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Biz data backup app idea

by Wynter Jones

Hello hackers,

I am new to the website and seems like a great place to share what I’m struggling with, with fellow developers.

I’ve created an MVP (unlaunched) app that I am calling CampaignVault — the concept is basically a database that stores business data from 3rd party services like MailChimp, Stripe, etc.

The people I’ve talked too are using Zapier to setup a backup usually to a CSV file.

My app is similar but uses webhooks as point of entry to collect data.

What I’m struggling with is that at points I feel like I am solving a non-issue but then I remember when I lost 4K+ emails from a Aweber account, which I would have saved if had a backup.

Thanks for reading,

My question for you, “how important is backing up business data like emails, account activity, transactions, etc?’

Wynter Jones's avatarWynter Jones
on December 5, 2019
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    I agree, since you have a MVP, better to put it to the test and gather feedback. You might find a deeper painpoint that you can pivot to when you start asking the market questions.

    kjones79's avatar kjones79
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      Absolutely, thanks this is what I needed -- the problem seemed more clear before I had finished a prototype, you're 100% right -- thanks!!

      Wynter Jones's avatar Wynter Jones
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    Not losing business data is of course extremely important, but "not-losing" is different than "backing up", and i'm not sure if this is a worthwhile problem to solve:

    • The major services are pretty damn reliable (when was last time you read about any major SaaS having catastrophic data loss?)
    • The major services already have "export" button, and clicking that button maybe twice a month is adequate backup for non-critical stuff (like chat logs).
    • For the critical stuff there are already established solutions (e.g. Spanning for Google Docs, or you can just download emails via IMAP).

    But, since you have MVP ready, probably better to try and measure, than ask and guess? :)

    HenriNext's avatar HenriNext
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    7 years ago
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      Great points, it's true, I rarely see data disappearing, in fact more so that your data will be leaked rather than deleted.

      You've articulated well what I've been trying to pinpoint in my head about this project.

      Thanks so much for taking the time, really helps :)

      Wynter Jones's avatar Wynter Jones
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