FAQ - shivan.dev

| Question | Answer | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Why don't you just build a chronic illness tracker? | I really want to - but I also really care about this problem. So I am spending time thinking about it. | | Doesn't this already exist? | Yes. It definitely does, you don't even need to look far, [Bearable](https://bearable.app/) is _great_. Although I think I might have a different and equally as important perspective than James. I come from a different part of the world, and have a different background. | | What would do differently? | I think I would place more emphasis on _taste_. [[Agency & Taste]] I think this kind of app needs to evoke a feeling every time you open it. I'm not a designer, so this would be challenging for me to get right, which is why I am slow burning it and doing the thinking. What do I mean what I say "taste" in this context? What feeling do I want to evoke? Another thing - it needs to be really easy. I mean REALLY. What interesting ways could I make it really to use whilst providing a ton of value? Ease is often a trade-off for lack of depth with apps that need a bunch of data to work. I'm thinking - take pictures of your meds, blood results etc. Swipe to "take" meds. Gentle push notifs with immediate actions. Weekly roundup. One click symptoms? No scrolling / extra typing if you don't want to. | | Be realistic - you can't just build something and expect people to use it, how do you plan to market it or get people to try it? | I know a couple of people who have chronic illnesses that would try it at first. I am user #1. It _is_ B2C, so there will likely be something social. But I'm not an expert, I'll need to ask the experts I know about how I could get some traction. But I need an [[Idea]] first. | | Is this going to be a big company / startup / you want to raise funding? | No - not at first. I'm very lucky to be in a position where I can try to build this sort of thing without trying to raise money. The biggest commitment I'm going to need is my own focus, time and care. My hope is that I can help some people, and make a couple of bucks on providing some deeper functionality for power users. My goal is to provide the comprehensive set of services that solve the core problem for FREE. | | What about AI? Gonna be using that? | Of course! (Joke) Maybe is the more correct answer. I've personally used ChatGPT to manage some HA symptoms. Obviously not a doctor, but with enough context its quite good at helping me calm down a bit. |