I had a perfume problem. Unfortunately, I decided to solve it.
I’m Sahil from a small village in Himachal. 10 days ago, I didn’t know how web apps worked, couldn’t code. I was trying to start a perfume brand and got stuck in the same mess every new founder probably hates: suppliers, oils, bottles, packaging, pricing, legal stuff… 20 tabs open and still no idea what to do.
So I came up with Banalo.Business
There was just one problem: my friend, who could actually build it, was busy with his own product 😭
So I did the only thing I knew how to do.
I started selling the idea before we even had the product. I posted about it on social media.
Within 72 hours, 300+ people messaged saying they wanted it.
I showed my friend. Then basically moved into his workspace until we launched. 😂
2 days ago, Banalo went live.
6 people have already paid ₹499.
The product is still rough. I know there’s a lot to improve.
But I learned something I didn’t know 10 days ago:
You don’t always need the product first. Sometimes you just need to find out if people want it badly enough.
Now the real fun starts.
What would you build next if this was yours?
Tell me what’s missing, what’s useless or what you’d completely rip apart.
I’m actually listening...👀
SuperBased
Think Wispr Flow-style dictation + AI-powered screen capture in one tool
Comments (4)
It is hard to tell 🤷🏻♂️ Because other than it is something about perfume you have share very little information about your business. It is listed here on SaaS Hive? 🤔
ha fair, i wasn't clear. perfume was just what i was originally trying to start myself and where i got stuck. banalo.business is the actual product. it helps first time founders get through that same messy early stage (suppliers, pricing, legal, sourcing) that i hit trying to launch that perfume brand.
yep it's listed here on SaaS Hive, just didn't explain it well maybe in my thread.
What stands out to me most is that you validated the painful part before investing heavily in the solution. Getting 300+ people interested and then converting 6 into paying users this early is much more meaningful than getting a lot of likes on an idea post.
If this were mine, I’d focus next on making Banalo.Business feel less like “a lot of startup information in one place” and more like a decision-making system. New founders usually don’t just need more information — they need to know what to do first, what can wait, what applies to their specific business, and what mistakes are expensive.
I’d especially experiment with a personalized roadmap: someone says what they’re trying to start, their location, budget, and current stage, and Banalo gives them a prioritized checklist with suppliers, legal requirements, expected costs, and the next few actions.
I’d also pay very close attention to those first 6 paying users. What made them pay instead of just saying the idea sounded useful? What do they use repeatedly? Where do they still leave Banalo and open Google or another tool? Those answers could tell you much more than another 300 signups.
And I wouldn’t rush to add too many features yet. You already proved there is interest. Now I’d try to prove that people complete more of their business setup because Banalo exists.
Really curious: out of those first paying users, are they mostly starting product businesses like your perfume idea, or are you already seeing completely different types of businesses?
This is one of the most useful comments i've gotten on this post, genuinely taking notes.
The "decision making system, not information dump" framing is exactly the gap i've been feeling but hadn't articulated that clearly. people don't need more info, they need to know what to do first. that's a much sharper way to think about the roadmap than what i had in my head.
On your question, right now it's perfume only. haven't expanded to other business types yet, honestly because finding reliable suppliers is hard enough within one category, doing that across many at once would break things fast. staying narrow on purpose for now.
And you're right that i should be spending more time with those 6 than chasing new signups. haven't directly asked them what made them pay vs. just say "cool idea." doing that this week.
The personalized roadmap idea is probably the single most useful suggestion i've gotten since launch.
Thank you for actually sitting with this instead of just skimming it.
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