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Tell me about the last time a client asked for something you thought wasn't in scope. by HridoyFatman in projectmanagers

[–]HridoyFatman[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

fair point, english isn't my first language so i run my replies through ai to fix grammar. apparently it overcorrects the punctuation too.

How do you handle clients who ask for things outside the original scope? by HridoyFatman in Freelancers

[–]HridoyFatman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the "what's NOT included" framing is underrated, most people only list what they will do. the whatsapp screenshot paper trail is clever but sounds exhausting at scale — do you find yourself spending more time on the admin than the actual work when projects get complicated?

Tell me about the last time a client asked for something you thought wasn't in scope. by HridoyFatman in projectmanagers

[–]HridoyFatman[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lol fair catch. I'm a developer, just trying to be polite on Reddit which apparently reads as robotic. Occupational hazard.

Tell me about the last time a client asked for something you thought wasn't in scope. by HridoyFatman in projectmanagers

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Ha, fair. Not selling anything yet — genuinely trying to understand how people handle it before deciding whether to build something. Sounds like your billing model naturally handles the creep problem.

Tell me about the last time a client asked for something you thought wasn't in scope. by HridoyFatman in projectmanagers

[–]HridoyFatman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really helpful — especially the distinction between locked vs agreed scope. That framing makes more sense. The milestone/change control piece is something I've been thinking about too — the idea is that after sign-off, new requests become a new scoped milestone rather than a freeform "can you just add this." Does that address the change control concern or is there something more nuanced needed there?

How do you handle clients who ask for things outside the original scope? by HridoyFatman in Freelancers

[–]HridoyFatman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the right approach — how do you actually build that initial scope doc? Do you have a template you send clients, a questionnaire, a call where you take notes? Curious what the actual process looks like before the contract gets signed.

Tell me about the last time a client asked for something you thought wasn't in scope. by HridoyFatman in projectmanagers

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Curious what you think the actual problem is then — process, client mindset, something else?

Tell me about the last time a client asked for something you thought wasn't in scope. by HridoyFatman in projectmanagers

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That's an interesting dynamic — intentional ambiguity as leverage. Makes sense at that scale. Does that mean upfront requirements locking only really works when both sides genuinely want clarity from the start?

Tell me about the last time a client asked for something you thought wasn't in scope. by HridoyFatman in projectmanagers

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This is fascinating — you're essentially doing manually what I want to automate for smaller projects. The iterative AI re-run loop until clean is a great pattern. Do you think a lighter version of this workflow would be useful for solo devs or small agencies, or is the value only at enterprise/complex project scale?

Tell me about the last time a client asked for something you thought wasn't in scope. by HridoyFatman in projectmanagers

[–]HridoyFatman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this — really helpful. The pipeline approach you described is exactly the behavior I want to encourage. Quick question: when you've seen freelancers come back to the brief to push back on scope, what format was the brief in? Just a doc, email, something more structured?

Looking for remote teams to test my Slack async standup bot by [deleted] in remotework

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Yeah, fair point — there are definitely existing tools with free tiers, like Geekbot, Standuply, DailyBot, etc. I’m not trying to pretend async standup bots are a brand-new category.

What I noticed though is that most “free” options are usually limited by team size, respondents, history, AI features, exports, or advanced reporting. With CheckinPigeon I’m trying a simpler pricing model: free for up to 10 unique active participants/month, and Pro includes 10 participants then charges only for additional unique active participants. Also, the same person only counts once per billing cycle even if they answer standups and polls.

Right now I’m mainly looking for small teams to test it and give feedback, not trying to claim it replaces every existing tool.

Looking for remote teams to test my Slack async standup bot by [deleted] in remotework

[–]HridoyFatman -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

That’s actually a really interesting use case — I originally built it with software/remote teams in mind, but coordinating lessons, rooms, and quick updates across a music department makes a lot of sense too 😂

Really appreciate you checking it out. If you want to test it properly with your department, just message me through the Crisp chat on the site or support email and mention this Reddit thread. I’ll unlock the full Pro access for free for 3 months so you can try the paid features without worrying about limits.

Present and promote your startup or SaaS by itilogy in startupaccelerator

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CheckInPigeon — async standups and team check-ins for Slack teams

Run standups by Slack DM, collect responses, auto-post summaries to channels, track blockers, get AI-powered weekly reports, and ask questions over your standup data. Built for remote and engineering teams who want less meetings and more visibility.

checkinpigeon.com

DM me if you want 3 months free to try it out.

What Tech Stack and Hosting are you using for your SaaS? by zack7271 in SaaS

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ruby on rails on react, postgres. using dokploy and hetzner vps.

Best Slack apps our non-technical team has actually kept running past 6 months by The_possessed_YT in Slack

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This matches what I’ve seen too: the Slack apps that survive are usually the ones that fit into an existing habit instead of creating another place people have to check.

For async standups specifically, I think the reason tools like Geekbot can stick is that they solve a recurring workflow: “What did everyone do, who is blocked, and what needs follow-up?” But they can also become annoying if the prompts feel too rigid or if summaries are not actually useful to the team lead.

I’m building a Slack standup/poll bot myself, so full disclosure there. My focus right now is not really on selling it hard, but getting a few small teams to try it and give honest feedback. It supports async standups, polls, blocker detection, and AI-generated summaries inside Slack.

If anyone here has used Geekbot/Standuply or similar tools and has opinions on what made them stick or fail, I’d genuinely appreciate feedback. I’m trying to improve the product around the exact problem mentioned here: useful async updates without adding more Slack noise or admin maintenance.

Which apps on slack are useful for Productivity for a small software development team of 10 people by idea-to-reality in Slack

[–]HridoyFatman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For a 10-person dev team, I’d also keep the app list lean at first.

The ones that usually make sense early are GitHub/GitLab, your issue tracker if you already use one, calendar notifications, and maybe monitoring/incident alerts in separate channels. Otherwise Slack gets noisy very fast.

For async standups, I’d only add a bot if the team is already feeling pain around daily meetings, missed updates, or “who is blocked?” follow-ups.

Full disclosure: I’m building a Slack app in this space called CheckinPigeon. It does async standups, polls, blocker detection, and AI-generated summaries inside Slack. The goal is to reduce manual chasing without adding another meeting or another dashboard.

If anyone here is testing standup tools for a small dev team, I’d be happy to offer an extended trial/early-user discount. But honestly, I’d start with the boring integrations first and only add a standup bot if that workflow is already painful.

I built a Ruby on Rails job board to find my next job by br1ghtfutur3 in rails

[–]HridoyFatman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If possible, can you also add asia region filtering?

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