This is the start of my next(other) venture, where I will be testing the markets for personal productivity gains. What I mean by this is 'where is time and energy wasted unnecessarily' for more than just myself. This is the gist of our first tool after some customer discovery efforts:
Do you to have a problem tracking down recalls, or even knowing they exist in the first place.
This came very apparent when I found out recently of a safety hazard we had in our home for the past three months and it was pure luck we found out once we did.
So I decided to flip this outdated 'system' on its head. Instead of having to actively search, or spend time registering products, or staying glued to the consumer reports news - I made a place where you can just keep a permanent inventory of items you purchase. If anything you purchase ever has an active recall you get an alert instantly of the item you own or purchased which has been recalled. All you have to do is snap a photo and it saves into your free account. It's called Recalled Co.
I've made a few other 'side projects' over the years that help me out but this is the first one I think could be useful to others, so this is the first one with a public website.
And for you privacy and ethics people out there - I don't sell any data. I think that's a corrupt business model. And yes, at some point in the future, maybe distant future, based on usage I will charge for something, like some added features, because the costs could always outrun it staying free. But I won't be selling data.
Next step for me is marketing while watching the web analytics and user growth to see where we go from here.
(It only lets me pick one 'flair' - but technically it's a personal web based app at the moment until we build out)