FeedbackVault

Hey Indie Hackers,

I’m building FeedbackVault and wanted to share the story behind it. I started building this because I ran into a problem myself as a manager. As my team grew, I noticed that giving meaningful feedback became harder than expected.

Not because I didn’t care. The opposite. I wanted to remember the small moments:

- someone handling a difficult situation well

- someone improving over time

- someone taking ownership

- a coaching conversation that actually made a difference

But those moments disappear quickly. By the time performance reviews arrive, managers often rely on:

- memory

- scattered notes

- calendar entries

- recent events

And that creates a problem: recency bias. The last few weeks become more visible than the months before. I looked at how managers around me solved this, and most used some combination of spreadsheets, documents, notes apps, or meeting notes. The problem wasn't that people didn't want to give better feedback. The problem was that there was no simple system built around capturing feedback moments when they happen.

So I built FeedbackVault.

The idea is simple:

Capture observations → organize them by employee and dimension → build a reliable history for 1:1s and performance reviews.

The current MVP includes:

- team management

- roles & levels

- feedback dimensions

- observations

- timelines

- review cycles

- touchpoints

I’m now looking for managers who want to try it early and tell me what is missing.

I’d love to hear:

- How do you currently track feedback?

- What tools do you use today?

- What breaks when your team grows?

Early access:

https://feedbackvault.app/?utm_source=indiehackers&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=early_access

Thanks for reading 🙌