Should I Build It Should I Build It
02 Jul 2025
GitHub Developer Tools

A saas tool, which enable users to see github notifications in a ...

...layout similar to gmail also with a much better, seamless interface , something what superhuman does to gmail, my tool will do to github notifications. Will make github notifications usable for people

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Net use signal
Net buy signal

Idea type: Run Away

Multiple attempts have failed with clear negative feedback. Continuing down this path would likely waste your time and resources when better opportunities exist elsewhere.

Should You Build It?

Don't build it.

Your are here

You're aiming to improve the GitHub notification experience with a tool that mirrors the interface enhancements of Superhuman for Gmail. Given the existence of 6 similar products, the market shows interest but is also quite competitive. The average engagement, as measured by the number of comments, is medium. Unfortunately, we couldn't reliably compute use and buy signals for this idea category. Based on this and previous similar projects, we recommend you to pause and rethink your idea before investing too much time into it.

Recommendations

  1. Carefully analyze the negative comments and criticisms from similar GitHub notification tools. Several users have expressed dissatisfaction with existing solutions. Pinpoint the exact pain points that these users are experiencing and how your solution uniquely addresses them. Prioritize the criticisms mentioning the broken GitHub notification system and lack of essential features.
  2. Explore adjacent problems that leverage your existing skills. Perhaps, instead of focusing solely on notifications, consider building a broader GitHub workflow enhancement tool. This could include features such as improved issue management, code review, or project organization.
  3. If you've already developed a prototype, assess whether its underlying technology can be adapted for a different purpose. For instance, the notification parsing engine could be repurposed for other platforms or applications.
  4. Conduct thorough user interviews with individuals who have tried existing GitHub notification tools. Focus on understanding their specific needs, frustrations, and desired improvements. Try to recruit users with different needs/experience, and make sure you understand their specific workflows.
  5. Based on your research, identify a specific niche within the GitHub notification space. Focus on serving a particular type of user or addressing a specific set of pain points. This targeted approach can help you differentiate your product and gain traction in a competitive market.
  6. Before proceeding further, validate your refined idea with potential users through surveys, mockups, or prototypes. This will help you gauge interest and refine your solution before committing significant resources. Make sure that the core differentiator is well understood by the user.

Questions

  1. Given the existing negative feedback on current solutions, what specific, innovative features can you implement to truly differentiate your tool and provide a significantly better user experience compared to existing alternatives?
  2. How can you leverage your understanding of the GitHub ecosystem to identify a highly specific niche within the notification space that is underserved by existing tools?
  3. How will you iteratively validate and refine your product based on continuous user feedback, ensuring that it remains aligned with the evolving needs of GitHub users?

Your are here

You're aiming to improve the GitHub notification experience with a tool that mirrors the interface enhancements of Superhuman for Gmail. Given the existence of 6 similar products, the market shows interest but is also quite competitive. The average engagement, as measured by the number of comments, is medium. Unfortunately, we couldn't reliably compute use and buy signals for this idea category. Based on this and previous similar projects, we recommend you to pause and rethink your idea before investing too much time into it.

Recommendations

  1. Carefully analyze the negative comments and criticisms from similar GitHub notification tools. Several users have expressed dissatisfaction with existing solutions. Pinpoint the exact pain points that these users are experiencing and how your solution uniquely addresses them. Prioritize the criticisms mentioning the broken GitHub notification system and lack of essential features.
  2. Explore adjacent problems that leverage your existing skills. Perhaps, instead of focusing solely on notifications, consider building a broader GitHub workflow enhancement tool. This could include features such as improved issue management, code review, or project organization.
  3. If you've already developed a prototype, assess whether its underlying technology can be adapted for a different purpose. For instance, the notification parsing engine could be repurposed for other platforms or applications.
  4. Conduct thorough user interviews with individuals who have tried existing GitHub notification tools. Focus on understanding their specific needs, frustrations, and desired improvements. Try to recruit users with different needs/experience, and make sure you understand their specific workflows.
  5. Based on your research, identify a specific niche within the GitHub notification space. Focus on serving a particular type of user or addressing a specific set of pain points. This targeted approach can help you differentiate your product and gain traction in a competitive market.
  6. Before proceeding further, validate your refined idea with potential users through surveys, mockups, or prototypes. This will help you gauge interest and refine your solution before committing significant resources. Make sure that the core differentiator is well understood by the user.

Questions

  1. Given the existing negative feedback on current solutions, what specific, innovative features can you implement to truly differentiate your tool and provide a significantly better user experience compared to existing alternatives?
  2. How can you leverage your understanding of the GitHub ecosystem to identify a highly specific niche within the notification space that is underserved by existing tools?
  3. How will you iteratively validate and refine your product based on continuous user feedback, ensuring that it remains aligned with the evolving needs of GitHub users?

  • Confidence: High
    • Number of similar products: 6
  • Engagement: Medium
    • Average number of comments: 4
  • Net use signal: -6.0%
    • Positive use signal: 3.6%
    • Negative use signal: 9.6%
  • Net buy signal: -3.2%
    • Positive buy signal: 0.0%
    • Negative buy signal: 3.2%

This chart summarizes all the similar products we found for your idea in a single plot.

The x-axis represents the overall feedback each product received. This is calculated from the net use and buy signals that were expressed in the comments. The maximum is +1, which means all comments (across all similar products) were positive, expressed a willingness to use & buy said product. The minimum is -1 and it means the exact opposite.

The y-axis captures the strength of the signal, i.e. how many people commented and how does this rank against other products in this category. The maximum is +1, which means these products were the most liked, upvoted and talked about launches recently. The minimum is 0, meaning zero engagement or feedback was received.

The sizes of the product dots are determined by the relevance to your idea, where 10 is the maximum.

Your idea is the big blueish dot, which should lie somewhere in the polygon defined by these products. It can be off-center because we use custom weighting to summarize these metrics.

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