Get hotel-vetted badges for your SaaS—overcome solo dev distrust instantly
Solo hospitality tech founders struggle to land their first hotel customers because hotels cling to legacy systems and distrust tools built by solo developers.
TrustBadge runs micro-audits and hotel endorsements for your tool, issuing shareable badges/profiles. Hotels see peer reviews and security scores before trials, built by a 'community of trusted solo devs'. Founders use badges in pitches to close deals 3x faster.
Solo founders building SaaS or tech tools for hotels in the hospitality industry
Peer-reviewed only: Badges from real hotel GM signoffs, not self-reported.
friendly
Create profile after audit
Self + peer security review
Hotels claim & endorse tools
Public SaaS showcase with badges
Badge-embedded email/LinkedIn kits
Profile views & endorsement stats
Earn credits for endorsements
Design variations
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| saas_name | text | No |
| badge_status | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| security_score | int | No |
| public_url | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| hotel_name | text | No |
| rating | int | No |
Relationships:
/api/profilesCreate profile
/api/endorsementsSubmit endorsement
/api/profiles/:idPublic profile view
/api/badges/:profileIdGenerate badge image
/api/analyticsProfile stats
No analytics
Standard support
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 25 | 12% | $75 | $900 |
| Month 6 | 200 | 22% | $1,100 | $13,200 |
Vetted profiles that hotels can't ignore—solo dev to enterprise cred.
Email list of 50 hospitality founders from Twitter/LinkedIn: 'Free TrustBadge + featured profile?' Host AMA on r/SaaS for leads.
Reviews
Enterprise focus, slow
Fast badges + hospitality niche
Network effects from endorsements—more hotels attract more founders.
Rise of solo SaaS but hotels demand proof; review platforms commoditizing.
No hotel engagement
Seed with partner hotels
Badge spam
Review queue
Slow ramp
Bootstrap with free tier
Success: 15 signups for waitlist
Success: 5 endorsements
Success: 30 profiles
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