ZenVoice
Web and SaaS
invoicing
SHOW HN2024
27points
9comments
#1,675of 3,515 in 2024
Top 48%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
3 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.17.
Execution: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Building and launching live on stream was impressive
From 2 comments
I followed Marc as he built ZenVoice live on his stream. It was phenomenal to watch the idea crystallize. I think ZenVoice will save merchants on Stripe lots of time manually…
dominuskelvin on HNThis makes total sense... Those Stripe PDFs are expensive! And it was great to see you building this tool from 0 to launch on your livestream. Thanks for all you share with the…
joaoaguiam on HN
Stripe PDF invoices are expensive
From 1 comment
This makes total sense... Those Stripe PDFs are expensive! And it was great to see you building this tool from 0 to launch on your livestream. Thanks for all you share with the…
joaoaguiam on HN
Objections
One-time fee may not scale as usage grows
From 1 comment
Great product but why one-time fee? I think it’ll be hard to scale this product as more users start sending invoices
DinakarS on HN
Stripe invoices are not VAT compliant in the EU
From 1 comment
It's always the person that issues the invoice (meaning the vendor on the invoice). Always. You won't get out of a fine by telling the taxman "buuuut Stripe promised". BTW Stripe…
throwaway11460 on HN
Requests
Self-hosting option
From 1 comment
Would be very interested in self-hosting as an option.
hammyhavoc on HN
Questions
Who is responsible for invoice compliance, user or ZenVoice
From 2 comments
Who is responsible for the compliance of the invoices generated through Zenvoice? The user or Zenvoice?
piterrro on HNIt's always the person that issues the invoice (meaning the vendor on the invoice). Always. You won't get out of a fine by telling the taxman "buuuut Stripe promised". BTW Stripe…
throwaway11460 on HN
Does buying give access to the source code
From 1 comment
Nice, how does it work again? Is there access to the source after buying the license or how exactly is this meant to function?
antifarben on HN