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Hey IH! Curious about Simplified Data Queries and Automated Messaging for Stripe? Let's Chat!

Hey everyone,

I hope you're all doing well! I'm currently working on a project that I'm really excited about and I'd love to get your thoughts and insights.

Have you ever found yourself wishing you could easily query your Stripe data without having to dive into complex SQL queries? Or perhaps you've wanted a way to automate personalized messages, promotions, or discounts based on your customers' transaction history?

Well, that's exactly what I'm building! Think of it as a Stripe Sigma clone but with a twist - a user-friendly interface that allows you to query your data using natural language instead of SQL. Plus, it enables you to send scheduled messages like promotions, upsells, cross-sells, and discounts, all based on your customers transaction patterns and history.

But before diving too deep into development, I want to make sure I'm building something that truly solves your pain points.

Questions:

Have you ever struggled with querying your Stripe data using SQL or other complex methods?
What are the biggest challenges you face when trying to understand your transaction patterns and customer behavior?
How do you currently handle customer communication and engagement based on transaction history?
Feel free to share any other thoughts, ideas, or pain points you have related to managing your Stripe data and customer communication. Your feedback will be incredibly valuable in shaping the direction of this project!

Looking forward to hearing from you all and thanks in advance for your input!

on March 29, 2024
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    Hi Pystar,

    I haven't yet monetised any of my products so this isn't a problem I've faced. But I can imagine other makers with a large amount of revenue would want better ways of analyzing this data.

    Did your idea for your project come from your own personal need or do you know other people who have faced this problem?

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      Personal need mostly.
      As someone who had an ecomm store, been able to answer a question like this:

      "how much $ in revenue and refunds related to product X June 1 - June 15?"
      and more, would have been extremely useful.

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        Currently building this: https://hunchbank.com to answer such questions and more.

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          I really like the landing page and the animation, it gets the idea across so much better than any written text can.

          I think your target users for this are:

          • e-commerce stores with a decent amount of revenue, probably min $5k per month
          • stores with repeat customers
          • stores that sell items in the low to mid-price range, where people will often buy multiple items at the same time.

          As someone who has built over a dozen apps that have never gotten any traction, I would strongly advise you to validate your idea before you build any further.

          Validation doesn't only mean testing if there is a problem you can solve and that your solution solves that problem. It is validating that you are able to reach the people with those problems.

          The steps I would follow:

          1. Make a list of all the places where your target users are likely to hang out. Eg E-commerce meetups, Facebook groups or Reddit
          2. Ask them about their business, their entire business. How do they reach new customers, manage inventory, and fulfill orders, how often do they get refund requests? Ask what questions they have about their finances and inventory and how they currently find those answers.
          3. Once you have spoken to enough people, (pick a number of people you're comfortable to aim for), use their answers to create a basic MVP that solves 1 problem. Present your MVP to them and ask them to use it.
          4. If they use it, congratulations, you have your first user. If not, ask why they wouldn't use it and what needs to change. Repeat until you have something a few users want.

          Hope this helps!

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            Thanks. That does