NoSho.app
Grow your waitlist and fill availability fast with deposits
312 followers
Grow your waitlist and fill availability fast with deposits
312 followers
One simple link for businesses to grow their waitlist and fill last-minute availability with deposits fast. Make the availability you want booked fast visible to customers with one click, stop promoting slots you have hidden in a booking system maze. No more chasing messages or posting Stories that vanish in 24 hours. Just share your NoSho profile, automatically notify customers when new slots are added and get booked securely.
NoSho.app
Hey Product Hunt 👋
I’m Mark, the solo founder behind NoSho.app and today I’m excited (and a bit nervous!) to finally share it with you.
Over the past 25 years while designing experiences for brands like JD Sports, Hugo Boss, Superdry, Wattbike, E.ON and more. One thing has always been clear, businesses want people to checkout fast, and us customers want the same. Netflix, Amazon, Deliveroo and Uber have trained us to expect simplicity and instant action.
I work from home, I’m a parent and sometimes I want a haircut on my lunch yet trying to book something last minute is a maze. You Google it, you browse booking pages that make no sense, you check Instagram, you call them and 9 times out of 10 I give up.
This frustration got me thinking and that’s when it clicked. What if there was a simple way for customers to book last-minute availability and a better way for businesses to list them, as these slots exist but we can't find them?
I asked around, my partner and friends felt the same. Businesses said they end up posting availability on Instagram stories, replying to DMs and juggling messages while trying to work.
So I started working on NoSho. A platform for service-based businesses to create a quick profile, without downloading anything and learning a new system. They can easily build a waitlist and list availability that instantly emails customers when a new slot goes live. Bookings are secured via a deposit and reminders are sent via WhatsApp and email. Customers only see the times the business has added, no hunting for services that aren’t available. Just what you can book, right now. It's built for people who want something clean and simple, which is everyone.
NoSho gives businesses one smart link to:
✅ Build a waitlist
✅ Fill last-minute availability
✅ Take secure deposits
If you know a Stylist, Barber, Nail, Brow, Lash Tech, Beautician, PT, Photographer, Tattoo Artist or any business that hates chasing DMs or wants a better waitlist, please share www.nosho.app
Thank you for reading and I hope NoSho helps busy people like me and gives businesses a smoother way to get booked securely 🙏
Mark
www.instagram.com/@nosho_app
PicWish
@mark_nosho If I manually add a last minute slot to NoSho, does it have two way sync with my Google Calendar to ensure I haven't accidentally double booked a personal commitment during that time?
NoSho.app
@mohsinproduct Hi and thanks for the question. If we try read everything in a user calendar it would get confusing fast, as we would have to guess what’s personal, what’s work and what another booking system has already placed. Most appointment tools like Fresha or Timely are also push-only for the same reason.
With NoSho you create a real, secure booking. Not an Instagram post, a story or a DM where someone might flake or not show up. When a client books, the deposit commits them and the slot is added to your calendar. It keeps you in control and avoids all the roulette people are used to on social media and lost conversations.
If another booking system handles your advance bookings, you should mark those times as busy (on NoSho) in your calendar. This would keep things clean, but most businesses only share the last-minute slots they actually want filled fast, and NoSho is built for that real-world use.
MultiDrive
@mark_nosho I really enjoyed your story, those pain points are very relatable, and I think most people have faced something similar. Congratulations on your launch!
NoSho.app
@tetiana_hryshmanovska Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to look over it.
Congrats @mark_nosho - the reactions here say a lot. People clearly connect with the "no more Instagram roulette / doom-scrolling for a haircut" pain you're solving. Love how simple and clean the flow looks.
I'm curious about the build side of NoSho:
How long did it take you to get to this launch-ready version?
Did you build everything fully solo, or did you bring in help for parts of it?
What tech stack and architecture are powering the real-time slot updates + notifications?
And are you running everything on a cloud provider (Vercel/AWS/other)?
Always love hearing the behind-the-scenes of products built with this level of polish. Great launch - excited to follow where NoSho goes next.
NoSho.app
@rickwise Hi Rick, this is really nice to hear thank you for taking time to look over my product launch. I am trying to solve a real problem I know lots of businesses and customers face with booking appointments, which has given me the drive to not stop for just over a year!
Answering your questions, are you ready?
• I came up with the idea in October 2024, an idea much bigger than this one. What you're seeing here is a micro idea, as starting where my idea began was an impossible task. I then spent 2 months just after Xmas trying to figure out how I was going to get there, I simply couldn't let this idea go. In March, I figured it out and got to work designing the brand, UX/UI, admin portal, email templates, everything you see (and don't see behind the scenes).
• Since March I've work closely with a development team building the project, I've been iterating, refining and testing non-stop to get NoSho ready for launch day and night. I'm also quite deep in to V1.1 already.
• Frontend is React. Backend is Node with a database layer managing slots. When a business adds or edits availability, that change pushes through to the public page in real time. Notifications trigger directly off the availability change. For email we use Resend, and for WhatsApp reminders we use Meta’s API. Payments and deposits run through Stripe Connect so businesses stay in control and we don’t handle funds manually.
We don’t read or interpret external calendars because that creates conflicts. The business decides what is bookable. We focus on the deposit flow, booking, and waitlist notifications that keep everything smooth.
• Yes, Cloud, Vercel and AWS.
Thanks for following and like I said, this is just the beginning so I really hope you enjoy the journey.
Mark
@mark_nosho This is gold, Mark. Thank you for the detailed breakdown!
The "micro idea from a bigger vision" approach really resonates with me. I'm doing something similar with CloudWise (AWS cost optimization) - started with a massive vision, realized I needed to nail one core problem first (helping people understand their AWS bills with AI), and now I'm iterating from there.
What strikes me most about your answer is the discipline: 2 months just figuring out how to build it before writing a single line of code. That's rare. Most founders (myself included sometimes) jump straight to building and end up rebuilding 3 times.
The tech stack is clean too. React + Node + Vercel/AWS is a solid foundation. And smart call on not reading external calendars - I've seen that conflict nightmare play out in scheduling tools before.
One question since you mentioned AWS: Are you actively monitoring your cloud costs as you scale, or is that something you'll tackle later? (Asking because I'm deep in the AWS cost optimization space and I'm always curious how other founders think about it at different stages.)
Excited to follow the NoSho journey. The problem you're solving is real, and the execution looks sharp. Rooting for you!
NoSho.app
@rickwise Appreciate that Rick.
On the AWS side I'm monitoring enough to avoid surprises, but I'm not in heavy optimisation mode yet. Early on I’d rather pay slightly more for clarity and speed of delivery instead of chasing pennies. When I start getting real usage patterns and data volume, that’s when optimisation becomes meaningful. Until then the focus is keeping the product fast, predictable and simple for the businesses using it.
CloudWise sounds interesting. Understanding AWS bills is a whole problem in itself and your “'ingle core pain first' approach is the same mentality that got NoSho moving, wish you lots of luck with it I'll follow your journey too.
@mark_nosho When you do get to that point - real usage patterns, scaling up - feel free to reach out. I'd be happy to take a quick look at your AWS setup and share what I'm seeing. No strings attached, just founder-to-founder. In the meantime, I'll be watching NoSho closely. The booking space needs more products like this - simple, fast, and solving a real pain point. Best of luck with the launch!
@mark_nosho Congratulations. And happy product launch.
NoSho.app
@huisong_li Thank you, I appreciate your comment and support.
NoSho.app
@huisong_li Thank you so much!
Super cool approach! Came in great timing for me as I've been deciding on whether to add a waitlist to my website, if it can be embedded in React dev env that'd be great.
Swytchcode
Tried the app. It's really simple and easy to use. Congrats on the launch!
NoSho.app
@chilarai That is fantastic feedback, so pleased you like it! Thank you for letting me know and the kind words, it means more than you know.
This is great! Which market/region are you mainly focused at?
NoSho.app
Jinna.ai
Nice thing! It looks like I can't sync it with my calendar for free, can I?
NoSho.app
@nikitaeverywhere Thank you! You are unable to sync to a calendar on the free plan, this is one of the PRO tools. Free allows you to take basic bookings which you will receive via email. PRO gives you payments, WhatsApp notifications, calendar sync, analytics and more.