The apply button that is a different app

The startup idea

The problem

The same form, on another site, and the person is the one retyping it.

Who would pay for this?

Primary

Someone applying to the same kind of role on more than one company site.

Secondary

A Windows user who will keep job-site sign-ins in a local browser profile.

Early adopter

One search, one allowed site, and a question left for the person.

How could it make money?

Possible models. Nothing here is a claim about what TapSubmit charges.

• No price. MIT.
• The post says try it for free.
• The readme does not name a paid tier.

What would the MVP look like?

1. A website search that does not apply.
2. A Windows app that applies after a yes.
3. Unknown questions left unanswered.
4. The pool marked off unless the person turns it on.

How to validate the idea

• Ask five people which product submitted the application, the site or the app.
• If they say the site, the post won and the readme did not.
• Do not count a guessed answer as a completed form.

How to differentiate

• The CV stays in the browser on the site.
• Apply is a second program, on Windows.
• The model on the site is a small encoder, not a chat.
• Do not become a recruiter.

Product that inspired this idea

İshak's post says TapSubmit finds jobs that match your CV and auto-applies. Try it free at jobs.tapsubmit.com. Still early, fully open source. The readme says MIT. The website finds jobs only. The CV is read in the browser, and only detected roles, skills, and the region are sent. No account, and no applications. The Windows app stores the CV, sign-ins, and answers in a local data folder. Applications go out only after you allow them, for the sites and limits you choose. An unknown question is never guessed. The job waits. A shared job pool is off by default. The website uses no generative model. The post says auto-apply. The website does not. This page did not send an application.

Posted by @ishak_yy. Watch the original launch. No separate product site is listed unless the post itself is the source.

• jobs
• windows

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