A small hospital would be more willing to buy than bigger ones cuz the bigger ones already have a huge software that is solid (bad, but solid) and costs a ton of money
I’ve found one or two hospitals that could be potential clients, but I’m still a bit hesitant to try selling just an idea since it’s not something solid yet.
But maybe it’s all in my head, and I should just go for it anyway.
The reason I wanted to develop software like this is exactly because the ones that already exist are terrible. As a doctor, I understand the pain points we deal with every day. My goal is to create something that's 10x better, which I believe I am, based on the pain my colleagues and I have experienced
"Maybe there's a reason almost all hospital/health-related software is bloated and sucks for anyone actually using it" : actually That’s one of the reasons I decided to create what I’m working on. Once I realized there was no real connection between the software and the users (who are the ones that should be served), I came to the conclusion that I’d have to build it myself
I think I’m going to start reaching out to some potential clients even without a solid product... who knows, maybe they’ll save me financially if they like my idea, I think you're right
At first, I looked for a company to build the software from scratch, but they charged me a ridiculous amount (almost the price of a car).
So, I turned to freelance devs to help me build it step by step, and that’s what I’ve done so far (converting to USD, I’ve spent around $2.5k, but in my currency, that’s a lot lol)
Don’t you think it’d be easier to find a hospital that wants a ready-made product instead of paying to develop one? I don’t think your idea is bad, but it feels like it’d be way harder and not convincing
this would be enough to make a decent MVP (basically, just the really essential features for a minimally complete software for a small hospital).
It’ll definitely cost more if this thing works
I've iterated, and right now, I’m focusing only on the ER (emergency room) (since that’s where I spotted the problem). In the future, I plan to scale this to the rest of the areas of the hospital, but first, I need to sell the product to a small hospital that still isn’t using electronic medical records, and to solve the problem only in the ER
what do u mean "pre-sell" it ? Sell the idea first ?
I don't think this would work cuz i'd say the hospitals (even a small one) wouldn't be willing to pay for something that's not ready yet
Actually, the currency in my country (Brazil) is worth 6 times less than the dollar, so it's a pretty decent amount lol.
Also to mention : this would be enough to make a decent MVP (basically, just the really essential features for a minimally complete software for a small hospital).
I’ve found one or two hospitals that could be potential clients, but I’m still a bit hesitant to try selling just an idea since it’s not something solid yet. But maybe it’s all in my head, and I should just go for it anyway.
The reason I wanted to develop software like this is exactly because the ones that already exist are terrible. As a doctor, I understand the pain points we deal with every day. My goal is to create something that's 10x better, which I believe I am, based on the pain my colleagues and I have experienced
"Maybe there's a reason almost all hospital/health-related software is bloated and sucks for anyone actually using it" : actually That’s one of the reasons I decided to create what I’m working on. Once I realized there was no real connection between the software and the users (who are the ones that should be served), I came to the conclusion that I’d have to build it myself
I think I’m going to start reaching out to some potential clients even without a solid product... who knows, maybe they’ll save me financially if they like my idea, I think you're right