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Re: Show HN: HomeSheet – easy-to-use home inventory software

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Post by fanieldanara »

greggsy wrote: post #29
toomuchtodo wrote: post #17

Consider on your roadmap a white label option for companies that might want to offer this service to customers (home insurers, primarily, although I'm sure there are other use cases). Longer sales cycle, but more recurring revenue, more sticky, less price sensitive. Charge enough to make it worth your time, but not so much that a non-tech/biz person would try to gather resources together to build it in house.

I’d be interested to see a built in OCR feature for book isbns, or games

I'm definitely considering this, especially to enhance the in-app search for finding your items quickly. I like that you mentioned book ISBNs specifically as that's not something I had considered yet. Thank you for your feedback, I'll keep it in mind going forward!

Re: Show HN: HomeSheet – easy-to-use home inventory software

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Post by fanieldanara »

tristor wrote: post #28

So, here's the thing, I would love to use something like this. This is an area I've been trying to address with various spreadsheets for years along with crudely drawn floorplans. The biggest issue for me, is that whatever solution I go with, MUST export to an editable spreadsheet format (export to XLSX preferred). For me, this is the type of information I want to export to multiple storage places for backup, and kee…

I hear you loud and clear! This is the type of information I think everyone should have in their fire safe. The PDF reporting feature I'm working is great for the print it and put it in the fire safe use case. I've also come to learn that many others are interested in spreadsheet exports, too. This is a use case I want to not only support, but also encourage.

I can provide sqlite exports of your data via a support request at any time, additional export options are a priority for my next release cycle. If you want to shoot me an email at daniel@fanara.co, I'd be happy to reach out and let you know when these features go live!

Re: Show HN: HomeSheet – easy-to-use home inventory software

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Post by Ricapar »

fanieldanara wrote: post #32
tristor wrote: post #28

So, here's the thing, I would love to use something like this. This is an area I've been trying to address with various spreadsheets for years along with crudely drawn floorplans. The biggest issue for me, is that whatever solution I go with, MUST export to an editable spreadsheet format (export to XLSX preferred). For me, this is the type of information I want to export to multiple storage places for backup, and kee…

I hear you loud and clear! This is the type of information I think everyone should have in their fire safe. The PDF reporting feature I'm working is great for the print it and put it in the fire safe use case. I've also come to learn that many others are interested in spreadsheet exports, too. This is a use case I want to not only support, but also encourage. I can provide sqlite exports of your data via a support re…

The PDF export feature sounds great - but even something simpler like a CSV, JSON, heck even XML would give others a lot more freedom to handle the data however which they choose.

Re: Show HN: HomeSheet – easy-to-use home inventory software

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Post by fanieldanara »

whm wrote: post #27

I have been working on something similar for the generic 'collector of XYZ' type group. This looks quite nice and I do like the 'simplicity' of the interface. One of the issues I've come across is the different uses people may have for this. A home inventory could be a 'simple' list of objects to one person, but to another they might want to have a number of bits of metadata for the item. For instance, a TV might hav…

I appreciate your perspective from already creating something similar, I'll consider this moving forward. More verbose audit logs are a great idea and I'll add that to the feature board, thanks!

Re: Show HN: HomeSheet – easy-to-use home inventory software

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Post by djbusby »

fanieldanara wrote: post #31
greggsy wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’d be interested to see a built in OCR feature for book isbns, or games

I'm definitely considering this, especially to enhance the in-app search for finding your items quickly. I like that you mentioned book ISBNs specifically as that's not something I had considered yet. Thank you for your feedback, I'll keep it in mind going forward!

You could integrate with the entire UPC/GS1 database.

Re: Show HN: HomeSheet – easy-to-use home inventory software

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Post by isuguitar12 »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #17

Consider on your roadmap a white label option for companies that might want to offer this service to customers (home insurers, primarily, although I'm sure there are other use cases). Longer sales cycle, but more recurring revenue, more sticky, less price sensitive. Charge enough to make it worth your time, but not so much that a non-tech/biz person would try to gather resources together to build it in house.

American Family Insurance used to offer an app for this called DreamVault (https://appadvice.com/app/dreamvault/536354802). They discontinued it in 2016 shortly after I put my whole house inventory into it of course. It had enough features to make it useful but wasn't very impressive overall. There may be some perverse incentives in NOT having this service for home insurers. If you don't have a good home inventory, they can pay a reduce reimbursement amount.

Re: Show HN: HomeSheet – easy-to-use home inventory software

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Post by jimmygrapes »

mrandish wrote: post #20
gruturo wrote: post #15

I understand the SaaS model (after all, if my house burns down, I don't want the inventory to burn down with it), but this is an advertiser's (and a burglar's !!) wet dream. Any current commitments to safeguarding my privacy could be reversed in your future T&C, or you may be acquired (User data included) by a company with wildly different priorities. How could you convince me that the data will always be properly sa…

That's a potential objection that didn't occur to me. I think the reason why is that the vast majority of home break-ins and burglaries aren't premeditated. They are addicts seeking stuff they can quickly sell for cash or random crimes of opportunity. Not criminal masterminds or international jewel thieves. If it is a common concern I imagine the company could offer an encrypted option where the cloud data is never p…

I believe it's the availability of the information (or lack thereof) that contributes to the low rate of intentional burglary. Addicts and opportunists don't generally know ahead of time which place has what stuff worth stealing, for now. If that data was available to them somehow, they might be more choosy, and you'd also increase the type of premeditated burglary that is currently kept low by the risk/reward balance leaning strongly towards risk.

Re: Show HN: HomeSheet – easy-to-use home inventory software

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gruturo wrote: post #15

I understand the SaaS model (after all, if my house burns down, I don't want the inventory to burn down with it), but this is an advertiser's (and a burglar's !!) wet dream. Any current commitments to safeguarding my privacy could be reversed in your future T&C, or you may be acquired (User data included) by a company with wildly different priorities. How could you convince me that the data will always be properly sa…

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