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Ask HN: I want to create a clone of a popular software, should I?
As the title says, I think I could create a pretty decent applicant tracking system. Think Lever, Workable, etc.
I think I could get some good the features within two weeks.
What are the pros / cons of doing this?
Any suggestions?
Should I start selling it before building it?
Do you think there is a lacking feature?
Should I target big corp or small startups?
- duxup 8y agoIf it a side project and the intent is education / experience (for you) first and foremost then have at it. Selling it before you start building it.... I'm not sure you want the customers reckless enough to buy something sight unseen. When I worked in networking the customers who bought a bunch of equipment without thinking much were support nightmares as they always deployed the wrong hardware in the wrong place and now it "didn't work". But if you are going to do this I'd appreciate it if you could hard code some magic words that would get me a job...
- helloiloveyou 8y agoif(user.name == duxup) { hires[0] = user; return; } Yes, i've built a number of projects. Maybe this can teach me something about searching across documents (pdf) and stuff. Do you think there is space in the market? What are your favourite features of the products? (this questions goes for you and anyone who reads this)
- duxup 8y agoThat market is not my area of expertise at all, but best of luck to you. If you've got time... never hurts to have something show off even if it doesn't work out, but it also sounds like you're quite capable / would have plenty of that ;) Great username by the way.