Crowdsourced feedback vault from govtech hackers – aggregate insights for your PMF
Solo indie hackers building govtech SaaS for local governments are frustrated by the absence of early feedback loops needed to validate product-market fit.
GovVault is a shared repo where indie hackers anonymously post product questions/surveys and get responses from the community plus verified gov lurkers. Use pre-built govtech templates for polls on features/pricing, view aggregated data/trends. Builds collective intelligence for faster validation.
Solo indie hackers building govtech SaaS for local governments
Community-owned govtech feedback data moat, with opt-in real gov access
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Drag-drop templates for gov-specific questions
Share prototypes/polls without revealing IP
Charts, averages, sentiment analysis
Highlight responses from confirmed gov users
Search past polls by niche (e.g., permitting)
Paid groups for deep dives
TL;DR insights from responses
Real-time response alerts
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| gov_verified | bool | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| title | text | No |
| anonymous | bool | No |
| status | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| poll_id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| text | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/pollsCreate poll
/api/pollsList/search polls
/api/polls/:id/responsesAdd response
/api/polls/:idPoll details + analytics
/api/responses/:id/statsAggregate stats
3 polls/month
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| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 60 | 6% | $108 | $1,296 |
| Month 6 | 400 | 10% | $1,200 | $14,400 |
Post anonymously, get gov-insider responses, aggregate for PMF signals.
Seed with 50 indie hackers from Indie Hackers/Discord govtech channels offering free Pro; Invite govs via targeted LinkedIn ads; Use viral sharing of first polls.
Easy polls
No community/data
Govtech crowd wisdom + history
Data network effects from aggregated polls improving search/value
Rise of niche communities + remote gov participation
Low engagement
Seed content, incentives
Realtime scaling
Supabase limits
Success: 100 responses
Success: 20 polls created
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