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Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)

261 points david927 | 4 comments | 23 Feb 25 23:00 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

What are you working on? Any new ideas that you're thinking about?
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modo_mario ◴[24 Feb 25 10:44 UTC] No.43158048[source]▶
After work hours I'm continuing work on my Saas for hairdressers. There's some big players there but I feel like I can at least still try.

I'm honestly really surprised about how much I get stuck on business logic decisions. I went into this thinking making appointments, basic managing of employees and all that would be simple and relatively similar across salons.

Additionally I'm considering where I should move to. I wish to live in a place where owning substantial land for homesteading in a relatively climate safe area (relatively doing a lot of work there but imagine not already arid or with high storm risk) is not completely out of grasp. My region of Belgium is too densely populated for this. Even if I'm not moving to a different country even next year I figured it's the kind of thing that takes a stupid amount of preplanning.

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konschubert ◴[24 Feb 25 12:06 UTC] No.43158590[source]▶
Hey,what do you do sounds interesting. Do you have clients already?
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1. modo_mario ◴[24 Feb 25 12:32 UTC] No.43158777[source]▶
I don't. I hope to go around to discuss stuff at local salons that use competitors next week and hope to garner some first interest along my expected feedback.

I also already know from an insider that a decently sized Belgian chain has people really frustrated with Salonised so I hope to get my foot in the door there. However before I try that it needs to be a bit more than an MVP.

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2. konschubert ◴[24 Feb 25 12:35 UTC] No.43158806[source]▶
Talking to local salons is a great next step, i hope you will get some good feedback!
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3. modo_mario ◴[24 Feb 25 13:14 UTC] No.43159165[source]▶
Thank you very much.

Even tho I'm a rather smooth talker and potential salesperson it took me a fair bit of courage building initially to actually approach people about my product. I'm sure that'll get better with experience.

Down the line even if I hope to catch most customers trough unpersonal means such as online advertising, mailing, etc I'll still have to simply try and approach many larger business/chains directly.

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4. konschubert ◴[24 Feb 25 13:43 UTC] No.43159464{3}[source]▶
It’s scary, but I think most people react rather positively once they understand that you aren’t trying to force them into something, but rather are trying to see if it’s possible to create a positive - sum result for both parties.