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I need to share something that makes my impostor syndrome go absolutely wild: the complete clusterfuck that was our journey to SOC 2 certification.

Because here’s the thing about vulnerability in entrepreneurship—every time I think about sharing the messy parts, that voice kicks in: “Won’t admitting you struggled destroy your credibility?”

Fuck that voice. Let me tell you what actually happened.

The HRMS Fantasy (AKA: How I Wasted a Year)

February 2024. I started building Humadroid with this brilliant (read: completely wrong) assumption that I could solve HRMS better than everyone else. My logic seemed sound—I’d run Prograils, dealt with growing teams, juggled multiple expensive tools that barely talked to each other. I knew the pain points intimately.

Sometimes, when I read other companies’ blogs, I feel like they have it all figured out. They talk about big plans and cool ideas. But for me and Humadroid, it’s a lot messier.

How It Really Happens

Most of the time, new ideas for Humadroid come from everyday problems. Here’s how it usually goes:

Building Humadroid by myself is tough. I’m good at writing code, but coming up with new ideas for the app can be really hard when I don’t have anyone to talk to about it. Sometimes I write these blog posts just to help me think things through.

The Invitation Problem

The other day, my friend wanted to try out Humadroid. It made me realize something important: when someone signs up, they might not know what to do next. That’s a big problem for an app that’s supposed to help manage people! I spent a lot of time thinking about different ways to get people into Humadroid. Here’s what I came up with: