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https://proofleague.com (iOS, web app and android)
You create a private league, set a weekly goal (workout 3x a week), and tap Start when you begin a workout. Friends get notified and then have 30 minutes to ask for a selfie. If nobody asks, the workout counts automatically. There’s no public feed or strangers involved, just a small group keeping each other honest.
My friends and I had been doing a version of this via text message for years, but this app has been great. I am in 4 "leagues", all of them get notified at once and then I only share my selfie once and it automatically goes to any group that asks. It's motivating and hilarious to see people working out.
It's free and would love for you guys to try it and set up a league with friends or family. Please send me any feedback at amit@proofleague.com
Each week, everyone emails in a few photos and a sentence or two, and Dearest sends the group a private Sunday digest with everyone’s updates. The catch is, you only receive the digest if you contribute that week.
It is meant for families, old friends, grandparents, siblings, or any small group that wants to stay close without another app or endless notifications.
It’s my way to be social and know what’s going on in my friends lives without social media.
So far I only have my friends using it but I love it.
I also am working on https://trypixie.com - a way to employee your kids legally. It gets money into their Roth and saves you taxable income all while teaching them about working.
So much of social media now feels built around whatever is trending that week, not the relationships you actually want to keep up with.
That’s why I’m building Dearest (https://dearest.co) : a private, email-based Sunday photo digest for families and friends. Everyone sends a photo and a short update by Saturday night, and contributors get the group’s digest on Sunday morning. Hopefully this keeps us social and in touch.
In elder care, I am building https://statphone.com - one emergency number that rings multiple family members simultaneously and breaks through DND. Would love to chat/collaborate.
I also built https://statphone.com - One emergency number that rings your whole family and breaks through DND.
I have young kids and elderly parents. Very much in the sandwich generation.
When I’m in the OR or busy and an unknown number comes in, I have no idea. Is this my kid’s school? My dad’s doctor? Something urgent? Or just spam?
So my wife and I built StatPhone (https://statphone.com).
It gives you dedicated phone numbers you can share with the people and places that may need to reach you urgently. When someone calls one, it can ring multiple people at once, break through Do Not Disturb, and if no one answers, escalate to others.
For example, we give one to our kid’s school. It rings both of us at the same time so someone alway picks up.
Or we can give one to my dad’s doctor. It rings me and my sister first, and if we do not pick up, it rolls to my wife and brother in law.
No matter what number they call from, it shows up clearly as something like “Dad Emergency” or “Kids School” on our phones.
If no one answers, it uses its own voicemail, transcribes it, and sends it to everyone. We can still see who actually called via text or the dashboard.
At first we built it for ourselves, but figured it might be useful to other families too.
PS- recently someone brought to our attention that this could be useful for patients on transplant list. This will be worthwhile if we even help one transplant patient!
The biggest benefit for me with StatPhone is the incoming callerID is the StatPhone number. So even if the kid's school is calling from a random number, on your phone it shows the StatPhone number and you know its a call pertains to your child.
Also grouped escalation, so if my father calls in an emergency, the kids get called first and then the in laws and our uncle.
If the first group doesn't pick up, it starts calling the second group, but first group continues to ring.
If the caller hangs up, all ringing is stopped.
The cool thing is if it encounters the native phone's voicemail, it hangs up and continues to ring so doesn't think it was a picked up call.
We do have our own voicemail that will eventually answer (user defined timing), which then transcribes and sends the voicemail+transcription to all the group members.
Unfortunately if a spammer called the StatPhone number, it would dial everyone. I thought about blocking or automatically categorizing but then you may miss an important call from an unknown number.
Most spammers are actually operating off of known lists, usually made off of some data leak.
I haven’t encountered that issue yet. I don’t have a great solution for that case.
Pixie is more like quickbooks or any other record keeping software. We don’t employ the children, their parents do. And as long as the kids are doing legitimate work, it’s fair and actually the irs has a page on it. https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employe...
Im also building https://www.keepfiled.com, a microsaas to save emails (or email attachments) to google drive
I almost forgot, I also built https://statphone.com - One emergency number that rings your whole family and breaks through DND.
I love building. I built all these for myself. unfortunately I suck at marketing so I barely have customers.
Thank you for kind words. Really appreciate this. You’re exactly who I had in mind.
On the subscription concern, totally fair. Everything in Pixie is exportable, so you always have your documentation. The underlying rule is longstanding. Pixie just helps systematize compliance. I’m building it assuming families will use it for 10+ years, so durability matters.
Great point on task based work. I can build that in if there’s demand. It makes a lot of sense for kid jobs.
On expat eligibility, I’ll look into it more closely. The key requirement is US taxable earned income, but living abroad can add complexity.
Thanks again for the thoughtful feedback.
Amit
It’s completely legal and even listed by IRS. [0]
It’s important to be compliant and do it in an easy to use manner.
[0] https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employe...
A reasonable amount depends on their age but somewhere between 7500-15000 is a good amount and maximizes benefits.
I’m a physician with some 1099 income, built the platform myself because my kids help with my side projects, and have since onboarded CPAs who now offer it to their clients. I saved 5k this year on my own taxes by employing my kids and it has funded their Roth.
Soon after launching, I crossed the $500/month mark.
Link:https://trypixie.com
I’ve been working on Pixie, a platform to employ and track your kids for real work; for families with a business, it helps reduce tax burden and fund a child’s Roth.
I’m actually an anesthesiologist with some 1099 income, built the platform myself because my kids help with my side projects, and have since onboarded CPAs who now offer it to their clients. It's been a fun journey!