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Time sheets

Hello,

does anybody here have to fill time sheets? I am thinking of those kind of reports used by lawyers, some architects, consulting companies, etc...I find that often it's time consuming, that people forget about what they worked on during the week and the accuracy of those kind of reports can be doubtful.

I was wondering if some people have to go through this and if so what would be the one "killer feature" (is that the proper term?) they would pay for.

on February 5, 2020
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    I know that a lot of law firms are not even using Excel, but simple Word tables. I think it is because they are not number-minded and have no clue how to use Excel. They might benefit from a simple app.
    I think the problem will be the integration (for non-tech-savvy people) with other apps.

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      I did heard that the average lawyer, at least in Canada, is not very tech savvy. I thought a simple solution could be beneficial to them indeed.
      I hadn't heard about the word table though, this is something else...

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    There are tons of solutions out there for like accounting time per project and such, from a simple timer list to ones that big brother your usage to help you figure it out by app and url/file used...
    Usually the trick to accuracy is frequency.

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      "the trick to accuracy is frequency" This is very well put! Can I reuse the sentence to pitch my product? :)
      Regarding the competition, I did notice it too. I guess there are two approaches to it:

      • either I consider that whoever is looking for a solution will necessary find it among all those existing products...and look for something else to work on.
      • or if the market has so many solutions, it means there is no clear winner yet and a lot of different profiles with different expectations and needs. Which means I have to find a particular niche, hopefully big enough to be sustainable, that I should target first.
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        Yes, feel free to use that.

        You'r right on both accounts.
        Do you already have a USP in mind?

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          I do have an idea of something a bit different to offer ( at least from the products I have seen so far). However, I am still trying to talk to potential users to understand how much of a pain point it is. If I find enough people ready to pay, I will share the prototype here :)