MeetingCost.live
Real-time meeting cost ticker that displays during video calls to reduce meeting bloat
Pain Score
7/10
Feasibility
Easy
Revenue
Medium
Commitment
Side project
The Problem
Companies waste $37B annually on unnecessary meetings. Employees sit through 62 meetings/month on average, with 50% considered unproductive.
Pain Severity: Moderate but chronic - death by a thousand cuts. Meeting fatigue is the #1 workplace complaint post-pandemic.
The Solution
A Chrome extension and Zoom app that displays a live cost ticker during meetings based on attendee salaries. Creates visceral awareness of meeting costs and encourages efficiency.
Target Audience
Team leads, startup founders, and operations managers focused on productivity. Companies 50-500 employees feeling meeting pain.
Market Analysis
Market Size
$2.8B meeting productivity tools market. 55 million meetings happen daily in the US.
Competition
No competitor focuses on real-time cost visualization. Others optimize calendar scheduling but dont address in-meeting behavior. Novel approach with high viral potential.
MVP Execution Plan
Timeline: 4-6 weeks for MVP
Build Chrome extension with overlay injection
Create simple salary input interface with team roles
Implement real-time cost calculation algorithm
Add Zoom/Meet integration via browser extension
Build team dashboard for aggregate meeting costs
Create shareable weekly cost report feature
Recommended Tools
Revenue Model
Model Type
SaaS per-seat
Pricing
Free tier (personal use), $8/user/mo for teams, $15/user/mo enterprise
Projected MRR
$25K MRR achievable with 600 team accounts
Why Now?
Remote work made meeting overload visible. Companies cutting costs actively seek efficiency gains. Meeting fatigue hit peak awareness in 2024.
Proof Signals
Reddit Threads
r/startups: "I calculated our team spends $15K/month just sitting in meetings. Insane." (1.1K upvotes)
r/cscareerquestions: "I spend more time in meetings than coding. This cant be normal" (2.8K upvotes)
r/productivity: "Is there a tool that shows how much a meeting costs in real time?" (445 upvotes, this exact idea requested)
Search Data
"meeting cost calculator" 3K monthly, "reduce meetings at work" 8K monthly
Trends
Return-to-office debates increase meeting scrutiny. "Meeting-free days" policies trending on LinkedIn.
Target Keywords
| Keyword | Volume | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| meeting cost calculator | 2,400/mo | Low |
| reduce meetings at work | 6,800/mo | Medium |
| meeting productivity tool | 3,100/mo | Medium |
| zoom meeting timer | 4,200/mo | Low |
Founder Fit Requirements
Required Skills
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