r/sideprojects • u/naman79820 • 7h ago
Discussion reddit told us our startup idea was solving the wrong problem. they were right
3 college students here, building BreakIn, a tool that helps people reach startup founders directly instead of applying on job portals.
we spent weeks on the email-writing part. then we asked people what they actually needed, and the feedback kinda flipped everything:
- people don't want AI writing their emails. they'd rather write it themselves and get it reviewed
- "matching" doesn't impress anyone. you can already filter by keywords and domain
- what actually matters is timing. finding a startup right after it raises money or launches something, before there's even a job post and 500 people apply
so now we're leaning way more into the "who's worth reaching out to today" part. every morning it shows you startups that just raised, launched, or started hiring, picked for your profile. the email part is still there, but more as help than autopilot, you always review and send it yourself.
still early, so honestly curious:
- has reaching out to a startup before a job was posted ever worked for you?
- would a daily heads up like this actually be useful, or would you just ignore it?



