[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":870},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-20798003":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":27,"sentiment":28,"stance_mix":29,"scored_comments":34,"aspects":35,"strip":48,"post_text":49,"what":50,"said":111,"maker_in_thread":253,"shape":262,"grid":267,"attempts":828,"same_week":834,"maker_shows":41,"maker_hidden":862,"reader_version":863,"card":864},"20798003","Wobaka","A CRM system to make sales fun","title","Show HN: I made a CRM system to make sales fun","https:\u002F\u002Fwobaka.com","wobaka.com","drikerf",1566803608,2019,275,206,119,2195,6,"legend","web_saas","crm","web_app",[21,24,25,26],"small business","sales pipeline","contact management","mixed",-0.151,{"positive":30,"neutral":31,"mixed":32,"critical":33},17,32,2,27,78,{"pricing":36,"idea":37,"design":40,"privacy":42,"execution":44,"docs":46},{"positive":32,"critical":18},{"positive":38,"critical":39},3,8,{"positive":39,"critical":41},4,{"positive":43,"critical":32},0,{"positive":45,"critical":45},1,{"positive":43,"critical":47},5,[43,43,43,43,43,43,32,38,43,43,43,43,38,47,43,45,43,43,38,32,47,32,45,38,45,38,45,45,32,45,32,38,41,32,47,38,47,32,38,43],null,{"problem":51,"audience":61,"pricing":70,"motivation":79,"time_to_build":49,"stack":83,"openness":108,"stage":109,"team_size":110},{"value":52,"source":53,"evidence":54},"Existing CRMs are not enjoyable or easy to use for small businesses","maker",[55,58],{"id":56,"by":11,"text":57},"20817032","Because I don't like it. And for small businesses I don't think it makes sense because team members end up sharing accounts and it just becomes a mess of who did what. I'm…",{"id":59,"by":11,"text":60},"20798644","Thanks! I know there are many CRMs out there. I'm trying to build one that I enjoy using and that is specifically made for small businesses. This way I can remove a lot of the…",{"value":62,"source":53,"evidence":63},"Small businesses and makers",[64,67],{"id":65,"by":11,"text":66},"20800166","I don't think that big of a firm will sign up. I'm building a CRM for small businesses and makers. I don't think that large firms would enjoy it.",{"id":68,"by":11,"text":69},"20802274","Hey! The company is just me and I'm not trying to land huge customers. Therefore I need no marketing or customer support team. I'm building it for myself and other small…",{"value":71,"source":53,"evidence":72},"$49 per month for the whole team, with a 7-day free trial",[73,76],{"id":74,"by":11,"text":75},"20799815","Hey! Thanks for your feedback! I just want to mention that Wobaka is $49 for all of your team, not per user. So if you're more than 3 users it's not more expensive :).",{"id":77,"by":11,"text":78},"20799094","I just picked a number. I want to offer a way to try it for free. However, My focus is to provide the best possible experience and support for paying customers, and I can't…",{"value":80,"source":53,"evidence":81},"Build a CRM the maker enjoys using, for small businesses",[82],{"id":59,"by":11,"text":60},[84,93,98,102],{"value":85,"source":53,"evidence":86},"Clojure",[87,90],{"id":88,"by":11,"text":89},"20800188","Thank you! It's Clojure + ClojureScript, using a view library called Rum :).",{"id":91,"by":11,"text":92},"20799189","Backend is Clojure, frontend is ClojureScript :).",{"value":94,"source":53,"evidence":95},"ClojureScript",[96,97],{"id":88,"by":11,"text":89},{"id":91,"by":11,"text":92},{"value":99,"source":53,"evidence":100},"Rum view library",[101],{"id":88,"by":11,"text":89},{"value":103,"source":53,"evidence":104},"Garden for CSS",[105],{"id":106,"by":11,"text":107},"20800993","Yes! I use Rum :). Also Garden for CSS so it's 100% Clojure :D.","paid","launched","solo",{"praise":112,"objections":140,"requests":190,"questions":214,"alternatives":226},[113,129],{"value":114,"source":115,"evidence":116},"Clean, attractive UI","commenter",[117,121,125],{"id":118,"by":119,"text":120},"20799616","rrggrr","As someone who evaluates CRMs pretty much for a living I'm sad to report there's nothing new here. Great UI - Kudos. 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I don't really want to compete on price so that's why I'm not highlighting it more. I just want to speak to small business owners :). 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