hackers are making products for people like themselves because that way, it's easier to know what their users want. As someone who isn't a comics artist, I often have trouble knowing what exactly to build and how it should look and function, because the tools I use as a developer most likely look and function very differently from the tools my target audience uses.
I'm building a "google finance" tool covering biotech startups. I am a hobbyist programmer working in biotech and built a tool for myself, and some friends said they were interested in it, so I'm here to learn best practices for saas products and marketing
Our business evolves around self-hosted white labeled DIY websites builders for digital agencies and hosting companies.
Music industry 👋
What are you building?
Artist development platform/agency/community blend
I'm currently working on a Music local scene project, super early stage yet.
hey there! music industry dude as well :)
Focused on shipping a healthcare integration dashboard for an underserved and fragmented niche.
What niche is it in healthcare? I've worked in healthcare IT for a long time. I'm always interested in any change in that sector.
Patient reporting and data analysis.
I'm building an integrated healthcare / app data dashboard, think Garmin, Strava, FitBit, AppleHealth, etc...
I have created a POS software for brick and mortar stores https://phppointofsale.com. I have been working on it since 2004 but made it a business in 2010 and is now my full time gig. Got pretty lucky because my product was free until 2010 and I already had a following!
I wish I had come across this a few years ago! I used help run a (tiny) festival in rural Yorkshire, and finding POS that didn't take days to configure was an absolute pain! Congrats on running it full time and another example of why building an audience is so valuable. It must be incredibly rewarding to have been working on the same thing for so long and see it support you.
Thanks David. It is very rewarding!
That is pretty cool. you should really add the product on here, and it would be great to hear your story on a IH podcast! Thanks for sharing.
I have added https://www.indiehackers.com/product/php-point-of-sale. I am not sure of doing podcast; kind of scary being interviewed live :)
Wow that is awesome - 25k revenue! Fantastic. I'd love to hear more of your story in an article on here or podcast. Thanks for sharing!
I'm working on design and analysis tools for structural engineers. Why? Because I'm a structural engineer, and most of the software available to me is expensive and shite to use.
It's pretty slow going though. Working as a consultant full time in a construction boom doesn't leave a lot of time to code. Hoping to have a beta going next month.
It's good to know someone building an app in a related field. I am building an Autodesk Revit add-in (https://scantobim.xyz) that helps you recognize and extract CAD objects from point cloud. Currently it does pipe extraction and am working on wall extraction. At some point, I will be doing structural steel extraction as well.
Neat, that's a clean looking site you have there. Revit is a big time sink for us and I'm sure it's the same for the other building consultants (arch, mech, etc). Tools that make Revit quicker to use could be worth alot to consultants if you can get it in front of them and make a compelling business case.
Thanks! It's a standard Wordpress theme with custom images. Yes, a lot of people who were earlier using AutoCAD are just starting to use Revit and it's a steep learning curve. Would you mind jumping on a call and let me know the problems you face with Revit and why is it a time sink? Obviously only if you are not creating a Revit add-in to solve your problems. :)
I feel that pain! I used to imagine that hotel time on the road would be a great time for hacking, though truth be told I was often researching the thing that the salespeople said I was an expert in!
It sounds like you've nailed down some pain points -> If you can make a better product that isn't shite (from UK too?), then you're possibly in a position to charge more than your competion, which is really exciting for you dude!
I'm working on an improv collaborative art platform where artists join in on comic strips on panel at time. StripTogether - The Collaborative Webcomic Community
I'm currently in the process of getting my premium membership option ready for release (and bashing my head against the wall as I try to figure out pricing). As @dndukwu pointed out, properly positioning and pricing a SaaS directed at consumers can be difficult...
Tell never about it. I’ve only ever been an affiliate for consumer products (thinking dating niche) but I know the challenges I experienced.
Really cool product name! I honestly have no idea where to begin with B2C sales, especially with the web. Though in making something incredibly cool, the dollars often follow - good luck!
We were serving Sales Ops teams with the previous version of Highlights, but the sales cycles were too long. We decided to target inbound teams to get more velocity. So far so good. :-)
Cool! So it was a pivot for target market rather than product? How did you work that out? Do you have a digital marketing specialist or was it more organic?
It was quite a big change. Same vision, but different buyer, different product and different go-to-market strategy. We actually wrote about it here.
I 600% agree that it's best to build something you have unique insights on. In this case, we're also closer to our expertise (optimization).
Here's one of my favourite examples of this:
https://leanb2bbook.com/blog/how-ibwave-leveraged-niche-expertise-to-build-a-hugely-successful-b2b-business/
I'm serving Gamers with my product:
GG| - Goodreads for Video Games
Yup - I’ve felt the same about IH and am building enterprise saas software myself.
I just launched the beta of an Investor Portal for private equity and commercial real estate companies to manage their investors. Main competitors have 10+million in funding and 40+ employees - I’m actively taking business from them on day one.
Generally speaking I’m here, but not too active in the forums and I really just read occasional interviews and topics that catch my attention on Twitter or from the newsletter.
I am working on http://skillsmatrix.online . It is a staffing tool targeted for agencies and IT services that sell consultants in a time and material scheme. Skills search, CV generation. It is early stages, so the link is just landing but the concept is well thought through. It is inspired by problems of few IT companies I worked for.
One tip to increase the chances of success is to try to launch products in markets that are farther away as possible from developers or that requires an expertise a developer can't acquire easily. Every market that makes it easy for indie developers to enter it's full of competitors, free or paid and the quality of the product needs to be higher.
I just launched a SaaS for rental company in my country, Indonesia.
Currently marketed to baby equipment rentals since my cofounder (we are two people team) own one such rental so it's easier to reach the community.
By the end of the first month we have 3 paying customer.
We are hoping to add 6 more customers by the end of the 2nd month. Looking good!
I started, run and operate Shortrunposters.com - we print posters digitally with no minimum quantities for orders. Currently I have been teaching myself to code and have been building a platform to allow visual artists to connect their e-commerce stores to our system for web-to-print services.
I just launched a side project called In That Movie: https://inthatmovie.com
It's just a side project, no aims to monetise, I was just getting bored not making anything.
I'm working on VidHug (https://vidhug.com), which helps you create group video greeting cards for special occasions. It's a way to connect someone special to their friends & family, especially if they can't be there in person.
Saas workforce booking platform and marketplace trying to keep the temporary staffing industry relevant in the gig economy. Should have my beta ready for testing in the next month. Really psyched!
http://www.zinterim.com
One of my target groups (besides indie hackers/marketers :)) are marketing teams and digital agencies.
I think it makes sense though, if you're independent or solo developer, you're more likely to move away from enterprise.
Hey David,
I've been feeling the same lately about a lot of the products coming out here and on product hunt. A lot of it are tools the help other makers or indie hackers. I think a lot of those products are great, but I wish I would see a lot more products serving other niches.
I have yet to work on any product that serves this community, although it is in my backlog to deploy a code formatting and verifying tool. Most of the websites I've made serve very random purposes, literally. For example https://randompickers.com. I've also done https://totalcalc.com (which I'm currently completely redoing). Many others like that as well.
I also have a bunch of sites in the pipeline that have nothing to do with the indie making community. Excited to release them all and discuss here!
I'm making something slightly different - nootropic coffee. Starting off B2C, then plan to do B2B. https://thenoocoffee.com/
We are building a platform for enterprise operations. It can be helpful for people managing 1 server but the true benefits show when you are managing many servers across multiple clouds.
I'm working on http://www.skidealcomparison.com, a website where people interested in going on ski holidays can specify their requirements for a ski holiday and we'll find the right destination and deals that suit them
Sure am!
linkedfire.co - Lead generation as a service (using LinkedIn) for predominantly Founders and other lead hungry folks.
This is interesting and almost relevant to me. I'm currently manually messaging StateFarm Agents on LinkedIn. I normally personalize the messages with a small pitch for VisualBonus.
I don't value profile views (maybe I should) - do you mass messaging?
You're our ideal client!
Our sequence of touch points for your prospects covers the following:
Auto viewing (look backs and warms up your name),
connection requests with note,
message to prospects,
endorse for skills (small act of kindness makes them more receptive) and then
extract emails of your prospects for a warm email outreach campaign.
Your prospect list can be exclusively StateFarm agents, or any others similar in that space.
The message is the MVP and , like a wing man, we let you handle the conversation once we open it for you.
Hi Jonathan - We're not quite at the lead building stage for a new project, though this could be really interesting to us in a couple of months. How early stage are you? Do you have happy customers that say how amazing you are yet?
Hey @colaba, thanks for the questions!
We're pretty early stage, only taking applications at this stage while we focus on building out our solution further. We don't want to compromise on the quality of the service, despite all the attention and applications we're getting.
We have 2 testimonials on the website from some clients of our beta. I have run my personal profile through the system and continue to do so to this day. It works unbelievably well - so I guess you could say I'm the 3rd happy client at this stage!
If you like what you see, go ahead an apply. Even though you're a couple months off, it'll be the best way for me to keep in touch with you until your project is ready.
Thank you. Bookmarked, will keep this in mind.
We're working on consumer/social media apps. We just soft launched Mapbeet (mapbeet.bibimapp.com) with is a side project for Bibimapp our social media maps mobile app that is in private beta at the moment.
My "product" is targeted at pretty much anyone, but will generally target companies where compliance and data non-disclosure is very important. So not really people here!
I’m targeting aspiring professional songwriters and musicians.
Https://SongBox.rocks
We've built an simple employee update to help managers lead their teams better. And to help HR understand how engaged & motivated teams are doing from week-to-week.
Take a look: motivii.com
My popular product is an Online Photo Watermarking tool - www.Watermark.ink for photographers, real-estate agents, advertisers, social media posts and any one with watermarking needs.
I've been working on a prep service for aspiring investment bankers (a career path that is basically diametrically opposed to being an indiehacker 😂) with some success : https://dailyibdprep.com
I build software for research labs. Instrumentation, automation, etc.
So, no SaaS, no clients devs
I worked at University of Michigan(US) for 4+ years developing software for Research lab. I am curious what are you building.
You can see some of my work at (Uetke)[https://www.uetke.com] and my child project: (Python for the Lab)[https://www.pythonforthelab.com] .
I mainly do instrumentation and automation software. Trying to expand into data analysis, so looking for opportunities there.
What did you do in UMich?
Uetke.com is interesting.
My best work there was developing control system for Lab equipment and Lab resources like chemicals(Using Raspberry Pi, RFID readers and Python). It is similar to your Network Control app, with lot more features like auto-updater, zero local code, self-healing, notifier etc features. I also worked extensively on Lab Scheduling system. There is huge demand for Network Control products, you can explore that market if you are in the Laboratory domain.
Nice!
Where can I find your code?
I'm not really into network control, I prefer programs for complex experiments. The network project was just a 3-day spin off of a larger one, and I needed the keywords on the website ;-)
However, I will keep an eye. What kind of devices do you have in mind? My range of action so far has been en physics, therefore no rfid for samples and all that. But it can be interesting to shift focus.
The code belongs to University of Michigan LNF Lab. It is not yet opensourced or published out. I no longer work there, I will notify you if they opensource it.
A good chunk of our customers at www.deputyrabbit.com are brick and mortar stores who are utilizing our unlimited design packages to do hard copy promotions as well as up their social media game. We do also have clients that would be more in the former bucket.
I'm building more of a "family" of products using common tech, where the difference is in marketing and initial content. The first is providing a secure but more fun way to build messages in iMessage. The next product is for connecting family members to small, pre-literate children.
I may target the designer community along the way just to get a launch "hook" of a more fun tool for them but that's because I also want a community of asset builders.
I understand your echo chamber comment - a lot of the marketing and advice authors seem to be targeting wannabes in their space. The youtube intro ads I see are currently about 90% for consulting.com for example.
I'm building SafetyLee, a B2C SaaS to help people escape harm in healthcare. Here's the landing page and access to the prototype https://safetylee.lpages.co/escape-harm-in-healthcare-copy
I think the echo chamber thing is prevalent because so many of us work as full-time developers (I don't) so they are the people and market we know and understand, and feel most comfortable with.
My niche is broadcast system design engineers. We all know lots of those, right? My product for them is www.tvCAD.tv, it retails for around US$4k. Interest has been surprisingly warm from all around the world, more than I expected. The sales process long and slow, as expected for a B2B thing. It has led to leads for other related things though.
My other product is an AutoCAD plugin, www.CADreplace.com. Massive potential market, massive SEO / marketing challenge. I'm still working through that challenge.
I think the narrow niches have more lucrative opportunities because there is less competition. I also think the great opportunities lie at the intersection of skills / subject-matter-expertise, in my case broadcast engineering and coding.
Perhaps we should get out more?
Wealth Meta is focused on personal finance tools for budget tracking, net worth tracking, and early retirement. https://www.wealthmeta.com
I am currently working on a print-on-demand retail product.
Hey me too!
Mine involves machine learned art...what's yours?
Actually, mine is a print-on-demand / web-to-print service. I current run and operate Shortrunposters.com and I'm building an API and UX for the API, kind of like Printful, for our services... So we aren't creating content, but offering printing services.
Your site looks good! How do you manage to keep the price so low? Here's some of my stuff for sale on redbubble. https://www.redbubble.com/people/pmox2018/works/32832356-machine-skull-mandala?p=clock&rbs=2559c3df-ed24-4415-86bc-64aeb64cc94a&asc=u
I haven't seen much traction yet, but I just started listing stuff a few days ago.
Looks really neat!
We use printing technology from a Belgium company called Xeikon - awesome quality and low consumable cost. The catch is the machines are wicked expensive...
I am creating enterprise software. A one-on-one meetings management tool: www.oneonemeeting.com
My first customer is my current employer. About to launch this or next week with a Show IH, Show HN and Product Hunt.
That's a really solid looking product!
I'm solo now, so not a prospect, though if I were one question I would ask is, does the agreed meeting dates sync with outlook/gmail etc?
Following you to keep a track of your launch :)
Thanks, David!
No calendar sync for now. Some people have mentioned it, but I don't think it is necessary for now. Seemed to me "nice to have" feature, so I decided to leave out of MVP.
I am making a pushup app for anyone who wants to be healthier and hit their goals.
Every social platform is an echo chamber. Extract what you can learn, share/say what you want to, move on (don't participate in any circle).
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I have 3 apps,
Two target a broad demographic (people who take public transport), komuter.app and rapidkl.app
One targets student/ writer / publisher, pdfpagenumber.com
I created them to solve my problem originally, I take public transport and I write books occassionally
Nice - how did you find publishing to the app store? I've heard it can be tricky!
My submission process for App Store have been lucky so far, no rejection 😂. It's a good distribution channel provided people can reach your app from search, my apps have been in top 3 results when user search for some specific keywords, seems good enough for me.
I am creating a platform that allows streamers and other content creators to monetize their free viewers (viewers who don't donate).
Nice - I imagine that is a massive problem to solve. For smaller streamers, I notice that quite a small percentage donate the vast majority (which makes sense - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_distribution). I always assumed that a lot of streamers didn't have a credit card, so I imagine your solution would be really interesting to them.
Yes. Often times there are viewers who really enjoy the content a streamer creates, and the typical way to show your support is to donate money. Donating money is a huge dedication for a lot of people. Not everyone has the means to throw around money wherever they want, especially younger kids who are watching these streams. My goal is to lower that barrier for a viewer to show support by offering free options to donate to a streamer. I hope to have the MVP up and running in the next week or so. It is tough to work on this project right now because I am just wrapping up my full time internship and preparing to go back to school for the fall, but I'm grinding.
Looking forward to your launch, following to stay updated!
My niche is sports bettors. Totals Tracker (https://www.totalstracker.com) helps gamblers with season-long over/under team wins wagers— called “totals” wagers— track them and get a sense of where their wagers stand by looking at individual teams’ current pace and the overall health of all the wagers a better placed for that particular season. I have some more features in mind, including a weekly snapshot email, and I’m still trying to figure out how to monetize. It launched in May.
Is it easy to get registered as an affiliate with the book makers? The sports betting market in the UK is incredibly mature - I've often assumed that the bookmaking affiliate scene could be pretty lucrative, though I know it's a bit more regulated in the states (which is weird now that I think about it!).
Looks really interesting though - I'm all about dashboards and analytics, and could be really lucrative I imagine if you get the right partnerships nailed :).
You know I hadn’t thought of the affiliate route. Shows how much of a dev and not a product person I am. I know some affiliate programs in the betting realm look kinda shady. I had always assumed I would come up with a freemium subscription model to monetize... I’ll look into the books who take US action....
I am working on a social networking app for book lovers. People love to talk about books. I think there is a lack of a TRUE social networking app dedicated to books out there.
Goodread is what immediately comes to mind for most people, but goodread is designed to be a book cataloguing site. The social aspect is an after thought.
I will welcome any suggestions on this.
And it's often difficult to find people IRL that have read the same book!
Digital book club, where you pay a small fee and can choose a genre, with the books curated by company owners? Could be a good way to reel people in. I'd probably pay for that for the personal development genre! You could do well from Amazon affiliate deals too!
@exalted this was exactly the proposed product of a guy in my Founder Institute working group in 2014. He dropped out because he couldn't see a way to make it big enough to live off.
There was a fairly convincing need but struggling to build up a userbase and he couldn't work out a way to monetise it that convinced the FI mentor panel. (going by very vague memory). If you can make it work with a very cheap subscription possibly but I would look for sponsorship models.
Thanks@Andy. I intend to make the app free for use. My initial goal will be to quickly build a huge user base. I can leverage advertising like the likes of Amazon affiliate to monetise it.
You also mentioned sponsorship models....I will like like know more about that. Thank you.
Thanks @David Lawson. The book club will be a feature of the app.
At its core though will be feed of books from persons the user follows. I also appreciate the suggestion about Amazon affiliate, I'll explore that option.
Serving mostly stay-at-home moms and online re-sellers with the Closet Assistant.
Serving under-served communities is where it's at! People love getting tools that make their lives easier and that make them more money.
Nice - does it log what is in your literal closet? I get the impression from your copy that a closet is some kind of digital asset store?
That's essentially what Poshmark is, and my app helps Poshmark users automate tasks.
I'm working on a campaign notes app for Dungeons & Dragons. It's like Twitter meets a wiki. It helps game masters find their notes and ideas fast and keeps their games well-organized without rolling a 1.
https://www.roleplayingtips.com/campaign-logger/
I know nothing about D&D - but when I read the 'about' section, I literally said 'wow'. Honestly one of the best about sections I've seen in terms of adding credibility to your audience!
Thanks David. I think my sales page overall is mediocre. I need to add some screenshots and a video demo and update the features with the latest. I also think the header is ugly and off-brand.
It's good to hear something positive about the page, because I beat it up in my head all the time. :) Thank you.
I think it’s because SaaS is mostly B2B or professional consumer.
It’s way harder to get a normal consumer to pay for software every month unless it’s something like entertainment (Netflix) which isn’t actually Saas.
That’s why you see people targeting devs and marketers and indiehackers. They’re businesses and need software to run their business.
What kind of true Saas do you think consumers will pay $100 a month for?
Not many.
Daniel, I didn't intend to criticise the Developer niche. I'm always thinking about how I can add value to the community.
Don't confuse B2B with the developer/indie hacker crowd though. The vast majority of B2B buyers are not in that niche, and that's why I mentioned enterprise.
How many B2B clients are prepared to pay $100 plus for software...? All of them!
Ah, gotcha, I may have misinterpreted the question
What I took from the OP was, "the forum is full of people trying to sell their things here" and "it would be nice if people were genuinely seeking advice and helping each other with their businesses".