Is this a big mistake? Am I wasting my time ?
So far I have Microsoft and Google working and I can do the normal email interaction read, reply, archive etc. I also got local AI working and training on your emails (all local).
Let me know your thoughts.
PS: my target audience is developers not the general public
I don't love my email client, but I don't really hate it either. It's in the kinda-just-is category. Also, it's a hard problem, more a lot of hard problems with "corners"; but, a super learning experience if you do it. Dealing with goofy protocols, networks, etc. will probably stand you in good stead whatever the outcome.
Go ahead. But, don't expect much apart from good personal growth.
dack•1mo ago
if you really want to sell it, you should probably make sure that you have customers willing to pay, which means talking to potential customers and getting them on a waitlist. i think it's usually more likely that other people don't care about your software like you do (because you built it to be exactly what you want and know how it works) and even then, aren't willing to pay to use it (or pay very much)
if you're not very concerned about making money and mostly just want something nice for yourself that other people _might_ care about, then sure, go for it! i build software like that all the time
eibrahim•1mo ago
I already have it almost working with outlook and gmail accounts and have local AI working and analyzing emails and so on. it's really cool (at least for me) and can't wait to share it publicly.
I did setup a waitlist and a landing page https://www.nitroinbox.com/