... converting currencies by Googling exchange rates, and then chasing clients who hadn't paid. I looked at existing tools. QuickBooks felt like it was built for accountants in 2005. Wave was free but multi-currency was effectively broken. FreshBooks was decent for invoicing but had zero AI capabilities. Everything was either too simple or too complex nothing in between for how modern freelancers actually get paid. So I built what I needed: a tool that auto-detects any bank ...

... hoping the payment will come. It often doesn't - at least not on time. There are 73 million freelancers in the US alone. Almost all of them deal with this. Why existing solutions don't fix it: Invoicing tools (FreshBooks, Wave, etc.) help you send invoices. They don't help you get paid . Project management tools (Notion, Asana) track tasks, not payments. All-in-one platforms (Bonsai, HoneyBook) exist but charge 2-3% transaction fees AND monthly fees. Freelancers hate ...

... Product Hunt! I just soft-launched IndieHQ ( indiehq.org ) after getting frustrated with a recurring problem. The pain: Every January, my accountant charged me 300+ just to reformat my FreshBooks exports for UK tax authorities (HMRC). The data was all there, just in the wrong format. The solution: Built IndieHQ with proper UK tax compliance baked in: - One-click HMRC-ready exports (sales/purchases separated, VAT calculated) - Professional invoice templates with payment tracking - Built-in expense categorization - No enterprise bloat Early traction ... ... freelancers who are tired of the same accountant fee trap. Questions for the community: 1. Any other UK founders here who've dealt with this HMRC export nightmare? 2. What's your take on building ultra-niche solutions vs