ShiftSwap

After 50 years in tech, I'm building my first SaaS at 72. ShiftSwap - shift management for Philippine small businesses. Employees swap shifts themselves. Managers approve with one tap. No more Viber chaos. Follow along 👇 tryshiftswap.com #BuildingInPublic #Philippines

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LAST CALL: Only 4 Founding Member Spots Left We're looking for 10 visionary cafe and restaurant managers to help us build the perfect scheduling tool. #FoundingMember #BetaProgram #ShiftSwapPH #RestaurantOwners #CafeManagement tryshifrswap.com

It's Sunday night and you get the text: "Boss, pwede ba ako absent bukas?" 💀 Now you're frantically messaging 15 people trying to find coverage for tomorrow's opening. 😭 tryshiftswap.com #RestaurantLife #CafeOwner #ShiftSwapPH #ManagerProblems

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The result: - Managers save 5+ hours/week - Employees who want extra hours can grab them - No more Viber message chaos - No more midnight phone calls Simple software solving a daily problem. Launching January : tryshiftswap.com

ShiftSwap flips this: Employee posts: "Can't work Saturday, need someone to cover" All qualified employees see it instantly. Someone claims it: "I'll take it" Manager approves with one tap. Done in 30 seconds.

The shift coordination problem in Philippine small businesses: Manager posts schedule in Viber. Employee: "Can't work Saturday" Manager: "Who can cover?" *crickets* for 4 hours Manager starts calling everyone at 9pm There's a better way 🧵👇

ShiftSwap flips this: Employee posts: "Can't work Saturday, need someone to cover" All qualified employees see it instantly. Someone claims it: "I'll take it" Manager approves with one tap. Done in 30 seconds. tryshiftswap.com #BuildingInPublic

The shift coordination problem in Philippine Restaurants: Manager posts schedule (handout). Employee: "Can't work Saturday" Manager: "Who can cover?" Silence for 4 hours Manager starts contacting everyone at 9pm tryshiftswap.com #ShiftSwap #BuildingInPublic

The shift coordination problem in Philippine small businesses: Manager posts schedule in Viber. Employee: "Can't work Saturday" Manager: "Who can cover?" Then nothing for 4 hours Manager starts calling everyone at 9pm #PWA #BuildingInPublic tryshiftswap.com

The shift coordination problem in Philippine small businesses: Manager posts schedule in Viber. Employee: "Can't work Saturday" Manager: "Who can cover?" *crickets* for 4 hours Manager starts calling everyone at 9pm There's a better way 🧵👇 tryshiftswap.com

The shift coordination problem in Philippine small businesses: Manager posts schedule in Viber. Employee: "Can't work Saturday" Manager: "Who can cover?" *crickets* for 4 hours Manager starts calling everyone at 9pm There's a better way 🧵👇 #ShiftSwap #BuildingInPublic

My kids think I'm crazy for coding at 72. "Dad, you should be retired." But I can't watch small business owners waste 5 hours/week on shift coordination and do nothing about it. I know how to fix it. So I'm fixing it. #BuildingInPublic #NeverTooOld

Quick intro: I'm 72. Spent 50 years building software for big companies. Now I'm building for the businesses big software companies ignore: Small restaurants. Retail shops. Convenience stores in the Philippines. They deserve simple tools too. #ShiftSwap #BuildingInPublic