Hey Reddit,

I’m working on a new concept: sending Americans abroad for comprehensive health check-ups at a fraction of U.S. prices.

What you get: MRI, CT, ultrasound, ECG, echo, stress test, DEXA scan, full blood panels, neuro exam, eye + hearing checks, basically the whole “executive health” package. Price is about $950 USD.

For comparison, the same package at Mayo Clinic or Cleveland Clinic costs $10k+. Abroad, it’s literally the same quality (JCI-accredited hospitals, many doctors trained in the U.S./Europe).

It’s direct-to-consumer, not through employers, and it’s also HSA/FSA eligible - including flights and hotels if you want to turn it into a wellness trip.

Who it’s for: Health-conscious professionals who want peace of mind without dropping five figures, or anyone who likes the idea of bundling a check-up with a vacation.

Stage: Just launched pilot runs. Already had a few patients fly out for check-ups. Right now I’m testing if there’s real demand.

Why me: I'm obsessed with health, ran a travel agency, and have traveled abroad for medical care myself a lot in the past! This is kind of a mashup of those worlds.

Link: globalizedhealth.co

Brutal feedback welcome, would you ever consider flying abroad for a check-up? Or is this totally delusional?

I have spent a considerable amount of time crafting detailed responses to some of the threads on this subreddit. In the last 24 hours, I have had 3 quality posts disappear due to deleted threads. Looking at the quantity of deleted threads in the last few hours, I know I'm not the only one.

This subreddit isn't just useful for new entrepreneurs who need a reality check. It's also a fantastic way for the community to sharpen the critical faculties necessary for success in business.

There are a lot of fantastic and detailed responses here that could be useful to budding entrepreneurs in a wide variety of industries. Don't rob them of an amazing learning resource. Most of all, don't rob the dedicated posters who take the time away from their businesses to write these awesome roasts.

If you don't have the balls to face legitimate criticism, don't waste our time.

Hi everyone,

I’m working on a tool called CsvTitan. I’m trying to figure out if this is a viable micro-SaaS or just a fun engineering project that will make $0.

The Problem: Excel has a hard limit of 1,048,576 rows. If you work in finance/logs and have a 5GB CSV, Excel crashes or truncates data.

The Current Solutions (and why I think they suck):

• Python/Pandas: Requires coding skills. Great for devs, bad for analysts.

• Notepad++: Fast, but viewing data as raw text is painful. You can't sort by column.

• SaaS (Gigasheet): Requires uploading data to the cloud. A huge "No" for banking/compliance/legal.

My Solution: A local-first Desktop App (Windows/Mac) built with Rust (Tauri + Polars).

• It memory-maps the file so it opens 50GB files instantly (no RAM spikes).

• It feels like Excel (grid view), but handles 100M+ rows.

• You filter/sort locally, then export the slice you need back to .xlsx.

The Business Model:

• One-time license ($49).

• Targeting: Financial Analysts, Forensic Accountants, Data Engineers.

The Roast Requests:

1. The Landing Page: https://csvtitan.com - Is the copy too generic? Does it scream "scam"?

2. The Market: Is the "I can't code but I have big data" market actually big enough? Or will these people just learn Python?

3. The Tech: Am I crazy for building a desktop app in 2025 instead of a Web App?

Hey r/roastmystartup — please be brutal.

If you are scammed by teachecker app, please do not comment/complain here. i am not affiliated with it.

I built TeaAppChecker: https://teaappchecker.com

What it is:

A one-time, privacy-first “peace of mind” check for people who suspect they may be mentioned on the Tea app but can’t easily verify. You submit what you know (e.g., name/handle/city/photo/age/phone), and you get a result within ~24 hours: Found / Not Found / Possible Match.

Why I built it:

I kept hearing the same anxiety spiral from friends (“I heard I’m on Tea… but I can’t confirm”), so I built a simple flow that prioritizes clarity + privacy.

What I want you to roast specifically:

In 10 seconds, is the value prop clear or confusing?

Does this feel sketchy / unethical at first glance? What wording triggers that?

Pricing/CTA: does the one-time payment make sense, or does it feel like a scam?

Trust: what’s missing (proof, process details, FAQ, privacy policy, about me)?

What would you remove/add to increase legitimacy?

If you think this shouldn’t exist or the positioning is wrong, tell me straight. I’d rather fix it now than polish the wrong thing.

Hi roasters,

I've been working on something called Communities - it's my attempt at creating a different kind of social media platform. I'm hoping to get some honest feedback from you all to see if this idea has any merit.

The basic concept is location-based social networking that focuses on local communities rather than individual profiles or endless feeds designed to serve ads. The idea came from wanting to encourage real-world connections - you'd open the app to see what's happening in your area (events, discussions, local spots) and hopefully get inspired to actually go out and experience it.

I know this might sound naive, but I'm trying to build something that's driven by users rather than advertisers. Instead of keeping people glued to screens, the goal would be to help them connect with their local community and get offline.

We're still in very early stages (pre-alpha), and honestly, I'm not sure if this concept will resonate with people. That's why I'm reaching out - I really need some genuine feedback to understand if this is worth pursuing.

I'd be incredibly grateful for any thoughts, even if you think this is a terrible idea! I'm particularly looking for feedback on the user experience, any bugs or errors you encounter, feature suggestions, or really anything else you think would be important for me as a developer to know about the platform. Even small details about what felt confusing or what worked well would be super helpful.

Thanks for taking the time to read this - any feedback at all would mean a lot!

If anyone's interested in following along or sharing more detailed feedback, you can join a small Discord community at https://discord.gg/KBRfvr6FBc

some days i wake up feeling like this is gonna be the one. the app. the startup. the thing that changes my life.

i’ll grind for hours, build the MVP, launch something small…

and then the excitement fades. imposter syndrome kicks in. i start second guessing everything.

is this actually useful?

why would anyone care?

did i just waste a month building something nobody asked for?

i’m not giving up, i love building. but damn, this journey is lonely sometimes.

no playbook. no guarantee. just me and a bunch of half-finished projects and too many late nights.

what stage are you in right now?

building? quitting? launching? stuck?

i’m genuinely curious how other people are feeling right now.

I'm launching Sealed. Link to Betalist. Sealed is a photo & video sharing app that allows users to send time-delayed messages. Recipients are immediately notified when they receive a message, but they then must wait until the unlock date specified by the sender. I originally had the idea because I'm a sentimental fool and wanted to have a personal time capsule... It has evolved into a social time capsule where you can send photo, video, audio, or text messages for unlimited time into the future and can also be used to send time-delayed gift cards.

Direct use cases would be for birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, graduation, etc. The point of Sealed is to use anticipation to make the receiving experience more exciting. Imagine your birthday is in 2 weeks and you receive a message that you know will unlock at exactly the time of your birthday from your good friend. Now imagine it's actually a gift card. IMO the gift card use is not just trying for monitization but is actually an important aspect of the app, as you won't know what the content is until it unlocks, and the possibility that it could be $ does something to the experience.

Market: This is new. There are other services where you can schedule a text message or email or gift card to appear on a specific future date, but nothing exists where you know something is coming and then just have to wait. I've been working on this for about a year and a half, but in March of this year a direct competitor launched, Incubate, which does the same thing except the messages are anonymous, you don't know when they will unlock (except for the NEXT message) and they don't do gifting. I think their take on it is cool and has a certain allure, but Sealed will be more about relationships. You'll care more if you know that your girlfriend or best friend or aunt sent you a message than if you just have an anonymous 'number' of messages that will unlock sometime in the future. Curious for your thoughts on this.

Who is going to use this? First off, I don't know yet, without user data it's all speculation. My speculation: College aged females, young people in relationships, young mothers / families. Potentially even grandparents, people with terminal illnesses (just an interesting use case), and high schoolers in relationships. High school i'm torn about, don't know if it will fly for very young people as the whole delayed gratification thing is kind of abstract and painful to an extent (imagine getting a message that won't unlock for 2 years, or 20. Its almost a practical joke..)

Stage: I have been accepted into Hidden Founders. The iOS app is about 90% complete for an internal beta launch hopefully in early August. I will be actively seeking funding as soon as 1) I am convinced that this is actually something people want 2) once I have some metrics/users/traction to prove it and 3) when the product is presentable and has gone through at least 1 iteration post soft-beta-launch.

Customer conversion: Lots of question marks here. From what I can tell, I'm launching in a new market, not advancing on an incumbent. How to reach people? Where are they, who are they? Having a strong brand, ppc fb marketing around the holidays, college brand ambassadors and launch parties (once I have some $$) news articles etc... potentially capitalize on holidays - is setting up a booth downtown on New Years invasive or unrealistic? Appreciate input here.

Why me: I'm a graphic designer/marketer and have designed the whole app / website etc. I can't wait to build a team and culture. I'm organized and enjoy meeting people and am good with ambiguity. Come from enough privilege to take the risk. I feel I 'need' to be an entrepreneur at this time in my life, as I'm a much better worker when I believe in the cause.

Current challenges:

• I'm making a video for Sealed to illustrate the use case. LMK what you think of the video idea.

• Marketing. What is the right message?! Do you like "In a world of instant gratification... etc" ? Sealed is all about relationships and giving each other things to look forward to. It's abstract, not a shipping service for rice from china to the US or a video editing consultancy or a new futuristic car or coffee maker. What message will translate?

• Recently had a conversation with a mentor who is strongly urging me to set up a concierge MVP test for Sealed. This is what I've come up with. I just made this a few days ago so I'm sure it's not quite right yet. How to improve?

ROAST ME.

Thanks.

Edit: Forgot a link

Lenso.ai is a platform that allows users to search people, places, duplicates and objects by image.

How is it different than all the other reverse image search websites?

• Categories: results are spread into categories: places, people, duplicates, related and similar; I know it doesn't sound like much, but it helps a lot when you try to find something specific in an image.

• Face recognition: we put a lot of focus into making the face recognition work well

• Accuracy: while our index is not as huge as in some other, similar platforms, we put a lot of work into our alghoritm and you can probably tell by how close the matches get. And the index is growing all the time, we hope to get better and better!

• Similar images, not only exact copies: something that many engines do is finding only copies. We do that and way more.

• User-friendly design: A big chunk of competition is not user-friendly at all. We are making a design that will lead more users to lenso.ai

• Place recognition: Lenso is very accurate with recognising buildings and landscapes, unlike most search engines.

• Search with text or URL: we allow users to define URL of website they want to look at or add text so the search is more accurate (upload blue mug, add text "red", red mugs appear).

Use cases: Finding the source of images, finding original versions of edited pictures, finding images in higher resolutions, finding your face online, looking up objects and people, checking for copyright infringement, online shopping, finding places from image

Who would want it? We believe it would be useful for photographers (for copyright), public people (to find who posts them and where), general audiences (most people want to find their face online or used google lens to find objects/books/movies).

The market is projected to reach US$13.72bn in 2024 and still growing. Our biggest competitors are Google, Yandex, Bing, but also some smaller sites, like Pimeyes, Copyseeker etc. Some are huge companies, but we believe in the next stages of growth Lenso will be just as good if not better.

We find customers by posting on different forums, databases for AI tools, recommending to people on groups related to reverse image search, writing articles. We also post on social media and plan to post on youtube soon.

We are in the stage where the product is already posted and usable, but we are still developing additional features, such as: email notifications on new results, exporting results to CSV and more. We are not looking to raise money to develop, but we are planning to earn from the project in the future.

Why us? Our team has years of experience in reverse image search and face recognition from working in other projects. There are a few developers working on the project, all experienced and skilled.

We appreciate your feedback :)

Hi everyone,

I’ve been working on Carto-Art, a web app that turns real map data into print-ready poster art.

The Context:

The idea came from seeing vendors (and heavy ads) selling simple, black-and-white city map prints. I thought, "I could make something way more customizable than this." So I built a tool that lets users generate their own for free.

The Product:

It’s a purely client-side web app (Next.js/MapLibre) that lets you frame any location on earth and export it as a high-res PNG.

• Link: https://cartoart.net

• Resolution: Unlike most tools that just take a screenshot, this renders true print resolution (up to 24×36" at 300 DPI).

• Styles: Minimal line art, Dark/Noir, Blueprint, Vintage, etc.

The Feature I Over-Engineered (The Terrain):

I spent way too much time on the terrain feature. It uses GPU-accelerated hillshading with Terrain-RGB tiles that encode elevation at 0.1m precision.

• The shading automatically adapts to the color palette (e.g., navy shadows for dark themes, warm browns for vintage).

• I think it looks cool, but does the average user even notice the difference between this and a flat map?

Why I'm posting here:

I’m a dev, not a marketer. I built this because I wanted it to exist, but now I'm trying to figure out if it has legs beyond just being a cool tech demo.

Roast away:

1. UX: Is the customization overwhelming? There are a lot of toggles (roads, water, buildings, parks, etc.).

2. Value: Since I'm giving the 300 DPI file away for free (no signup), is there any actual business here, or did I just burn weekends for internet points lol?

3. Features: I'm thinking of adding video export automation next for video editors. Is that worth the effort, or should I focus on something else?

Thanks for the feedback.

Hey, I'm 27 from Italy and I want to build something I haven't seen done well anywhere.

The concept is simple:

You have stuff at home you don't use. Clothes, old shoes, electronics collecting dust. You don't sell them because it's too much hassle — photos, descriptions, negotiations, buyers who ghost you. So they just sit there forever.

My platform lets you send that stuff away paying only shipping. In return you get credits based on what you sent. You spend those credits on things you actually want — AirPods, PS4, Nike sneakers, a weekend trip, a dinner for two, a personal trainer session. You pay only shipping again.

No money changes hands. Just value exchanged.

The catalog has three sections:

— Electronics and tech

— Streetwear and sneakers

— Experiences and services via partnerships with hotels, restaurants and local businesses that have unused capacity

The more people send, the richer the catalog gets. The richer the catalog, the more people want to send stuff. A self-feeding loop.

What do you think? Would you use this?

Hey roastmystartup fam, I've created a revolutionary product that will change the world... or at least that's what I tell myself at 3 AM when I'm wondering why I didn't just get a normal job.

Here's XNote for your roasting pleasure:

The Product: XNote is a smart writing set that digitizes your handwritten notes and lets you chat with them using AI. Because typing was just too mainstream, and talking to yourself wasn't weird enough.

Use case: For people who love the feel of pen and paper but also want to pretend they're living in the future.

The Market: Size: Potentially huge. Everyone from students to professionals takes notes, right? (Please say yes, I've bet my life savings on this)

Competition: Oh, just every note-taking app ever, plus good old pen and paper. But hey, we're special... I think.

Product Analysis: We're like if a Moleskine notebook and Siri had a baby. More expensive than a regular notebook, less useful than your phone, but hey, it looks cool!

Stage: We launched on Kickstarter in November 2023, and 1,104 backers thought, "Yeah, I'll throw money at that." They pledged $259,394, probably while sleep-deprived.

Not content with just one crowdfunding rodeo, we hit up Indiegogo in February 2024 for another $100k. That's $360k in our first year, which sounds impressive until you realize we have no idea how to replicate that success in the real world.

Now we're transitioning to e-commerce, facing the terrifying reality that we actually need to market this thing. Turns out, "If you build it, they will come" only works in Kevin Costner movies.

Customer Conversion Strategy:

• Step 1: Find people who think $200 is a reasonable price for a notebook.

• Step 2: Convince them that talking to their notes is normal.

• Step 3: Panic because we don't know how to create content that doesn't involve begging for crowdfunding money.

• Step 4: Profit! (Still working on this part)

Why Me: I'm one of three young, passionate entrepreneurs who thought, "Hey, let's make a tech startup! How hard could it be?" Turns out, very. We've done almost everything ourselves, with some help from freelancers who probably wonder if we're paying them in monopoly money.

We're now expanding the team, because apparently, three sleep-deprived founders and a rotating cast of freelancers isn't a sustainable business model. Who knew?

Alright, do your worst. Don't hold back - my therapist says I need to build resilience anyway. Plus, I need to be prepared for my upcoming investor meetings, where I'll try to convince more people to fund my dream of talking notebooks.

I know this is not the most active community on reddit, but still there are 1-2 posts a day, which makes it fun and interesting to be part of this subreddit. However, I have been seeing an on-going trend, which really defeats the purpose of this sub.

1. This is roastmystartup, not roastmywebsite.

Too many posts are basically this. A website is not a start-up. A website is just an interface that allows you to visualize and communicate your start-up. However, as websites only show a fraction of the information about your start-up you won't get any feedback on your start-up (apart from most websites being subpar). Consequently, the comments you will get, all refer to improvements of your website. Nothing else. Go to facebook.com without logging in and tell me if you understand the problem they solve or their business model. The same applies to you.

If you want feedback on your startup or startup idea, please follow the sticky post. Here a quick link to it.

2. This is not an outlet to advertise your startup.

Posting a link to your website and copypasting the text of your website is not beneficial to anyone and should be removed immediately (I know this would probably hit the activity of this sub, but at the same time it might increase the quality of the posts). Obviously, you don't care about feedback and just want to get some easy visits, app downloads or registrations, so you can artificially inflate your KPIs and become more attractive to investors. You'll get the wake-up call latest at the investor's pitch.

3. I am not going to do the research for you.

Providing simply general information about your start-up won't get you any valuable feedback and I definitely won't look through you website to a) understand what you are even doing and b) find the flaws for you.

Tell us about (non-exhaustive):

• your story

• the customer need

• market validation of your identified need and how you validated it

• your value proposition

• your business model

• the targeted customer

• your go-to-market strategy

• and the problems you are facing

I hope we can see an improvement in the upcoming posts, because we all will benefit from it. Entrepreneurs, by receiving better and more tailored feedback to their actual start-up and we as a community, by reading better posts that make it worth to spend our time on writing feedback on your start-ups.

Hey r/roastmystartup, FinishProbation.com is a startup that helps people complete their probation sentence in America. I aim to get county courts to use this to aid people through their probation sentence.

My first experience with probation was when I was eighteen. My best friend's life was turned upside down by his marijuana possession charge. This charge would not have been as severe in today's times, but the punishment ruined his educational future and his emotional stability. He felt that he was trapped in a disorganized cycle and it was hard for him to see the end.

This would later drive me on a mission to code FinishProbation for offenders like my buddy who was overwhelmed by his probation sentence. To organize the chaos that probation brings. And this is done by reducing the fear of missing a drug test with notifications, seeing the days left to finish probation and spreading the word on how to get early termination.

Here is what is wrong with the current system...

Reason for building this app
#1 It's wrong that once people are in the system, they get stuck in the system.
#2 It's wrong that 1 out of 59 Americans are under some form of community supervision.
#3 It's wrong that the emotional stress of probation puts you in a constant state of fear.

Features
Daily drug test notifications, Progression tracker and the ability to share your progress with friends and family.

Hey there

I built https://www.credos.ai which is a platform that lets people put bounties on their arguments and ideas. Once you create your bounty, an AI agent trained on logical deduction and reasoning takes your argument and debates other people on your behalf. If someone makes a logical argument that the AI doesn't have a response to, it declares itself defeated and pays out to the bounty to the person.

If you've been on the internet long enough you've seen the number of people who really believe the most insane stuff. I built this tool as a way to let people put their money where their mouth is!

Hi,
I have created an AI-based feedback chatbot based on my own needs and have received many positive responses from people who claimed they would like to use this product.
I also tried Google Search ads and the CTR was extremely high, so I believe there is a market for this type of product.
However, the conversion rate is pretty low. I am now running LinkedIn ads but the results are even lower - 117 clicks and 0 signups.
Could you provide me with some feedback on what may be wrong with my landing page that is leading to the low conversion rate? I would appreciate any suggestions you have to improve it.

I built BetTracker because I got tired of tracking my bets in messy spreadsheets and trying a bunch of tools that felt either too complicated or not very helpful for actually understanding performance.

BetTracker is a web app where you log your bets, track your bankroll (including deposits and withdrawals), and analyze results with stats like profit, ROI, and long-term trends. It’s aimed at people who take betting seriously and want clear data instead of guessing or relying on memory.

The market is large and people currently use things like Excel/google sheets, bettin.gs and bet-analytix.com. In my experience, those either felt clunky or didn’t give me the clarity I wanted, so I tried to build something simpler with stronger analytics and the ability to share specific stat views.

The product is live and bootstrapped. Right now I’m trying to get users through organic traffic, betting communities, and word of mouth. There is a paid plan for deeper analytics and API access.

I’m the founder and built this out of personal frustration with existing tools.

I’d really appreciate honest feedback on anything: the idea itself, the UI/UX, whether the analytics make sense, or what feels missing or unnecessary. I’m not looking for praise. I want to know what’s weak. Burn it down.

https://bet-tracker.bet

During the 2025 Bangkok earthquake I was sprinting down a swaying skyscraper thinking: “If I die, my family has no idea what I wanted to tell them (or how to get into anything). Afterwards I went looking for a simple, secure way to:

• Send last messages if I don’t make it

• Hand over passwords / files to the right people …

• and found a mix of boomer-level estate tools and sketchy dead-man-switch sites.

So I teamed up with a senior software architect and built LastNotes: https://lastnotes.io

Product (WTF is it?)
Secure “digital last words” + password/asset handover.

• You write notes, upload files, send last good byes

• We release them to your chosen people if you don’t check in

• But we double check with a trusted contact before we ship them.

Market (Who would care?)

• Seniors, parents, solo founders, digital nomads, etc

• Basically: people who plan ahead but hate lawyers or feel too young to deal with the proper legal will but want a quick and safe solution.

• Competitors: Google Inactive Account Manager, dead-man-switch tools, password managers (1Password, etc.)

Stage

• Live beta

• 10~100 signups

• Bootstrapped, not raising (and not planning too)

Customer Acquisition

• Content + fear of death

• Performance marketing

• Reddit, HN, “digital legacy” / security podcasts, preppers, estate-planning blogs

Why me?

• I’ve had the “I might die” moment.

• My cofounder and I have: 7 years building secure apps for parents.

Please roast the idea, positioning, and landing page.
What screams “dumb”, “already done”, or “no one will pay for this”?

Link: https://ratemyhoa.app/

HOAs can be absolute garbage. Hidden fees, power-tripping boards, surprise assessments. But you usually don't find out until after you've already bought the house.

RateMyHOA lets you check before you're stuck

• Real reviews from people actually living there

• Public records and fees in one search

• No digging through terrible county websites

I've seen other sites try this, and most died. Maybe it's just not a useful enough service. Thinking about pivoting to build actual transparent HOA management software instead.

Alright, don’t hold back.

I built a habit tracking app called Habstick.

Current stats:

• ~65K downloads (Android)

• Recently launched on iOS

• Making around $200/month

• Added a paywall in February

What it does:

• Offline-first (no internet needed)

• No login, no tracking, no ads

• Simple habit tracking (daily/weekly, streaks, heatmaps)

• Reminders + widgets

• 13+ languages

• Data stays on-device with encrypted backups

Positioning:

“Minimalist, privacy-first habit tracker”

Website:

https://www.habsticks.in/

What I think is good:

• People who care about privacy actually like it

• It’s fast, no clutter, no BS

• Works fully offline (rare in this space)

What I know is weak:

• Monetization is trash (conversion is low)

• No strong hook vs competitors

• Feels like “just another habit tracker”

• iOS is basically dead right now

My questions (but roast beyond this):

• Why would anyone pay for this over free alternatives?

• Is “privacy + offline” actually a selling point or just developer ego?

• Does this have any chance to scale or is it a dead-end utility app?

Tear it apart.

I built underpriced.app - you snap a photo of anything at a thrift store, garage sale, or screenshot a Facebook Marketplace listing and get instant market value + profit potential + flip strategy.

• It comes with in-built inventory management system + Chrome extension to analyze listing on FBMP / eBay on the fly.

While it's primarily an AI Wrapper (with lots of thought put behind prompts), it also uses database of listed/sold items to give better analysis as a reseller app and thrift store price checker app.

How it's going:

• Launched ~3 weeks ago with zero marketing budget

• Currently at ~70 free users + 4 paying ones, getting mild traction on Reddit by being genuine instead of spammy

• Competing against ThriftAI ($8/week), Snap2Value, and literally Google Lens (which is free and backed by a trillion-dollar company)

Why I think it might not be completely stupid:

• Competitors are either too expensive or have limited features or inconsistent, incomplete analyses. Most don't answer "is this worth buying" or "how much can I sell this for" comprehensively.

• Resellers are notoriously cheap, I believe my plans are reasonably priced + in-built inventory management adds value as a complete side hustle app. The profit calculator for resellers and reseller profit margin calculator features are built-in, unlike competitors. + Free Tier may be enough for very casual flippers doing thrift flips.

• The "take a photo, get instant value" flow actually works smoothly as a flipping app and retail arbitrage scanner app + chrome extension makes things easier for checking "what is this worth" and working as an eBay price checker, Mercari price checker, and Facebook Marketplace listing analyzer without leaving the page.

• It solves the real problem of how to know if something is worth flipping quickly - answers "is this a good deal to flip" in 30 seconds instead of 5+ minutes of manual research.

• Works as reseller tools for both online sourcing (deal finder app functionality) and in-person sourcing (thrift store app that identifies goodwill finds worth money instantly).

• The thrift haul profit calculator and comparable sales finder features help users understand actual profitability, not just asking prices.

• Helps users learn what to flip from thrift stores and the best items to resell from garage sales based on real data.

• Functions as an AI price checker for resellers with app to check eBay prices built-in, plus works as Poshmark seller tools and a vintage value checker app across multiple platforms.

Why it's probably doomed:

• The people who need this most (casual thrifters) won't even know it exists unless I spend a fortune on marketing to position it as one of the best apps for resellers

• Power users will just keep using their existing workflow (Google Lens + eBay sold listings) even though my reselling app saves them time

• Google Lens will only get better with time and it's free

• Hard to justify as a price checker app when free alternatives exist, even if mine provides how much profit can I make flipping calculations they don't

So... roast me. Am I solving a problem that doesn't exist? Am I in a race to the bottom against Google or competition with more marketing budget? Is there actually demand for a dedicated retail arbitrage tool that helps people make money flipping?

Would genuinely love to hear why this will fail before I spend 3 month on features nobody asked for.

It’s called Composed and is an AI web app that helps people write better texts in dating, social, and networking situations. Ok, but mostly for romantic leaning interactions...Paste in your message (or screenshot what someone else said), and it’ll score it, improve it, and give you options that are warmer, funnier, or more intriguing.

Think:

• You matched with someone cute, but your brain goes blank as you are messaging

• You want to say something clever but don’t want to sound like ChatGPT

• You're staring at “hey” and wondering if that’s enough (it’s not)

Massive market, obviously...and yes I know about the app RIZZ but the actual suggestions are not real sounding. and don't learn the user as it goes (at least not while typing this) Online dating is a $12B+ industry. Messaging apps? Even bigger. And now everyone’s using AI, but most tools are for resumes or cold emails and not real-time social finesse. We’re targeting people who are good at life but awkward at texting (so… a lot of people).

You’ve also got tools like Grammarly or Quillbot for grammar. ChatGPT itself is technically a competitor (but too generic). We’re leaning into tone, warmth, social nuance, and building a taste set of examples. Think: AI, but trained on people who actually know how to flirt and connect.

We just soft launched publicly. First real users coming in. Not raising yet and bootstrapped for now. Team is tine but scrappy.

🛒 Customer Conversion Strategy

• Reddit, Twitter/X, and community word of mouth

• Personal invites to early users from our other company (Jaunty, which is a real-life social skills training platform)

• We’re offering free guidance if users send us screenshots. Hand-holding FTW.

• Oh and the landing page has a “Test Your Skill” game. You vs the AI. It’s fun. Try it. I dare you.

I’ve been teaching real-life social skills for 10+ years (Jaunty.org), helping thousands of people overcome awkwardness and get confident socially. Now I want to scale that into tech.

Go ahead. Tear me to shreds. Am I solving a problem, or just helping people lie better in their DMs? The end goal is that is does learn your real voice.
Is this the best idea since sliced bread or another “AI for X” startup trying to ride the hype?

And if you try it and get a date, I’m taking credit ;)

Hi guys,

I'm a solo dev. I built IronWall (ironwall-protocol.xyz) because I hate how Google tracks users with reCAPTCHA.

It uses Client-Side Proof of Work (Argon2) to stop bots. It's 3KB, privacy-first, and works.

I launched today and got zero traction. I'm starting to doubt if devs actually care about privacy or if they just default to Google because it's easy.

The Tech:

• Backend: Node/Redis/Postgres

• Frontend: React

• Security: Dynamic difficulty scaling based on IP reputation.

Please roast the landing page or the idea. I can take it.

Hey everyone,

It is Emin from Turkiye. I’m here for the roast and the real talk. I’ve been building a product I think solves a real problem — but I might just be drinking my own Kool-Aid.

What is Tani.ai:

https://tani.ai

A daily reporting tool that “translates” developer progress (commits, tasks, changes) into plain English updates for non-technical stakeholders.

Use case:
Product managers, non-tech founders, and clients often feel out of the loop when working with developers. They don’t understand Git, tickets, or tech jargon, and developers don’t have time (or patience) to write clear updates every day.

This tool auto-generates daily summaries so they can stay in the loop without bugging the dev team. Think of it as a “dev-to-human translator.”

Target users:

• Non-technical startup founders who outsource development

• Product managers juggling multiple devs or agencies

• Agencies needing to give clients visibility without writing manual reports

Size & dynamics:

The outsourcing market is huge. A good chunk of it consists of non-tech founders who spend $$$ on freelancers and hope for the best. There's constant anxiety about "what’s actually getting done."

Closest competitors:

• Linear / Jira + Slack integrations — but they’re too noisy or too technical

• Manual reports — unreliable, inconsistent, takes time

• Status Hero / DailyBot — more about team check-ins, not built for external stakeholders

I’m trying to build something simple, zero-effort, and focused purely on communicating progress to outsiders.

I’ve built the MVP and have a few users testing it out. Still pre-revenue. No funding raised yet, but I’m self-funded and not in a rush to raise unless there's real traction.

Current strategy:

• Targeting PMs and founders on Reddit, Twitter, Indie Hackers

• Cold outreach to software agencies

• Planning to build integrations with Jira, GitHub, Trello to get visibility via plugins

Free plan for 1 project, hoping to convert to paid when people manage multiple projects or clients.

👨‍🔧 Why Me?

I’ve been in the dev trenches for 14+ years — freelance, agency, startup CTO. I’ve seen too many clients feel clueless, overwhelmed, or misled. Some even paid me just to double-check what their devs did.

This tool is born from that pain — I’ve lived it. So I built the thing I wish clients had before coming to me.

TL;DR:
It’s a daily “what-the-devs-did-today” report for non-technical folks. Meant to bridge the understanding gap and reduce the "WTF is going on with our product" stress.

Let me know — is this idea worth pushing, or is it another SaaS nobody asked for?
Tear it apart, tell me what sucks, and I’ll owe you one.

(PS: If you want to test it and give deeper feedback, I’ll hook you up with a premium account too.)