Let's experiment with the other side of the marketplace: a thread for people and companies who are actively looking to buy a solution for a problem they have.
This is for founders, managers, and engineers who have a budget and are tired of searching for the right tool, library, or service. It's also for builders and vendors to find qualified leads for problems they genuinely solve.
Guidelines: - For Buyers: Please post a top-level comment describing your need. Follow the template below to give solution providers the best context.
- For Sellers/Builders: Please reply directly to a buyer's comment if you have a relevant solution. Do not post a top-level comment to advertise your product.
Buyer Template (please use this in your top-level comment):
PROBLEM: (Be specific. Instead of "I need a CRM," try "I need a lightweight, self-hostable CRM for a 3-person dev tools company that primarily integrates with GitHub and Slack. Salesforce is too complex.") BUDGET: (e.g., "$50-$200/month", "Up to $5,000 one-time for a perpetual license", "Flexible for the right solution.")
WHAT I'VE TRIED: (e.g., "We've tried HubSpot but found it too marketing-focused. We looked at Close but the per-seat pricing doesn't work for us. We've considered building our own but would rather not.")
IDEAL SOLUTION: (Describe what the perfect solution would look like. e.g., "An open-source tool with optional paid support, or a SaaS with a transparent API and fair pricing. Must have a clean, fast UI.")
CONTACT: (e.g., "My contact info is in my profile," or "Reply here and I'll reach out," or "email me at hn-buying[at]mydomain.com")
cranberryturkey•4mo ago