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Your MVP doesn’t need to be tested by 1,000 people. It needs to be tested by 5 the right ones.
Find 5 people who actually have the problem, put the app in their hands, and watch them use it without helping. Don’t explain, don’t hint, just stay quiet. 👀
You’ll see the same confusion repeat by person 3. That’s your top fix, and it costs you one afternoon instead of one failed launch ☕
Early feedback isn’t about volume. It’s about watching real people get stuck
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Clean layout pure focus
The work is the easy part.
As a freelancer, the hard part is everything around the actual work: finding work that fits, pitching it well, following up at the right time, and making sure you actually get paid. Most tools help you manage projects you already have. Very few help with the rest.
So I built Rendr, a Mac app for the business side of freelancing. Today I'm opening a small private beta.
Here's what it does:
→ Job finder: Searches open job boards, the careers pages of companies you want to work for, and your Contra feed, then scores each posting against your resume and explains why it fits.
→ Site audits: Paste a business's website and Rendr checks its speed, search basics and accessibility, then writes a review and a short outreach email.
→ Applications: A tailored resume, cover letter and application answers in about a minute. Every line comes from your real resume and shows where it came from.
→ Proposals and Pipeline: Track every lead to a signed proposal, draft proposals with packages and pricing, and get a follow-up drafted when a proposal goes quiet.
→ Money: See what's come in, which invoices are open or overdue, and every subscription you pay for, with a heads-up before renewals.
→ Command: Your day in order, with a short daily briefing.
With many more features to come!
It's private by design. There's no account and no Rendr server; your clients, proposals and files all stay on your Mac. AI features run on your own Claude API key, and Rendr drafts but never sends anything on your behalf.
Everyone in the beta uses it free while it runs. After the 2 month beta, this will be a one-time purchase of $79 for lifetime access. I have a personal mission to build products that accelerate people's lives, and I'm not interested in subscription models for that.
If you freelance on a Mac (macOS 12 or later), request access at gorendr.com and I'll send you the install file and invite code. I'd love your honest feedback!
love that it drafts but never sends anything on its own, that's the right call. for the site audits, where do your beta users usually find the business websites to paste in?
What if you stopped planning and just went with the vibe?
That thought sparked Elsewhere, a mood-led experience that turns how you feel, the time you have, and who you're with into ideas for what to do next. With playful visuals, an intuitive map, and Bobby, your moment-finder, the experience makes finding your next moment feel effortless.
You bring the vibe. Bobby finds the moment. All that's left is to go with it.
Concept Project: Rethinking discovery for travellers and everyday explorers, one mood at a time.
wow the UI and perfect interaction are really impressive.