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Crustacean for Lobsters

Sayan Goswami · News

Stay up-to-date with the latest news and discussions from the Lobsters (https://lobste.rs) community, now in a beautiful and native iOS app.

$1.99 · In-app purchases

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BUSINESS MODEL
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  • START_HERE
  • AGENTS
  • EVIDENCE
  • SPEC
  • BUILD_PLAN
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Feature spec

Goal: Send a clear invoice after finishing a job.

  • Add a client, line items, a due date, and payment instructions.
  • Preview the total before exporting a PDF.
  • Keep an editable draft if export fails.

Screen plan

Invoice editor: Client at the top, editable line items in the middle, total and preview action at the bottom.

States: Empty draft, validation errors beside each field, exporting, and a retry action that preserves the draft.

Differentiate and validate

Hypothesis: Contractors need faster repeat invoices more than more templates.

First experiment: Test duplicating a previous job with five contractors. Watch where they hesitate before expanding the feature set.

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AI-GENERATED OPPORTUNITY HYPOTHESES

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Hypothesis 1

Add comment sections and user discussions

Assumption to check: Low user engagement due to lack of interactivity

Validate with people who use this workflow before building.

Hypothesis 2

Expand topics beyond lobsters to attract a broader audience

Assumption to check: Limited content variety in news topics

Validate with people who use this workflow before building.

Hypothesis 3

Implement a more attractive free trial and promotional offers

Assumption to check: High churn rates from subscription fatigue

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Hypothesis 4

Enable users to customize notification settings by topic

Assumption to check: Poor notification management

Validate with people who use this workflow before building.

App evidence

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App Store description

Stay up-to-date with the latest news and discussions from the Lobsters (https://lobste.rs) community, now in a beautiful and native iOS app. Note: This is an unofficial app. Crustacean is not affiliated to Lobsters (https://lobste.rs), but is built with love for the community. Crustacean brings you a seamless reading experience, with a clean design, sleek animations, and a native UI that feels right at home on your iPhone. You can even read previously loaded posts offline, caching ensures that you are not dependent on network connectivity to catch up with your fix of tech news. Designed specifically for Lobsters, Crustacean is the perfect companion for anyone who wants to stay engaged with the community on-the-go. Download Crustacean today and dive into the world of computing news, discussions, and community!

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Build scope

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Define the first version

Choose one audience and one core workflow. Use the kit to agree on its screens, data, and acceptance criteria before building.

Set boundaries

Decide which secondary features, integrations, and platform support can wait. Your version does not need to reproduce everything in the original.

Check the hard parts

Validate external services, specialist technology, data access, and ongoing costs for your chosen scope.

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BUILD KIT DIFFICULTY
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A reliable timeline needs an agreed scope and a technical check. Ask your agent to estimate the phases in BUILD_PLAN.md after that review.