How did you detect the painpoint you are solving?
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Jake Harrison@jakeharr
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I met this pain point so I understand how to solve it!
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We delved deep into existing market solutions and identified gaps. By analysing reviews, forums, and competitor offerings, we could pinpoint areas that were undeserved or not addressed at all.
Funny enough, I built mDash, my AI-powered project management tool designed for web development, to solve the pain points I found within my own development agency. We wasted a lot of time worrying about project scoping, interfacing with our clients, and hopping around on far too many platforms when all my devs actually wanted to do was develop.
So, I built mDash, which has auto project scoping, quotes & timeline generation, developer assignment, status updates, and more. It's been a game changer. Now, we're in the process of preparing it for open beta, so other devs and agencies can benefit as we did.
We'll actually be launching mDash very soon here on product hunt. For anyone who is interested, we'd appreciate it if you'd check out our coming soon page.
@brianhurst That's an amazing journey from identifying pain points to creating a solution! It's common to experience project management challenges in web development, but you took action and developed mDash to make your agency's life easier. It's impressive that it covers so many essential aspects. Getting ready for an open beta is exciting news – it means more developers and agencies can enjoy the same benefits. I'm sure the Product Hunt launch will be a success. Best of luck with mDash's launch and journey ahead!
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For me, it was something I struggled myself. Tracking investments with the existing platforms just wasnt possible, as they did not provide the tools I was looking for.
@joonatanvanhala It's often said that the best solutions come from personal experiences. It sounds like you truly understood the gaps in the existing platforms because you faced them firsthand. That's a powerful motivator to seek better tools or even create them yourself. If you ever have suggestions or features you'd like to see improved, please share.
@joonatanvanhala 100%, Sometimes, existing platforms may not cater to our specific needs, and it can be frustrating. It's often these challenges that inspire innovation.
The first pass for my app was based on personal experience and not finding a tool that met the needs I was looking for. After some time I started noticing a pattern in the app reviews and have been using the customer feedback to help drive and refine the app so as to fill in the gaps that my users cannot find elsewhere.
@jeremiah_poisson Starting with personal experience and identifying a gap in existing tools is often how some of the best solutions are born. It's fantastic that you've been using customer feedback to continuously improve your app and fill those gaps.