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
- Daily Morning Lists of your meetings/attendies and attachments all rolled up
- SMS alerts for room/reminders 5 minutes before
I would recommend a few other insightful things - e.g.
- adding a photo of the room - labeling how many seats/chairs are avaliable - Integrating a raspberry pi or some other open source hack (ipad/andriod app?) to show what is happening in the room each day (scheduler)
I wish you the best of luck with this and think it's needed not just in coworking spaces, but every startup that has more than 3 conference rooms.
good luck!