Will I hit the wall?

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Hey there,

I have been working on a Saas app since March/April 2018 and I am not sure if I am going in the right direction. Here are some facts about my app:

• It's a social media management app like Hootsuite, Buffer, etc. Currently, it looks more like AgoraPulse
• For the moment it's literally (with only subtle differences) a copy of AgoraPulse
• It only has two functionalities: publishing on Facebook and Youtube, and comment management (which is not even finished)
• There are still bugs and many things related to the technical aspect which are not resolved

I feel like it's also important to share some personal stuff about me:

• Last two years have been a little rough
• I entered the job market
• I had anxiety problems and experienced several panic attacks during the last 8 months. So some days I would be stressed because I was unable to work due to my anxieties, and then I would beat myself down because of this
• Currently, I feel like I have less anxiety and can manage myself better
• I never started any business before or any Saas app

The main problem that I see for the moment with my app is that it's only a pale copy of something that already exists. One day I saw a video of a guy who said that there is no need to innovate and that we can create a similar product and earn money by marketing it better. However, as I am approaching more and more the end of development I have more doubt about my success and feel like I am wasting my time.

Originally I wanted to put the app online for free and create a very close relationship with clients by making a video at least every two weeks. Ask them ideas and their needs on social media management and implement their ideas. However, I don't have a lot of time and the only solution that I see is to stop sleeping.

Then I thought about a feature that I wanted to develop in my app to differentiate myself, that would:

• Check all comments for a period of time on a specific social media
• Rank who commented the most and got more reactions
• Allow the client to go directly on their profile to enter in contact with them

Currently, I see two actions that I can take:

• Continue my original plan, and then implement the previous feature. The problem is that it's not original, and it's going to take more time
• Create a micro-saas app consisting of the feature I mentioned above. This seems more easy and original

What do think about this?

 

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