Am I making a mistake building Superhuman for devs?
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I have been cranking out apps for the past few years and loving it. Then one morning a week or 2 ago I got a little ambitious and decided to build a desktop email client because outlook was so-so and superhuman was ridiculously expensive.
Is this a big mistake? Am I wasting my time ?
So far I have Microsoft and Google working and I can do the normal email interaction read, reply, archive etc. I also got local AI working and training on your emails (all local).
Let me know your thoughts.
PS: my target audience is developers not the general public
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I don’t think this is a mistake at all — I think it’s only a mistake if you try to compete on features instead of focus.
From my experience building tools, users don’t want a cheaper Superhuman — they want one pain removed. Outlook being “so-so” is actually the opportunity here.
If you’re building for devs, clarity and speed matter more than polish. Even a rough tool that removes one daily frustration can win loyalty fast.
I’ve seen more success shipping something narrow and opinionated than trying to match big products feature-for-feature. Keep going, but stay focused on one job-to-be-done.