Collaborative checklists for flawless remote QC with your suppliers.
Solo manufacturing founders suffer persistent quality control failures from overseas suppliers due to lack of reliable remote QC tools.
Create digital checklists tailored to your products; assign to suppliers or remote agents for real-time completion with photos. Verify submissions instantly and flag issues before shipment. Built for solo founders to enforce standards without being onsite.
Solo manufacturing founders outsourcing to overseas suppliers
Seamless supplier-agent collaboration with photo-verified checklists, reducing miscommunication.
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Build product-specific QC checklists with pass/fail items.
Invite suppliers via email/link to submit checklists with photos.
Approve/reject submissions with comments and photos.
Overview of all active checklists and completion rates.
Mark defects directly on supplier photos.
Pre-built checklists for common products.
Email nudges for overdue checklists.
Download audit trails.
Manage portfolios of products.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| items | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| checklist_id | uuid | No |
| supplier_email | text | No |
| status | text | No |
| photos | text | Yes |
| completed_at | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| submission_id | uuid | No |
| token | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/checklistsCreate checklist
/api/checklists/:id/submitSupplier submits
/api/submissionsList user submissions
/api/submissions/:id/verifyApprove/reject
Basic templates only
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 120 | 3% | $108 | $1,296 |
| Month 6 | 700 | 6% | $1,260 | $15,120 |
Digital checklists they complete with photos—verify remotely, no more excuses.
Share checklist demo video on r/Entrepreneur and sourcing Facebook groups. Offer free Pro for first month to 15 founders posting about supplier issues on Twitter. Close via Zoom checklist walkthroughs.
Physical inspections
No digital collab, high cost
Self-serve checklists at $30/mo
Network effects from shared template library grows with users.
Remote work boom + supplier transparency demands post-supply disruptions.
Supplier non-adoption
In-app tutorials + incentives
Photo storage costs
Supabase optimized storage
Success: 10+ want beta access
Success: 70% retention
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