12 months of weekend building, sudden layoff. Today, I’m finally launching.
Hey r/SaaS,
Founder here. For the last year, I’ve been working on a new type of form builder.. Last month, I got hit with a surprise layoff from my dev job.
Instead of jumping straight back into the job hunt, I decided to double down. I’ve spent the last few weeks in a total sprint to get this thing live. Today, I’m finally shipping.
The Product
it’s basically typeform meets tally. You get the full freedom of a tally-style editor (drop in images, tables, and titles anywhere) but with the high-converting, "one question at a time" experience of typeform.
Check it out here (No signup required): Collectform
What’s coming next:
- Integrations: Connecting to Google Sheets, n8n, and webhooks.
- Inbuilt Scheduler, handling bookings directly within the form flow.
What I learned (the hard way)
- Don’t wait for the "perfect" time to launch. I sat on this for a year, constantly convinced it needed "one more feature." In reality, I took way longer than required. The layoff was the kick I needed to realise that "perfect" is the enemy of "live."
- Friction is the ultimate conversion killer. I’ve always hated having to hand over an email just to see how a tool works. That’s why you can use the builder and see the UI without even creating an account.
Feedback & Suggestions:
I’ve been staring at this code for a year and I’m definitely biased at this point. I’d love some honest feedback on the editor, does the "tally meets typeform" flow actually feel intuitive to you? What’s missing that would make this a daily tool for you? I’m open to any and all criticism.
I’ll be hanging out in the comments to answer anything, Cheers!