| So is it a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) or DMS (Document Management System)? Something similar to offerings from EWorkOrders <https://eworkorders.com/cmms-industry-articles-eworkorders/c...> OR ARC <https://www.arcfacilities.com/product/om-documentation> Whether you learn to build it yourself or get outside help, the optimizing for low-cost (no outside funding) usually means whether accepted or not a longer timeline to competitiveness. That timeline could potentially be reduced through significant scope narrowing in terms of provided features, platforms, etc. If you think your niche customers will go for that narrowed scope and will accommodate a longer product timeline then you could build yourself but of course might go faster/smoother if you bring on outside help which may be pricey unless some heavy convincing of potential. As for building in Bubble or from scratch that depends a lot on scope and product roadmap. A Bubble app may be enough to provide value to customers while initially determining the right narrowed feature set, business model, pricing, etc. especially if deeper features might not be necessary for a few years (unless you take outside funding / accrue enough savings to expedite those features). None of this is meant to dissuade, I have though been on projects that attempt to capture a niche that isn't fulfilled by current offerings only to discover the reason why is that, that niche of customers maybe aren't exactly sure what they want or only have enterprise SAAS offerings to compare to and really just want that product for cheaper. Also there are numerous software products (especially SAAS) taken at face-value that don't look to be much more than a simple database and GUI but in reality, user access, legal requirements, privacy and security expectations, SLAs drastically increase the scope to be considered a viable option for companies. All of this dependent of course on your unique knowledge of industry and problem-space and relationships with potential customers so hope this helps give some things to consider and best of luck! |