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I think this is a good time to compete in the finance market but don't forget your competing with a fairly entrenched opponent in Mint. I would try to focus on
by bjtitus 15y ago
I think this is a good time to compete in the finance market but don't forget your competing with a fairly entrenched opponent in Mint. I would try to focus on working in agreements/your own mobile app. Maybe take a look at Back to Black or Saver on iPhone to sync with entries from mobile phones.
If you have auto import from banks then you will need major differentiators from Mint which could be as simple as being able to easily search/manipulate transactions in a clean interface.
Without auto import from banks, you need a way to make entry effortless. I think the idea of entering transactions into a non-mobile facing app will fade. If people want to keep track of transactions manually themselves, they will enter them in a mobile app and then analyze them on their computers.
- nicksergeant 15y agoExactly my thinking. I've been doing manual-entry checking account ledgers for 10 years, and I've tried to love Mint several times. The manual entry gives me confidence that I know exactly where my money comes from / goes. The phone part is really for checking your "safe to spend" balance on the fly. I really miss that with desktop-based programs.