Find problems that users will pay you to solve, in only 6 Weeks

Some of my notes/thoughts:

• Disclaimer * - The following is my honest feedback, I'm well aware I could be very wrong and I'm hoping if I am I can learn something new from others.

#1 - Wrong Solution

I understand the problem you're trying to solve, but it doesn't seem like building your own web app was the "smartest" solution. Your app "helps users track their customer research" and "gives them tactics on how to find potential customers". Here's just one solution I think would've worked better:

Create a blog / YouTube channel that teaches people how to conduct effective customer research. Why is this better than building a web app?

• You are establishing yourself as an authority in this space.
• It's easier to communicate your "tactics"
• You can respond to & engage with customers questions and feedback via comments. That's not something a web app is well suited for.
• It's much easier to adjust your end goal / direction. Pivoting the content in your blog posts / videos are a lot easier than building new features in a web app. Development time is slow, you can easily design the wrong thing, your code may have bugs, but most importantly, the feedback cycle is much longer. Development is just too slow and expensive.

Sure... your web app does give users some tools to track their progress. Why can't I track the progress myself using Google Docs / Notes / etc... The only novelty here are the questions you're forcing me to ask myself. As someone new to customer research, I'm learning new ways to approach the problem because of those questions, but once again it's the questions that are providing value, not the medium they're presented in.

This web app you've created would've been a great supplement to a blog / YouTube channel btw. And if you already have a blog / YouTube channel, I think that's what you should be sharing. Let people discover the app on their own as they convert into engaging audience members. They're much more likely to use the app then.

#2 - Lack of a community

I think adding a forum into your solution is necessary. If I was to use your solution as it exists today, I would track my progress on your app but I would want to share my progress and learn from other people that are on the same journey as I am. For that, I would probably go to Indie hackers or Reddit. That leaves your app as being my gloried note taker.

Once again, adding to my first point, there are other solutions that lend themselves better to community involvement than web apps.

#3 - Weird Pricing

I don't understand why I need to pay $50 for your app. There are a million different free solutions to track progress, and there's tons of content out there on community research. Does your app bring them together? Yes. Does the fact they've been brought together add value, I would argue very little. Certainly not $50's worth.

Also, and I'm sure this wasn't your intention, but your branding does come off as a little scamy / disingenuous. Why do I have to pay you $50 to participate in a challenge? Is it to raise the stakes? (i.e. sunk cost fallacy - I've paid for this challenge so I'm more inclined to see it through to completion). If that's the case, then here's something I think would help:

1. Raise the entry fee to $100, or any price point substantially higher than $50
2. Tell people they get their money back if they complete the challenge
3. Tell people if they don't complete the challenge, they're money will be donated to charity

If you'd like to wet your beak a little because you've put in all this work, you can take a 5% "administrative fee" or something. I think that's something that would come across a lot better.

#4 - Closing Thoughts

Good luck on your app! Please take my feedback with a grain of salt, I'm no expert but I'm very interested in the startup space and looking to contribute anyway I can and most importantly learn from others.

I look forward to your reply :)