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Day 5 of building a SaaS: 0 customers, giving lifetime free access to first 50 users

What I Built

StreamPulse - a payment tracking dashboard for freelancers.

Tracks payments from Stripe, PayPal, Venmo, and bank accounts in one place.

The Problem

As a freelancer, you know this pain:

  • Check Stripe to see if client paid
  • Open PayPal for different client
  • Log into Venmo for side gig
  • Check bank for wire transfer
  • Manually log everything in spreadsheet

17 minutes per day. Every day.

The Solution

One dashboard. All payments. Real-time updates.

Tech Stack:

  • React
  • Node.js
  • Plaid API (bank connections)
  • Stripe API (payment data)
  • Netlify hosting

The Reality Check

Day 5 of building in public:

  • ✅ Product is live
  • ❌ 0 paying customers
  • ❌ Got roasted on Reddit twice yesterday
  • ❓ Questioning if anyone actually needs this

The Offer

Lifetime FREE access to first 50 users.

Not a trial. Not a discount. Actually free forever.

Why?

I need to know if this solves a real problem. If 50 people use it and 5 love it, I'll keep building. If nobody uses it, I'll pivot.

What I need from you:

  • Use it for 2 weeks
  • Give me brutally honest feedback
  • If it saves you time, share a testimonial

About Me

Ex-software engineer (10 years), stay-at-home mom (6 years), Master's in CS.

Built this because I hated checking 4 apps when I freelanced.

Try It

Link: https://streampulsepay.netlify.app

First 50 only. Comment below if you're interested or have questions.

Day 6 update tomorrow.


Building in public. Following the "ship fast, learn faster" approach.

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