Launched this week
GatherStart
Client onboarding, without the CRM bloat
7 followers
Client onboarding, without the CRM bloat
7 followers
GatherStart helps freelancers onboard clients through a simple shared portal. Collect files, questionnaires, tasks, and approvals in one place—without the complexity of a CRM.
Hey, I'm JuWan! 👋
I built GatherStart because I was tired of starting every client project with scattered emails, Google Forms, and endless follow-ups.
GatherStart gives freelancers one simple portal to collect files, questionnaires, tasks, and approvals before a project begins.
No bloated CRM. Just the onboarding tools you actually need.
It's still early, so I'd really love your feedback.
Hope you find it useful! 🙌
Would love to see a built-in invoice or payment request step once onboarding wraps up. Right now I can collect everything else in the portal, but then I have to bounce out to another tool just to get paid, which kind of breaks the flow for solo freelancers like me.
@rdvantunzwcz1 Thanks, Ridvan — that makes a lot of sense. Keeping the flow from onboarding to payment in one place would be especially useful for solo freelancers. I’ve added invoice and payment requests to the roadmap.
The shared portal idea works nicely, especially the way tasks and file requests stay linked to each client. Wish I'd had this last month when half my onboarding updates were buried in email threads.
@adil1197303 Thanks, Adil! That exact problem — important onboarding details getting buried in email threads — is one of the main reasons I built GatherStart. Glad the shared portal approach resonates with you.
The shared portal idea is genuinely smart for freelancers who hate juggling DMs and email threads. Love that you kept it lightweight instead of bolting on every CRM feature under the sun.
@turgaymolldifm Thanks, Turgay! Keeping it lightweight was a deliberate choice. I wanted GatherStart to solve the messy onboarding part without turning into another complicated CRM.