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Building tools for people obsessed with time (but who also watch Netflix)

r/Entrepreneur
7/3/2025

SAAS TOOLS

SaaSURLCategoryFeatures/Notes
No specific tools mentionedN/AN/AN/A

USER NEEDS

Pain Points:

  • Difficulty balancing productivity and entertainment/social activities
  • Risk of burnout from poor planning
  • Lack of tools that integrate both serious task management and leisure scheduling

Problems to Solve:

  • Creating a unified system for managing tasks, entertainment, and social commitments
  • Preventing scheduling conflicts between work and leisure
  • Maintaining productivity without sacrificing downtime

Potential Solutions:

  • Developing tools with smart splitting features for time allocation
  • Implementing conflict resolution mechanisms for schedules
  • Integrating entertainment scheduling (e.g. Netflix episodes) with task management

GROWTH FACTORS

Effective Strategies:

  • Targeting niche markets between productivity and lifestyle
  • Balancing serious features with leisure-oriented functionality

Marketing & Acquisition:

  • Community engagement in relevant subreddits (implied by OP's post)
  • Showcasing unique value proposition of hybrid productivity/leisure tool

Monetization & Product:

  • Potential freemium model with premium scheduling features
  • Developing smart conflict resolution as key differentiator

User Engagement:

  • Building anticipation through pre-launch community interactions
  • Addressing specific user needs expressed in niche communities