Top Painpoints Today
- 1. Hackathon judging is still done in Google Sheets in 2026Hackathon judging is still done in Google Sheets in 2026
Judges fight over a shared spreadsheet. Rubrics get ignored. The winner is whoever pitches loudest. Surely there's a better way.
- 2. An AI rubber duck that pushes back instead of agreeingAn AI rubber duck that pushes back instead of agreeing
Cursor and Copilot are yes-men. I want a coding assistant that says 'this is the wrong abstraction, here's why' and means it.
- 3. There's no good way to split bills with Touch 'n Go eWalletThere's no good way to split bills with Touch 'n Go eWallet
Every makan session ends with someone Googling for a calculator. The official app does not have a clean group-split feature.
- 4. I can't export a year of Grab receipts for tax filingI can't export a year of Grab receipts for tax filing
Every freelancer in Malaysia does this manually. Screenshot, type into spreadsheet, repeat 200 times. Painful and stupid.
- 5. AI meeting recorder that respects which channel you're talking onAI meeting recorder that respects which channel you're talking on
I want one tool that records Zoom, Meet, Teams, and in-person meetings and stops when I switch context. Otter records everything indiscriminately.
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Yesterday's Top Painpoints
- 1. Would you pay $9/mo for a Postman built for Supabase edge functions?Would you pay $9/mo for a Postman built for Supabase edge functions?
Hot-reload, typed payloads from your database schema, RLS preview, log streaming. Currently I tab between five tools.
- 2. Smart plug that tells you the RM cost of leaving the AC onSmart plug that tells you the RM cost of leaving the AC on
Existing smart plugs measure watts. Nobody knows what 1.2kW means in ringgit. Show me the actual TNB bill impact in real time.
- 3. Built an invoice app for freelancers in SEA — is the wedge tight enough?Built an invoice app for freelancers in SEA — is the wedge tight enough?
MYR, SGD, IDR, PHP invoicing with local tax templates. Looking for honest critique before I quit my job to do this full time.
Last Week's Top Painpoints
- 1. Hackathon judging is still done in Google Sheets in 2026Hackathon judging is still done in Google Sheets in 2026
Judges fight over a shared spreadsheet. Rubrics get ignored. The winner is whoever pitches loudest. Surely there's a better way.
- 2. An AI rubber duck that pushes back instead of agreeingAn AI rubber duck that pushes back instead of agreeing
Cursor and Copilot are yes-men. I want a coding assistant that says 'this is the wrong abstraction, here's why' and means it.
- 3. There's no good way to split bills with Touch 'n Go eWalletThere's no good way to split bills with Touch 'n Go eWallet
Every makan session ends with someone Googling for a calculator. The official app does not have a clean group-split feature.
- 4. I can't export a year of Grab receipts for tax filingI can't export a year of Grab receipts for tax filing
Every freelancer in Malaysia does this manually. Screenshot, type into spreadsheet, repeat 200 times. Painful and stupid.
- 5. AI meeting recorder that respects which channel you're talking onAI meeting recorder that respects which channel you're talking on
I want one tool that records Zoom, Meet, Teams, and in-person meetings and stops when I switch context. Otter records everything indiscriminately.
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Last Month's Top Painpoints
- 1. I can't export a year of Grab receipts for tax filingI can't export a year of Grab receipts for tax filing
Every freelancer in Malaysia does this manually. Screenshot, type into spreadsheet, repeat 200 times. Painful and stupid.
- 2. AI meeting recorder that respects which channel you're talking onAI meeting recorder that respects which channel you're talking on
I want one tool that records Zoom, Meet, Teams, and in-person meetings and stops when I switch context. Otter records everything indiscriminately.
- 3. Would you pay $9/mo for a Postman built for Supabase edge functions?Would you pay $9/mo for a Postman built for Supabase edge functions?
Hot-reload, typed payloads from your database schema, RLS preview, log streaming. Currently I tab between five tools.
- 4. Smart plug that tells you the RM cost of leaving the AC onSmart plug that tells you the RM cost of leaving the AC on
Existing smart plugs measure watts. Nobody knows what 1.2kW means in ringgit. Show me the actual TNB bill impact in real time.
- 5. Built an invoice app for freelancers in SEA — is the wedge tight enough?Built an invoice app for freelancers in SEA — is the wedge tight enough?
MYR, SGD, IDR, PHP invoicing with local tax templates. Looking for honest critique before I quit my job to do this full time.