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Before you burn me at the stake, please hear me out. I'm a UX designer by trade; while not a developer, I do understand software and technology very well. I spend a lot of time testing and tinkering with ideas by trying to hack them together the best I can. My goal is to build a small but real feeling version of my idea to understand and test if there's actually value. I continually hit the wall or spend hours getting caught up on something trivial (I understand this is part of the learning process). Like for most people, time is an issue for me and I'm really looking for something to help me prototype quickly. I consider Ruby and Python too big for that (am I wrong)? What should I focus on, a Javascript framework, just jQuery, something like Haskell, etc.?

Advice?

Hello,

A friend and I are experimenting with a conference room booking app SaaS solution: http://getaroomapp.com/

We built the smallest version of this possible to appeal to non-Enterprise people like co-working spaces and small to medium offices that have shared conference rooms.

I've copied some feature information and links to screenshots below (if you'd like a demo please email us: hi@getaroomapp.com).

We're not sure yet if there is a market for this product, we're still trying to validate that. Right now the app does not tie into other, personal calendar apps like Google Calendar or Outlook, which we understand may be problematic.

On the upside we have ONE paying customer, which we got about two weeks out of the gate. We've had a handful of inquiries (less than 100) but much lower conversion rates (to be expected) unless low conversation rates are due to us not addressing a bigger pain point.

Would love some honest feedback on this SaaS idea and any thoughts on possible markets to target.

Current Get a Room Features • Shared, Group Calendar • Support for rooms in different spaces and or buildings • User Management (add, edit, delete) • Admin permissions/roles • All Day Events • Locked Events

Get a Room Screenshots • Main Calendar Page: http://cl.ly/image/2T0A3V2B2D08 • Manage Users Page: http://cl.ly/image/3v0t0B1S3y1h • Create Room Reservation: http://cl.ly/image/1O260r3V2R3a