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Di

Where and how did you come up with the idea of your startup?

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I am far from a shopaholic, but recently I realised that I spend too many hours on online shopping in order to buy ordinary casual clothes. So, I decided to create a smart shopping assistant which helps to buy branded clothes cheaply and save time.
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Matt Laybourn
My idea came by accident. I was looking at building social proof tools to help conversion rate in B2B, for content downloads. But the more I spoke to users, it was clear that understanding and measuring content performance was a bigger issue - so I focused harder on collecting user feedback on content, and analytics to support content measurement. Been a ride - but talking with users early, showed me 'my' version of the product wasn't what they wanted :)
Di
@rockee_matt shit happens! Don't get upset and continue to conduct problematic interviews
Bhavna Singh
I am currently working on mental wellness for people, I always had the urge to do something in this field but could not really getting started but the covid times make it the necessity for me to pull up my socks for this field and devote my full time and energy towards building it. I would like to discuss more about the mental wellness if anyone need it.
owais 7osha
My idea came by accident. I am building an app directory for the people so they can enjoy games for free: You can check here: https://babyapk.com/among-us-apk/
Bob Swinson
I actually have quite a few ideas for SaaS products, but most of the products I want to make in the queue are things that scratch my own itch.
John Otieno
After noticing a gap in the market for digital transformation for overlooked industries. I remember having a talk with a couple of potential customers and they all gave somehow the same answer and had the same problems that required a somehow similar solution
Di
@john_otieno I think that a couple of interviews is very little for conclusions
John Otieno
@mironshe true, probably depends on the problem at hand and ability to execute but at the end of the day service/product validation is key.
Andrew Isherwood
Before the pandemic i've always worked in an environment that would now be described as a "hybrid model". It was always difficult to know who would be in the office and if there would be anywhere to sit. As it quickly became apparent that this would be the norm I decided to build a digital Whereabouts board that we had in previous jobs (though it was on a whiteboard). From that inital idea we added several other features as enough customers requested them and that's how https://team-today.com has become what it is now.
Di
@andrew_isherwood1 I know many similar products. This is really the helpful thing. How are you going to promote it?
deepu
I got the idea based on my day to day work 👇 Managing window mgmt on my macOS was one of the day-to-day difficulties I used to face as a Product Manager. My usual day involves working with several teams on various things, therefore my workspace is a disaster, & I am constantly fighting myself to order those windows. That's when I was tinkering around the idea what if there was a 1-click way to organize the windows based on any situation I am in. Spaces for macOS - It's time to reclaim your workspace on macOS. https://bit.ly/3yMmz2F
Di
@pradeeb28 great idea and solution! How many installs do you have?
deepu
@mironshe ~80 users(includes 25 paying users)
Pawel
There are a lot of opportunities and occasions in the real estate market, nevertheless not everyone has the ability to invest a lot of money long-term. Therefore, we are creating a platform through which anyone will be able to invest $100 for short-term real estate flips.
Di
@pawelszafa cool! what is the profitability% of such transactions?
Pawel
@mironshe Thanks! Expected return in apartments is around 5-12%. The profit, along with the entire amount put in, is paid out in about 3-5 months, depending on the scope of the renovation work. For single-family homes, the returns we achieved were in the range of 10 - 20%, nevertheless, due to the bigger construction work to be done, the whole cycle takes about 3-9 months. So counting on an annual basis, the returns are great, plus we are freezing capital for a short period, which with the current market has its advantages.
Di
@pawelszafa Got it, thx. What about the risk?
Arth Tyagi
Well, I am a developer and I would love to meet and collaborate with other developers. It's easy in fast-paced environments like silicon valley or other tech hubs but well, I don't live in one and neither do most other developers. So, instead of the subpar experience of lurking in random tech groups online, I decided to solve this by building a virtual hacker house, in broader terms. In other words- A platform to meet other devs 1:1 and team up on projects+hackathons seamlessly. https://connectdome.com Got around 500 interested developers so far. Feel free to request an invite if you're a dev :)
Di
@arth_tyagi I think this is what is needed. Good luck in your development! Why is the group in FB/Slack etc. not suitable for this?
Osmar Sami
Having managed software engineers for >5 years, and been one myself, it's clear to me that: 1) software developers get distracted way too often, preventing them from getting in "the zone"; 2) dev work is highly collaborative yet communication is the hard part, especially with remote work. Ultimately this revolves around a quick feedback loop to measure their own individual productivity, as well as making sure they're in sync with teammates. To solve this, CodeSync allows devs to stream all their code to the cloud in real-time, to review at any time. For both you and your teammates.
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