Hello fellow indie hackers,
New member here. I’m looking for feedback on two ideas that I'm pursuing as well as both landing pages.
The first idea is called ‘David’s Care’, which is a platform made specifically for families with special needs children where they can find sitter
Hi Dennis,
Firstly I want to mention that I appreciate the heart behind both ideas. It's great you have decided that this is something you want to put your time and effort behind. It's super easy to forget that so many thing we take for granted are not that normal for many, so anybody that is working for those people I have a lot of respect for. 🙏
I'll just walk through both and will try to provide as much feedback as I can. I might be given some super specific suggestions and you can obviously take them with a grain of salt. You probably know better than me how to word or convey what you are doing. These might just help give another option or idea:
David's Care
Axess Ride
I hope you can use it in some shape or form.
I wish you all the best with whatever project you'll end up pursuing. Think both their concepts are really great. ❤️
Valentijn
Hey Valentijn, thanks so much for the very thorough feedback, and I really appreciate the encouragement! Yes, the special needs space is close to my heart as my brother had cerebral palsy and I saw first hand some of the struggles my parents had to go through with him.
I do like the more personal verbiage in your suggestions of the tagline and text which will definitely lead to an emotional reaction. Thanks for providing feedback on the design, that's something I don't have too much expertise so it's something I overlook, so I'll definitely look into applying your suggestions.
Anytime Dennis! All the best with the projects. If you need some more feedback, do not hesitate to reach out 👍
You would likely want to either be charging the sitters and vehicle owners for access to the platform or take a cut of their revenue.
I hadn't thought about charging them but it's something worth considering. Thanks for your feedback!
I can't really speak to the vehicular one, although I am a big proponent of car sharing. I recently lent my van (through Turo) to someone who had a child in a body cast.
The care-giving one is a good idea. I have used Care.com in the past, and my kids while having special needs, don't really require a special needs sitter. Despite all that, it's probably my own anxieties that keep me from hiring a sitter that we don't know.
My wife and I were kicking around some stuff in the special-ed space. So this is kind of exciting.
Thanks for that feedback! That's great that you and your wife are exploring ideas in the special ed space, that is much needed!
A few questions based on your post:
Might be an obvious answer but, when you lent your van on Turo, did they choose your van because the need they had with their child?
Have you used the same sitter to care for your kids for a while? Did you choose this person because of any prior experience caring for children with similar cases as your kids, or did this not have anything to do with your choice?
Yep. She was local and she had 3 kids one was in a body cast. So she needed the space to lay flat
We usually use family or friends. Or parents night out programs.