@shadowlife I think coaching is something that doesn’t scale, you’re right, but it’s not what people usually mean when they say to do things that doesn’t scale in the early stages of your startup.
When I think of doing things that doesn’t scale applying to your idea, I imagine you offering a service where your customers can share their GitHub repository with you, maybe their Slack, and Jira, and you help them keep records of their progress and accomplishments on a weekly/monthly basis.
You might even help them keep track of 1:1 conversations, feedbacks, goals, etc.
When it’s time for performance review, you will work with them to write up their self reflection, taking into account all the records you’ve kept, their roles and responsibilities, and what their company values.
As you start to take on more clients, you start automating some of these tasks. The automation is where the SaaS comes in to the picture.
Regardless, I think coaching is a good idea in that it will get you to talk to your potential clients and allow you to ask them questions that will help you decide on what you need to build for your startup.
I have a very similar idea to yours, so I’m very interested in connecting to see if there’s a potential to partner up on this.