DrawCharts / LinkedMemo

"DrawCharts is a tool for building good-looking hand-drawn style charts, while LinkedMemo is a CRM built on top of LinkedIn for conference networking."
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drawcharts.xyz
Maker: topnde
DrawCharts: ~$500/year (explicitly stated); LinkedMemo: no revenue mentioned

Marketing Channels

Primary

Conference networking (LinkedMemo)

The creator attends conferences and connects with people, which directly inspired LinkedMemo and serves as a natural distribution channel

Ongoing

Organic / word of mouth

DrawCharts appears to sustain modest revenue through organic discovery given its low price point

Growth Levers

  • Position DrawCharts for presentation and blog content creators who want a distinctive visual style
  • Target LinkedMemo at sales professionals and recruiters who attend multiple conferences annually
  • Integrate LinkedMemo with conference badge scanning or event apps for seamless contact capture
  • Offer DrawCharts as an embeddable widget or API for developers building documentation
  • Cross-promote both products to the same professional/tech audience

First Customer Strategy

The creator built both products to solve personal pain points: DrawCharts for creating hand-drawn style charts, and LinkedMemo for managing the flood of LinkedIn connections after conferences. The conference-attending lifestyle provides a built-in feedback loop and user base for LinkedMemo.

Pricing Insight

DrawCharts is described as 'not very expensive,' generating around $500/year, suggesting a low one-time or subscription price point. LinkedMemo pricing not mentioned.

New Market Opportunities

  • Sales and business development teams Sales teams that rely on conference leads could use LinkedMemo as a lightweight CRM for relationship management
  • Technical documentation and developer blogs Developers and technical writers seeking a distinctive hand-drawn aesthetic for diagrams and charts in docs

Key Takeaways

  • • Running multiple small side projects allows experimentation across different markets and revenue models
  • • Personal pain points from professional activities (conferences, presentations) can seed viable product ideas
  • • Low-priced niche tools can sustain modest revenue with minimal maintenance, providing a portfolio approach to side income
  • • CRM tools layered on top of existing platforms (LinkedIn) can solve specific workflow gaps that the platform itself ignores

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