Saldor

What do they actually do

Saldor is an iOS app that lets you manage email and calendar by voice. It connects to Gmail and Outlook so you can listen to messages, reply by speaking, archive/delete, unsubscribe from junk, and check or schedule calendar events without using your hands App Store. The current workflow is: install the app, link your accounts, and speak to triage your inbox and handle scheduling. Calendar support was recently added in updates noted on the App Store What’s New.

It’s an early-stage consumer product with a small user base (few App Store ratings so far), built by a YC S24 team of two founders App Store, YC profile. Public product information is primarily via the App Store, Product Hunt, and YC; the saldor.com homepage currently shows unrelated content, so it’s not the main source for product details saldor.com.

The founders say they want to broaden from email reading/replying to more everyday work done hands-free, starting with managing inbox and schedule entirely by voice YC profile, Product Hunt.

Who are their target customer(s)

• Commuters and people who walk or drive a lot: They can’t safely read or type on a phone but still need to triage and reply. Saldor offers a hands‑free inbox and calendar interface tied to Gmail/Outlook App Store.
• Busy knowledge workers with overflowing inboxes: They spend time context switching and deciding what’s important. Saldor lets them listen to emails, quickly archive/delete, and unsubscribe by voice to speed triage App Store.
• People with limited mobility or repetitive‑strain issues: Typing is slow or painful, making email and scheduling hard. The founders cite accessibility and typing difficulty as a key motivation for a voice‑first assistant Product Hunt.
• Field workers, salespeople, and consultants scheduling on the go: They need to check availability and set or confirm meetings while moving. Saldor aims to let them inspect and schedule events by voice without opening the calendar app App Store.
• Multitaskers who need short, contextual replies while doing other tasks: They want to send quick, appropriate responses without stopping. Saldor’s listen‑and‑reply flow supports brief replies and simple inbox actions by voice App Store.

How would they acquire their first 10, 50, and 100 customers

• First 10: Recruit via founders’ networks and YC intros, and invite early testers from the Product Hunt and YC profiles; ask for feedback and App Store reviews to tighten the loop (Product Hunt, YC, App Store).
• First 50: Run targeted outreach in accessibility, commuter, and sales/field-worker communities with promo codes; set up 5–10 micro‑pilots with busy users and turn their quotes into social proof.
• First 100: Add in‑app referrals and review prompts, optimize App Store listing (keywords/screenshots) for organic installs, and run 3–5 small team pilots (consulting, field service, accessibility orgs) to produce case studies.

What is the rough total addressable market

Top-down context:

The market is mobile workers who handle work email and calendars on the go. The initial reachable segment is iOS users of Gmail and Outlook who want hands‑free triage and scheduling.

Bottom-up calculation:

Illustrative wedge: assume 5 million iOS users with frequent on‑the‑move email/calendar needs; if 5% adopt a paid plan at $8/month, that’s ~250,000 subscribers and ~$24M in ARR. Expanding to Android, CarPlay/auto, and more integrations would increase this.

Assumptions:

• 5 million iOS users represent the near‑term reachable audience for hands‑free email/calendar (commuters, field workers, accessibility users).
• 5% paid adoption among that audience with a consumer subscription model.
• $8 monthly ARPU; iOS‑only in near term (Android/auto support not included in the estimate).

Who are some of their notable competitors

• April: Voice‑first executive assistant for email and calendar on iPhone; similar positioning with emphasis on learning preferences and fuller EA‑style workflows Product Hunt, App Store.
• Speaking Email: Cross‑platform app that reads your inbox aloud and supports voice commands (including CarPlay). More focused on consumption and basic controls than conversational replies and calendar actions App Store.
• Yapify: Voice‑to‑email tool that turns spoken replies into polished drafts; speeds voice reply composition rather than full inbox triage or calendar management Product Hunt.
• Voice‑to‑Email (generic apps): Simple dictation‑to‑email apps that create outgoing emails from recordings; handle quick voice dictation but lack integrated inbox triage or calendar handling.
• Inbox Narrator: Summarizes Gmail using an LLM and reads summaries via Siri/Google Assistant; focuses on daily voice summaries rather than interactive triage or scheduling.