StartupsJun 8, 2021
Newbootstrapg

I launched a website in less than 7 days from idea to live!

website: https://surprisegift.to ## Story 2 months ago, one of my colleagues left the company to pursue a Product Role at a startup. I wanted to buy a physical book that gives more insights and helps her in the new role but it's going to be a matter of privacy if I ask her where she lives. So, I bought an Amazon gift card, sent her the amazon product link, and asked her to buy herself, yeah not so clean job. And last year, I wanted to send something nice for my reports but couldn't do it because I cannot ask for their addresses. And few more situations like this seemed like a recurring problem. ## Execution a week later, I thought I had to solve this and built Surprise Gift along with my wife in less than a week while working our full-time jobs. ### Product A form where you can let us know what product to send them and we will generate a unique link so that you can share it with the receiver or we will request if you provide their email id. Once we receive the shipping information, we will order the product and deliver it ๐ŸŽ . Let me know if you have any questions or feedback! Orders we processed till date: 17 TC: 240k/yr YOE: 7 yrs #startup #remote #gift #colleagues

EPAM Systems HPhS66 Jun 8, 2021

Great idea!

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bootstrapg OP Jun 8, 2021

Thanks!

NVIDIA (@:@) Jun 8, 2021

If you already self-promote at least have the decency to post your TC and YOE or GTFO.

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bootstrapg OP Jun 8, 2021

haha definitely can't GTFO. I am going to update TC and YOE

NVIDIA (@:@) Jun 8, 2021

BTW, good idea ๐Ÿ‘

Wayfair vMHr04 Jun 8, 2021

Good job! This is really helpful to connect back with colleagues during remote

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bootstrapg OP Jun 8, 2021

Thanks, yes it really does. I got great feedback especially from people who gifted remote colleagues.

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treki Jun 8, 2021

Good , i have exactly same idea on my product that i am building but it's not gifts.

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bootstrapg OP Jun 8, 2021

Thanks, Good luck with your app :)

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tampaa Jun 8, 2021

Typical gift is $20-$25 so $3 is 12-16% overhead so think about it.

Microsoft kya baat Jun 8, 2021

Sorry if I fail to understand a little here. What problem does it solve? The receiver needs to still provide address but not to the sender but to you.

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bootstrapg OP Jun 8, 2021

Yes, exactly. The receiver needs to provide the address but to me (website). This way privacy between sender/receiver is respected.

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treki Jun 8, 2021

It does , you can send gift to your LinkedIn or other random business contacts so there is value. Problem is with returns and refunds.

Amazon HjOd38 Jun 8, 2021

Very nice idea! Good luck.

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bootstrapg OP Jun 8, 2021

Thanks!

Amazon overclock๐Ÿ’ป Jun 8, 2021

Great idea !

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bootstrapg OP Jun 8, 2021

Thanks!

Salesforce cNpN62 Jun 8, 2021

Great. What tech stack did u use to build this and made it to production ?

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bootstrapg OP Jun 8, 2021

I used the following to get the product live asap. Front End: tailwindui.com (paid) Backend: Laravel framework. For transactional emails: Mailgun. For the logo: looka.com For Privacy, terms of service pages: https://getterms.io/

Salesforce cNpN62 Jun 8, 2021

Awesome. Thank you very much. Great idea though.

Broadcom Ltd. ๐ŸŽ & ๐ŸŠ Jun 8, 2021

Good idea - revenue leaks by 2 payments , value and product returns not scalable . IMO It's better to be a platform based prepaid affiliate marketing site and not handle logistics and complete return or warranty liabilities.

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bootstrapg OP Jun 8, 2021

Thats true, you are absolutely right. I got step by step plans once we reach ~50 consistent orders a month.

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bootstrapg OP Jun 8, 2021

Also love the suggestion on affiliate marketing

Amazon lucyfer Jun 8, 2021

Nice idea! Good luck to you OP

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bootstrapg OP Jun 8, 2021

Thanks