Total Business Communication App

[BigBrianC]

Hello Everyone. I have an idea for an app, designed to serve businesses of all sizes. It will focus on communication of employees, task management, employee reviews, and could even branch to other areas such as payroll, sales and client interaction. It will have limitless expansion potential. These will be the features I implement upon creation: Joinable groups that allow companies and departments to join, IM System, Messaging/Inbox system, an employee review system, a calendar, a task management system where managers can assign tasks to employee(s), feedback system for tasks, and it will have sharing options to cloud services like Dropbox and Google Drive. There are already apps that do these things seperately, but no apps combine all features like I want to do. What is everyone's thoughts? Ill be throwing up a landing page soon to gauge more interest as well. Also, can i get some name criticism? I was thinking about "Offitalk" but im the worst at namings.

 

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[thidr0]

If you had to pick, what is the one thing this app does very very well? A solution that does everything kind of well will probably do no one thing very well. Doesn't sound very focused. And maybe pick a niche market to go after -- like Dan from the Foundation who made a lead management system for real estate. He can easily branch out from there.

 

[BigBrianC]

The primary use at first would be task management and communication. Once I nail that down, then I could expand, thatd be my growth strategy as a product

 

[thidr0]

The primary use at first would be task management and communication. Once I nail that down, then I could expand, thatd be my growth strategy as a product

Cool. How is it 10x better than any of the competitors? (Asana, trello, Basecamp, etc.)

 

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[BigBrianC]

Thats where the expansion would come. Id start with task management, communication, etc. Do some stuff a bit different, make a high quality product, be a true competitor to them in terms of value and quality Then, once I make a high quality product, spread and become an ecompassing app. I know what you're saying but the plan would be to build slow and steadily as an ecompassing business service and combine the best parts of established apps. Eliminate the needfor 5 different business apps.

 

[Fenix]

Eliminate the difference of 5 different business apps, because you'd build 1 that cover all this 5 needs it's a very good idea if all this need are strong.

A great example of this is the IPhone: MP3 player, camera, telephone and computer all in 1.

It worked because it's more comfortable and cheaper than by 5 good separate devices.

If you can show that your product is more comfortable and/or cheaper, you could have a winning horse.

Be open to the option of creating a trial period to make costumers understand your product.

Can I suggest you something else?

Make different offerts, each one that satisfy just some need your product is able to cover. That because not all customers may need all the platform, or maybe they need it, but they don't know.

Finally add the upgrade option for who want more options that your platform offers.

Why am I telling all that?

Because my partner has been doing the same thing for 12 years with a different product and it's working.

Good luck


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[BigBrianC]

You're doing the same thing as in Business Com or the same thing as in trial -> upgrade as a hook? @Fenix

 

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[Fenix]

Read again the conclusion of the previous message

I had to write it in that way because I couldn't correct that part.

Now it's correct and you can read that I'm not a potential competitor


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[BigBrianC]

Oh okay, haha. Gotcha now. I'm glad because that is a solid idea and kind of what was I was pitching...Start with one and grow naturally. But I can start with one, have a free trial, get people to upgrade to a full fo that one and grow naturally that way and rinse and repeat to the full productivity app I envision.

Seems I truly need a landing page to garner interest. 1/2 here that responded liked, and only two different responses.