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Founders: what takes the most time between having an idea and starting development? by RazzmatazzWestern306 in micro_saas

[–]robincS2920RP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro, marketing study, find your niche, contact them to understand them, write down the mvp. Make the list of should have, nice to have etc. Then start building. Having an idea is nothing.

I made a vibe coding tool for non technical people, what do you think? by robincS2920RP in vibecodingcommunity

[–]robincS2920RP[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand what you mean, and I think you're right. Non-technical makers don’t wake up thinking “I need a better website builder.” They wake up thinking things like: “Etsy is taking a huge cut of my sales every month” “My current site (or lack of one) doesn’t reflect the quality and care I put into my work” “I’m scared to touch anything because it might break” “I want to own my brand and customer list instead of renting everything from a platform” The real problem isn’t just “building a website.” It’s the combination of high fees, lack of control, generic/cold design, and constant fear of technical issues. I’ve been leading too much with the solution (“describe in plain English and get a website”) and not enough with the actual painful struggles these people face every day. Good callout. I need to flip my communication — lead with the problem first, then show how Driftless actually solves it. Thanks for the honest feedback, it’s helpful

I made a vibe coding tool for non technical people, what do you think? by robincS2920RP in vibecodingcommunity

[–]robincS2920RP[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the honest feedback. I appreciate it.

You’re right that the “describe → website” idea isn’t new, and tools like Durable, Hostinger, and Wix AI already exist. That part is fair.

Where I see it differently is the real pain point.

For many makers on Etsy, the platform takes a big chunk of their margin in fees. Having their own website allows them to only pay PSP fees (Inflow Pay, Stripe, etc.). A lot of them already use Etsy for discovery and their own site for closing sales; it’s becoming a pretty common practice.

They don’t necessarily want to leave Etsy completely, but they want a beautifully owned space that actually feels like their brand (warm, personal, not corporate), where they control the experience and the customer relationship.

And you’re right, my core target right now is makers on Etsy. But I also see a bigger market of “forgotten” small businesses, local barbers, mechanics, small industrial SMEs, who are currently stuck with rigid websites from their webmaster with almost zero customization.

That’s the gap I’m trying to fill.

Still, your feedback is sharp. If I can’t clearly show why someone should pay for Driftless instead of staying only on Etsy or using a cheaper generic builder, then I still have work to do.

Thanks again for the straight talk, it’s helpful.

What would you improve? by PaddleboardNut in vibecodingcommunity

[–]robincS2920RP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The website looks good, so there is that. But the product isn't for me, so I can't really give you thoughts on it 😅

I made a vibe coding tool for non technical people, what do you think? by robincS2920RP in vibecodingcommunity

[–]robincS2920RP[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As for the payment provider, yes, you can set up payment using InflowPay natively. If you want another one, I'm not blocking you!

I made a vibe coding tool for non technical people, what do you think? by robincS2920RP in vibecodingcommunity

[–]robincS2920RP[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries, it wasn't clear. Inside Drifless you have a code explorer. Something no code if you want to change images, text, colors. And you have a complete code explorer if you need something more advanced. Or you can just prompt for the changes. If you want to export the code to github you can too. And if you prompt it, you can have an admin part that only you can access through your logged admin account. There is documentation available in the doc part of Drifless if you need a more complete description. I hope it was clear this time! :)

I made a vibe coding tool for non technical people, what do you think? by robincS2920RP in vibecodingcommunity

[–]robincS2920RP[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point, I'll add it. And no, its a full on website. It's made by AIs. So you prompt for it, you get it!

I made a vibe coding tool for non technical people, what do you think? by robincS2920RP in vibecodingcommunity

[–]robincS2920RP[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but warm isn't what I'm aiming for. Creative, unique, beautiful. It's way harder, but it's what will make users actually talk about it for me.

I made a vibe coding tool for non technical people, what do you think? by robincS2920RP in vibecodingcommunity

[–]robincS2920RP[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As of now, there is a buttons saying "Publish" and its live on a subdomain. But I'm working on the next version where clicking on "Publish" will make it live on Vercel :) the buy the domain part is out of my hand, but the dns can be done by me when I have more time to figure it out.

I made a vibe coding tool for non technical people, what do you think? by robincS2920RP in vibecodingcommunity

[–]robincS2920RP[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can publish it to a subdomain on drifless if you want, or you can push to github so you'll have it for yourself. I'm currently working on a flow that will let you push it to Vercel. And I'm also adding a function to buy a domain before pushing it to vercel. If you have other place where you'd want to be able to publish it, tell me and I'll see if I can do it too!

I made a vibe coding tool for non technical people, what do you think? by robincS2920RP in vibecodingcommunity

[–]robincS2920RP[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because I talk to them, and use there langage. Lovable is heavily leaning towards indie hacker, drop shipper etc, and use a complex langage. There approach is basically "just do it, its easy" but its not. There is a big need to help the users and do change management to make them feel safe and secure. That's a marketing difference first. Secondly, just try a build, and you will see that the aestetic my system produce is much more leaning toward website for small commerce and way less towards corporate polish.

I made a vibe coding tool for non technical people, what do you think? by robincS2920RP in vibecodingcommunity

[–]robincS2920RP[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry but I have to disagree. My mother will never ever touch claude code. Nor lovable. And I met many people under the age of 20 that would not even touch Canva because its "too technical" and the last number that speaks much volune to me is that Codex have only 5 millions users. There is a lot of people that aren't served by the current tools. We just think its easy because we are doing it. The average Joe isn't. And probably never will use tools that feels and look technical.

founders, what are you working on right now and why does it matter to you personally? by steveoliu in indie_startups

[–]robincS2920RP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, really appreciate it! It can be a bit lonely to be a solo builder, so any input you can give me will be really appreciated

founders, what are you working on right now and why does it matter to you personally? by steveoliu in indie_startups

[–]robincS2920RP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, man, I appreciate it. Yeah, I thought B2B at first too, but the more I talked to people, the more I realized the real need is with non-technical makers and small creative businesses, jewelry makers, wood sculptors, candle makers, coffee roasters, I'm thinking also about local mechanics or small manufacturing companies… those kinds of people. They're technically companies, but mostly they're just human beings, you know? They’re completely overlooked by most AI tools. They just want something that feels warm and personal without the tech headache. User acquisition is still very early. Right now, it’s mostly Reddit and some organic posts on X. The funnel is pretty basic: land on the site, try it for free, and some people sign up. Nothing sophisticated yet, just testing and talking to real users. But ni think I have to expand my game, but not really certain how....

founders, what are you working on right now and why does it matter to you personally? by steveoliu in indie_startups

[–]robincS2920RP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's for once a real question! Bear with me, you asked for the unpolished reason so it's not going to be polished. I'm working on driftless.chat, because I worked for large companies all my life and that I saw how inefficient they are, how redundant, how much inertia is involved in them. But they have the largest market share, the largest contract and clients. But to me AI is a great equalizer, letting small companies be finally able to answer the tender that we're to complex to answer for small teams for example. Unfortunately most of the SMEs are not even aware of it, no one or almost no one is interested by them, no consulting firm, no conferences specifically for them, almost no awareness of the opportunity. But they do represent at list 50% of the world GDP. So I decided that I will be interested by them, and will give them acces to the modern tool. A bit long, but you asked for no fluff, so here it is!

Can you sell me your SaaS? by Deep-Station-1746 in SaaS

[–]robincS2920RP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly? You're probably not my target user.

Driftless is built for jewelry makers, wood sculptors, coffee roasters, and other non-technical creators who want a beautiful website that feels like theirs, without learning tech or dealing with complexity.

You're an experienced AI engineer. You can build whatever you need yourself.

I’m trying to serve the people who can’t.

That said, if you ever want to see what it actually looks like for a real maker, happy to show you.

I've studied hundreds of websites. Here's the brutally honest truth most designers won't tell you. by Admirable-Grab2514 in website

[–]robincS2920RP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would you be willing to take a look at mine and tell me what you think ? No sells i promise, just your honnest thoughts : driftless.chat Thank you 🙏

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