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Ship5 #48

Five App Ideas For The Weekend

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Alessandro Magionami's avatar
Manuel Salvatore Martone and Alessandro Magionami
Feb 16, 2026
∙ Paid

Before you spend another hour configuring n8n nodes, pause for a moment.

We know what it feels like to have the perfect workflow in mind — and then hit the setup wall.

Dragging nodes.
Reading API docs.
Testing connections.
Wondering if you’re doing this the “right way.”

After watching dozens of developers build the same workflows from scratch, we noticed something.

The hard part isn’t knowing what to automate. It’s the manual translation from idea to working n8n workflow.

That’s why we built Autom8n.

✨ From description to deployment in minutes

Tell us what you want to automate.
Get a complete n8n workflow — nodes configured, connections set, ready to deploy.

No more setup hell. No more node-by-node building.

Before you open another API doc or drag another node...

Get Early Access to Autom8n


Intro

Today’s ideas share a common thread: the gap between policy and reality.

We spotted these problems in Airbnb host forums complaining about corporate bookings with no actual guest info, HR subreddits debating PTO policies that punish top performers, and neurodiversity communities frustrated by years of having their instincts invalidated.

The pattern? Existing systems assume perfect information, but real people operate with incomplete data, broken trust, and good intentions undermined by blunt instruments.

Each idea here is a precision tool—designed to fill a specific gap that big platforms ignore. They’re small enough to build in a weekend, but solve problems that affect thousands of people daily.

Pick the one that resonates. The best side project is the one that solves a problem you’ve personally felt.

Want a quick snapshot of this week’s top ideas? Grab our one-page teaser and get all 5 concepts at a glance

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Table of Contents

  • 1. Guest Info Relay

  • 2. Late Guest Excuse Library

  • 3. PTO Policy Analyzer

  • 4. Intuition Calibrator

  • 5. PolicyImpact Calculator

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