Launched Shipanel today - Translate GitHub commits for non-tech founders (brutal feedback are welcome)
The Problem I'm Solving
You hired a remote developer. They push 47 commits this week.
You check GitHub and see:
"adding projects skeleton"
"refactor auth"
"fix deps"
"update styles"
What does ANY of this mean?
Nothing.
You're paying $5K-15K/month for a developer and have zero visibility into what's actually being built.
What Shipanel Does
Shipanel translates every GitHub commit into plain English - automatically.
Instead of cryptic commit messages, you see:
What shipped - In business terms, not code terms
Why it matters - Business impact explained clearly
What's blocking - If your dev is stuck on something
What improved - Specific enhancements made
All automatic. Every push. Zero manual work.
How It Works
You invite your developer (takes 90 seconds)
They install our GitHub app (2 clicks, uses OAuth)
Every code push = instant explanation in your dashboard
You finally know what's being built
No surveillance. No screenshots. No time tracking.
Just transparency.
Who This Is For
Non-technical founders who:
Hired their first remote developer and feel lost
Can't tell if work is progressing or stuck
Get surprised by delays and scope creep
Need to explain progress to investors or co-founders
Want visibility without micromanaging
Current Status
Early MVP - Launched Today
What works:
Automatic commit translation
Dashboard to view all updates
Real-time explanations on every push
Business impact analysis
What needs work:
Explanations sometimes lack context (adding commit history context this week)
No blocker detection yet (planned)
No weekly email digests yet (planned
UI needs polish (iterating based on feedback)
I'm building completely in public and implementing feedback fast.
Pricing
Free Plan: 3 explanations, 1 project and 1 developer (try before you buy)
Pro Plan: $29/month unlimited explanations, projects and developers
🎁 Early adopter pricing - will increase to $49/month after we hit 50 customers
Try It
Takes 90 seconds to set up. Then it's automatic.
I want your HONEST feedback - even if it's brutal. That's how I'll make this better.
What works? What sucks? What's missing?
Comment below, DM me or contact me at X. I respond to everyone
My Ask
If this solves a problem you have:
Try it (even just the free plan)
Tell me what breaks
Tell me what's confusing
Tell me what you wish it did
If it doesn't solve your problem:
Tell me WHY not
What would need to change?
I'm here to build something founders actually need, not what I THINK they need.
Let's build this together 👊
