Hey PH, I built DocBeacon - Know what happens after you send your document.
Hi everyone, I’m Howard 👋
About a year ago, during a team catch-up, someone from sales joked that most proposals vanish into silence after we hit “send.” We laughed, but it stuck with me. Nobody really knows what happens after a document is shared.
That small frustration became DocBeacon - a document tracking and analytics tool focused on reading behavior itself.
Unlike the broader sales tools in this space, DocBeacon goes deeper into how people read:
Engagement metrics tell you not just who opened, but how they moved through your content
Reading heatmaps show exactly where readers focus their attention
Sankey flow charts visualize reading paths and drop-offs across pages
There are big players in document tracking, but none give this level of behavioral insight. That’s where DocBeacon stands apart - it’s for those who care about what actually happens inside their documents.
I just launched it recently (https://docbeacon.io), and I’m still learning every day as a solo founder. If you’ve ever wondered how people read your pitch deck, proposal, or report, I’d love your feedback or to hear how you’d use it.
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A bit more about me: I’ve been building software and products for years, but DocBeacon is my first attempt at turning a very specific frustration into a focused SaaS.
I built the entire product myself, from backend to frontend and infrastructure. The heatmap engine and the Sankey-style reading flow were by far the hardest parts, but also the most rewarding to get right.
I know the document tracking space already has some very strong players. My bet with DocBeacon is that there’s still room for a tool that goes deeper into how people actually read, not just whether a document was opened.
If anyone here wants to try it more deeply, feel free to sign up and drop me a message or email. I’m happy to enable full access and would really appreciate any honest feedback.