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@Divyv520 24 күн бұрын
Hey Jacob , really nice video ! I was wondering if I could help you with more Quality Editing in your videos and also make a highly engaging Thumbnail and also help you with the overall youtube strategy and growth ! Pls let me know what do you think ?
@alexeygerasimenko3258 27 күн бұрын
Great videos, subscribed! What makes those paying customers to pick your solution over a free web version of Companies House while the data is the same there, in your opinion?
@Theo-wv5tz 28 күн бұрын
Can you make a video showing your obsidian setup? And your workflow setup.
@nickcraux 28 күн бұрын
Really great progress! Congrats on the customer, keep it up 🔥
@JacobSargentTech 28 күн бұрын
Thanks Nick! 🙏
@Joe-qt2qx 29 күн бұрын
Interesting stuff. I'd suggest adding posthog over mixpanel/segment, same product analytics with a bunch of nice extras thrown in like session recordings plus it captures events automatically
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion of posthog, I stumbled across their website a few weeks ago and was amazed by it's quality. I'll defo check it out before deciding what analytic tool to use.
@chocolatelover7396 29 күн бұрын
Nice work. From what I got is that you have the data saved in your dB, questions is how do you update the data and how often ? Thanks
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
Great question! So Companies House provide a live streaming service which you can subscribe too - which keeps you db up to date!
@universe_decoded797 29 күн бұрын
You may add caching now when you finally have customers, add search bar instead of ctrl f, add advanced search as a button like dropdown in the search page . Remember that simplicity is key, this will make the user feel comfortable. People can be 40, 50 years old that we as devs forget sometimes. You’re doing a good job.
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
Great points all round and noted 📝 Thanks for your comment 🙏
@tsykin 29 күн бұрын
Very inspiring to see your app getting customers 👍 One note about search and analytics: I have a feeling that you might regret making seach in stare, not in searchParams, because analytics tools don't collect that data by default. I am working on a nextjs starter kit and I have implemented search with searchParams, so you might see my implementation someday 😊
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
Great suggestion! I’ll have a look into this and see if it’s worth implementing now. If not it will be done later down the road. Thank you for your comment 👍
@hoangtran-ek8mn 29 күн бұрын
Love to see your progress here and sharing with everyone. Keep doing the meaningful work!
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
Thank you and of course I will! It keeps me motivated to make interlu even better!
@IkraamDev 29 күн бұрын
Good work, looks great!
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
Thank you! Still so much more to come but it’s good progress 🙌
@IfedolapoAjetunmobi 29 күн бұрын
Amazing and nostalgic progress so far…
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
So much more to come! Thanks for your support! 🙏
@WoWKormir 29 күн бұрын
I love watching these updates, it's such a cool project and is inspiring to a junior dev like myself! If you're ever in the position for it, I'd love to work on a project like this so would love to send you a CV!
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
Thanks Ed! I’ll be sure to mention it on my channel if I’m open to hiring for interlu!
@noorlancer 29 күн бұрын
Also if you don't mind me asking , what kind of client work do you do on the side whilst working on interlu?
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
A mixture of design and full stack dev work!
@noorlancer 29 күн бұрын
Do you have any certification or sort of proof that the information on all companies is valid and up to date?
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
Great question, so any key data which is seen in the company profile page is double checked with the current records using the companies house API. I'm not sure if there's any official certification I could use. Thanks for your comment 🔥
@jarostaz 29 күн бұрын
Nice one! I'm doing something similar with my agency and launching saas products! 💪💪
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
Dude real great devs looks so cool! Nice work 🔥
@jarostaz 28 күн бұрын
@@JacobSargentTech Thanks! Same for interlu!
@JacobSargentTech 28 күн бұрын
Thank you! 🙏
@mzee8866 29 күн бұрын
How does communicating with the API work, guessing the request is made in the backend, but what if users are requesting similar data, how do you handle that without the back end having to keep fetching the same data, caching?
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
So right now I'm not caching any request res, as I don't have enough demand to warrant it. Of course when it becomes a problem I'll add it :) Thanks for your comment 🔥
@imchristos 29 күн бұрын
Hey Jacob, I really like the fact that you are still working as a freelancer on the side which funds your startups, I feel like it's a good transition from working for a company and doing your startups on the side to working for yourself, what's your tips on getting to that stage where you are a strong freelancer and acquiring clients?
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
Hey Chris, such a great question. I think I should make a whole video on it to be honest. To quickly answer you on here I would say it's a mixture of doing great work, being a good person, over a long period of time. Compound interested doesn't just work with money, it works with relationships too. 🔥
@alimajeed5308 29 күн бұрын
Awesome, Where do you get the data from?
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
UK companies house api!
@kwamenadadson 29 күн бұрын
Bro about the pdf reading what library did you use for it ?
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
In production I'm using Amazon Textract, when I was developing it I was using the tesseract.js npm package!
@kwamenadadson 29 күн бұрын
@@JacobSargentTech thanks man
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
You're welcome 😉
@taump_dev 29 күн бұрын
Interesting! Thank you for content. ❤
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@windwardhive7363 29 күн бұрын
its not too late to rewrite it in typescript
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
🤣 think I will once I start to get other people to work on it! Otherwise I think it would be a bad allocation of time. Thanks for your comment 👍
@manlikeP 29 күн бұрын
the advanced search is a great feature but i think it would be a better implementation if it was an option in the normal search bar/screen, like a + sign with "advanced search" so when a user clicks on that it shows those additional filter parameters. Also being able to search the sic codes/text without having to use ctrl+f but have a built in search list> But overall amazing product and amazing to see how far it has come🙂👍
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
Completely agree here! Such great feedback - thank you 🙏
@JacobSargentTech 29 күн бұрын
Back with another update on Interlu and my freelancing journey! Thanks for all your support - I appreciate every bit of feedback and any questions you have. If you're interested in joining my friend's company as a founding product engineer, send your CV to info(at)jacobsargent.co.uk. Cheers Jacob ❤
@ShaneCurtis-nl2ev Ай бұрын
What do you use for backend?
@JacobSargentTech Ай бұрын
I use a simple heroku instance, but could/should be using an EC2 instance tbf !
@tvby4916 Ай бұрын
Im trying to get into software engineering when im older, im 14 at the moment, have you got any tips and what to do after six form or college for the job?
@JacobSargentTech Ай бұрын
Great question, to be honest start building things for yourself. You'll learn more and have way more fun then following a course end-to-end!
@gourabsarker9552 Ай бұрын
Sir do you earn 120k pound sterlings a year in London? Plz reply. Thanks a lot.
@JacobSargentTech Ай бұрын
Have a search on Google for average salary for software engs in london, it will give a good mark for salary!
@Nikolaos-Gkionis 2 ай бұрын
You must be happy. This looks like Astro and GOVUK had a baby…😂 Congratulations
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Haha! Thank you ☺️
@ShaneCurtis-nl2ev 2 ай бұрын
I use vim btw
@JacobSargentTech Ай бұрын
Is this the same comment from my other video?
@Tyzer126 2 ай бұрын
Hi Jacob, congrats for your first customer !! I was wondering something : you've been building your SaaS for several months now and you've got your first customer now. How do you consider the fact that customer growth is rather slow? Do you think this product has a good market fit ? I wonder if you should focus more on getting your product known to prospects.
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
This is a great point/question and something I am very aware of. As I split my time between freelancing, building interlu, marketing both and this youtube channel I don't have too much time... so everything just does take longer. Having this validation is a step in the right direction and in other positive news I have had more requested features which I think will really improve interlu's value prop! I look forward to sharing more soon 🔥
@Tyzer126 2 ай бұрын
@@JacobSargentTech Great to have your feedback, keep up, it's really inspiring !
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@ShaneCurtis-nl2ev 2 ай бұрын
I use vim btw
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
How long have you been using vim for?
@ShaneCurtis-nl2ev 2 ай бұрын
@@JacobSargentTech Just long enough to brag about it haha
@ShaneCurtis-nl2ev 2 ай бұрын
The no database is crazy to me
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Hey Shane, thanks for your comment! I'm glad to report that interlu now has a database with over 6 million UK companies!
@ShaneCurtis-nl2ev 2 ай бұрын
@@JacobSargentTech Elite!
@wetals. 2 ай бұрын
Congrats mate, just stumbled on your channel while researching an idea. What's your tech stack for interlu?
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Thanks 🙏 I’m currently working with the MERN stack (with Next.js) for interlu. Thanks for your comment!
@yarbas89 2 ай бұрын
great video. how were you able to download the CH db? The bulk download has a 1 month lag and the api is rate limited to about 100 requests / min.
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment and great question - so they have a streaming service which you can provide a start date (which you put the date of the bulk download in) and they will stream all updates from that date and all updates in real time once it's caught up. So you end up with a full up to date DB of uk companies. Hope that makes sense :)
@yarbas89 2 ай бұрын
@@JacobSargentTech Oh nice, thanks for the quick reply. There are some interesting ones in the GOV.uk API catalogue actually. I have a partial collection of the full db focusing on some particular SICs. What happens if I link that up with the streaming service? Would it be possible to only update the matching records in my db? I have never worked with streaming before.
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Yeah so you could just set it up to filter events only matching the companies you already have. Obviously there’s a bit more to it than that! Hope this helps!
@Rob-wp1ep 2 ай бұрын
First SaaS youtuber who speaks authentically and doesn't try to frontload the conversation with paid courses or false claims. Great work Jacob. I'm a fellow engineer, co-foudner / CTO, keen to connect on LinkedIn if you're interested.
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for your kind words Rob! I'm just trying to share my journey and hope that people find it interesting. Happy to connect on Linkedin 👍
@Rob-wp1ep 2 ай бұрын
@@JacobSargentTech just sent a connection request
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Accepted!
@marcuadrian5136 2 ай бұрын
Did you use websocket for autocomplete or just api call after each character typed in?
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
I use a debounced api call, but a web socket makes way more sense now. Maybe I’ll change it up! Thanks for the comment 🙌
@marcuadrian5136 2 ай бұрын
@JacobSargentTech Thanks for the reply, it's nice interacting with someone that goes through the same struggles as I do, doing SaaS.
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Yes it's nice to know you're not alone!!
@Lolpop751 2 ай бұрын
15secs into this was hoping the SaaS was how to get luscious locks
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Hahaha maybe my next idea!! 🤣🤣🤣
@oszi7058 2 ай бұрын
1. Amazing app 2. Is there anything you can do to make it faster, its pretty fast but after I used algolia at work it seems average xD
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment! I’m still working on it, stay tuned as I believe it’ll get much faster soon!
@oszi7058 2 ай бұрын
@@JacobSargentTech 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
🔥
@realsemig 2 ай бұрын
Nice to see someone doing similar things, keep it up! I am also a founder of a SaaS startup (AI hiring software) but I'm pre-revenue so I still have to experience the first paying customer.
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Keep going! You can do it 👌 thank for your comment 🫡
@tylinrayland 2 ай бұрын
Can't hear what are you saying at all😍
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Oh no! Well in short I got a paying customer for a product feature which doesn't exist yet. Thanks for your comment 🫡
@tylinrayland 2 ай бұрын
@@JacobSargentTech Sorry, What I meant was you looks so handsome that I can only focus on your face, and I completely overlook what you are saying.😘
@tylinrayland 2 ай бұрын
@@JacobSargentTech Why aren't you responding to my comments? If I offended you, I apologize, my baby😭
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
You're good! Thanks for the kind words 🫡
@psboy13892 2 ай бұрын
Congratulations. Thank you for sharing. Do you mind sharing how did you come up with the idea? 😊
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Great question, at my old job I was using companies house everyday and felt there must be a better way of doing this... and there wasn't (IMO)! So I thought why not build it. And here we are 🎯
@psboy13892 2 ай бұрын
@@JacobSargentTech Thank you 😊
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@sophanysc 2 ай бұрын
great progress mate! What platform are you using for video recording?
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!! I just use quicktime it comes with the Mac. I then film my face using my 90D and then sync it all up in premier pro 🫡
@gurvirbaraich 2 ай бұрын
Congrats Bro!, I am still trying from 3 months.
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
You can do it - you are closer then you think. Try to get closer to your customer if you can :)
@mattspriggs5828 2 ай бұрын
Great videos Jacob, keep up the great work! What's your tech stack out of interest?
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Matt! I use MERN at the moment, only because I'm familiar with it. What tech stack are you currently using?
@mattspriggs5828 2 ай бұрын
@@JacobSargentTech I'm using a fairly vanilla LAMP stack but using Laravel for the codebase. I do want to start getting into using some new front end framework, I've been playing it very safe with standard jQuery for the last 20 or so years I've been developing.
@Eliel10268 2 ай бұрын
Hey Jacob, how long does it take to learn react native (for cross platform mobile apps) assuming someone knows MERN stack web development.
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Hey Eliel, great questions I would say a couple of weeks to get up to speed. Although you must also consider all of the extra domain knowledge needed to submit to the app/play store!
@Eliel10268 2 ай бұрын
@@JacobSargentTech Awesome. Will take it into account.
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
You're welcome :)
@IkraamDev 2 ай бұрын
I’m guessing, future customers would want an Interlu for charities. When I had a short accountancy apprenticeship, some of our clients were charities.
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Good point and notes for a potential further feature - Charities do exist on companies house but interlu doesn’t sync with them yet!
@IkraamDev 2 ай бұрын
Looking great!
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@EnyoAbraham 2 ай бұрын
I love the interface
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Enyo!
@humnashafique193 2 ай бұрын
Congrats🎉 Best of luck for future ❤
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! I have got a long way to go :)
@Eliel10268 2 ай бұрын
Impressive. Which tech stack did you use?
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Thank you - for intelru I'm using the MERN tech stack!
@Eliel10268 2 ай бұрын
@@JacobSargentTech awesome. Also my fav stack. Keep it up 👍🏼.
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
@@Eliel10268 Will do!
@plutato 2 ай бұрын
Hey! Have you considered adding webhooks so that your clients can have messages sent in a slack channel instead of/as well as email?
@plutato 2 ай бұрын
Also, what ui frameworks did you use for this? I've got a saas product i've been working on, but I can't get the interface right
@JacobSargentTech 2 ай бұрын
Hey, Alfie thanks for your comment! Great suggestion ref webhooks it has been noted. For the UI I’m using material ui joy - it’s really great 👍