Seamless gig pipeline: track, invoice, repeat—for busy students.
Students need simple, free accounting apps to manage freelance gigs and track invoices but face steep learning curves in available tools.
StuGigFlow manages your entire freelance workflow from gig intake to payment collection in a kanban-style board. Drag gigs through stages like 'New Lead' to 'Paid', auto-generate invoices at milestones. Integrates student calendar for deadline reminders, keeping everything in one frictionless view.
College students managing freelance gigs as side income
Kanban workflow tailored to student schedules, with Google Calendar sync for gig deadlines.
supportive
Visual pipeline to manage gigs from lead to paid.
Generate/send invoice when gig hits 'Ready to Bill'.
Connect Google Calendar for auto-deadlines.
Simple contact management with notes/history.
Real-time P&L per gig.
Set up weekly tutoring etc.
Customizable client comms.
Auto-email summaries.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| calendar_token | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| client_id | uuid | Yes |
| status | text | No |
| expected_amount | int | No |
| deadline | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| gig_id | uuid | No |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/gigsCreate gig
/api/gigs/:id/statusUpdate gig status
/api/clientsList clients
/api/calendar/syncSync deadlines
/api/invoices/autoGenerate milestone invoice
No sync, no auto-invoice
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 150 | 3% | $90 | $1,080 |
| Month 6 | 1,000 | 6% | $1,200 | $14,400 |
Kanban boards meet invoicing. Never miss a deadline or payment again.
Email student org leaders at top 10 universities offering free Pro for their members; run Twitter poll in student freelance threads; validate via Typeform in college Facebook groups.
Workflow automation
Expensive, not student-focused
Calendar-native, cheaper for solos
Flexible boards
No integration
All-in-one seamless
Calendar sync lock-in + gig stage data for AI predictions later.
Students juggling classes + gigs need workflow tools amid rising side hustle culture.
Calendar API limits
Fallback manual deadlines
Competition from free tools
Superior integration
Success: 15/20 pain confirmation
Success: Weekly active 70%
Other validated startup ideas you might find interesting
Never miss TechCabal articles again—search and recover 404 pages instantly.
Your personal vault for TechCabal links—auto-recovers 404s forever.
AI revives lost TechCabal pages—summarize, rewrite, recover.
AI-powered feedback prioritization for solo SaaS founders
Customer-voted roadmaps that solo founders can launch in minutes
Automate feedback loops into tasks for solo SaaS builders