Totally get that, most of us don't want a full app for something we use rarely. That's why I kept it as a PWA as it installs in KBs and doesn't take real storage.
On the "having to remember" part: if you've uploaded a receipt once, SlipCrate sends expiry nudges (30, 15, 7, and 1 day before). I can include the app name in the notification so it's obvious where it came from.
I'm also exploring light-touch options so you don't have to remember at all: optional monthly email/push "bought anything new?" reminder, email-forwarding of receipts, or a unique upload address. If you had to pick one "least annoying" flow, which would it be?
True, most people won’t share their low-maintenance money makers, and I get why. But honestly, I believe that it comes down to how well you can sell and distribute your product. Everyone has their own ideas, their own judgment, and most are too busy with their own thing to worry about someone else copying them. And if someone’s already doing well with a low-maintenance tool, they’re probably not losing sleep over competition; they’re already ahead.
Honestly, building solo has taken a toll on me in ways I didn’t expect. I feel like I’ve lost parts of my personality, especially the part that used to come naturally when talking to people. I was always good at conversations. I still manage in virtual calls and meetings, but it doesn’t feel the same anymore. The essence is missing. Nobody warns you about how lonely it gets. But also… no one tells you how free it feels, to pivot, to mess up, to chase ideas without anyone’s permission. It is weirdly both isolating and empowering. At the end of the day, I think it comes down to peace and self-satisfaction. Embrace the solitude, or get lost in the noise. Still figuring out which one wins.
I resonate with this in a major way. A couple of times now we have received feedback around the product, branding etc when I've gone from not even considering any changes to the new direction being fully implemented within the product in 48H. This was unthinkable when you were part of a "machine" within a larger enterprise however nimble it may have been. The internal friction that comes up whenever you're thinking about a product change - because of the PTSD from the drawn out discussions in my prior roles - almost needs to be unlearned and coaxed out!
Feels like we’re not just building products, but also unlearning layers of corporate conditioning. And maybe, in that process, we’re slowly rebuilding ourselves too, quieter, leaner, but closer to the core.
