... year, I ve found myself increasingly burnt out by the current state of productivity tools. I downloaded a simple to-do app a while back, and it forced me to create a cloud account, sign a massive data privacy waiver, and immediately flooded my phone with heavy background sync lag and push notifications just so I could map out my daily tasks. It made me realize that modern software has a massive problem with cloud-bloat and data tracking ...

... seen a lot of makers (myself included) start building with one idea, then pivot completely after talking to users. I launched Waivify a simple digital waiver tool because I noticed yoga instructors and personal trainers still using paper or clunky PDFs for liability waivers

... thanks for sharing your story so openly. I ve found the same thing: scratching your own itch tends to lead to the most durable ideas. In my case, I was working with service-based businesses that kept sending paper waivers to clients, or using clunky PDF forms that barely worked on mobile. It was a terrible experience both for them and their customers. So I built Waivify a dead-simple digital waiver

... done early and enjoying the rest of the day Comment from Dustin Heaps(@dustinheaps): Great prompt, Ashutosh! I try to balance recharge and progress. This weekend I m polishing a few UI details on my SaaS app (Waivify digital waivers for solo pros), sketching out content for an upcoming launch, and hopefully squeezing in some quiet reading time. Curious what others are working ...

... improve search relevance for designers The platform has introduced new advertising products like Promoted Designers and Display Ads to help designers generate leads Platform fees range from 2-5% for clients and 0-3.5% for designers, with potential fee waivers for on-platform transactions Comment from Ryan Hoover(@rrhoover): I haven't dug into the details to have an informed opinion but I'm generally a fan of businesses that can align incentives and for many (most?) of the designers ... ... design community speaks by itself. Comment from Chris Messina(@chrismessina): @syswarren   @rrhoover  yeah, I think the questions are: Is this what the community wants? Are these fees reasonable? Does this move Dribbble to become more of a competitor

... community! Wanted to share the story of how we went from a failed product to $1.4M in funding, hopefully it will bring some learnings. We released Waiver, an app to block overdraft, maintenance and credit card late fees right here on PH in March of 2021. The launch didn't go particularly well, we hardly knew what we were doing, but found an accelerator program willing to take a chance on us a few months later. We managed ...