r/roastmystartup • u/HoldGlad9136 • 6d ago
Roast Rake - an AI that cancels your forgotten subscriptions automatically. I've heard the trust concerns, the 'just use ChatGPT' argument, and the wire fraud accusation. Hit me with what I'm missing.
Built a waitlist for Rake over the last 48 hours. Here's the concept:
You connect your bank or just upload a CSV from your own bank. Rake finds every subscription draining your account, flags anything unused or price hiked, and cancels them automatically through the provider's website, by email, or by cutting off the payment method entirely.
Nothing gets cancelled without your confirmation. Hard limits built in, phone carriers, internet, insurance never touched automatically. Ever.
New subscriptions creep in every month. Free trials auto renew at 3am. Prices get hiked quietly. Rake monitors continuously so you never have to do a manual audit again.
If Rake doesn't save you $12 in the first 3 months it cancels itself. Because that's what we do.
Concerns I've already heard and addressed:
Trust and bank connection - CSV upload option, no bank login required.
Wire fraud on AI voice calls - valid, legal architecture needed before that feature ships.
Why keep paying after subscriptions are cleaned up - new ones creep in constantly, monitoring is the ongoing value.
One and done - considering a free one time audit tier.
What am I missing? Be brutal.
Waitlist in comments.
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u/JonBuildsHQ 4d ago
Love the minimalistic waitlist page - I ran it through my audit tool and one thing that would increase conversions on it would be to add the number of people who already signed up to the waitlist, under the CTA (this is a great social signal!)
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u/HoldGlad9136 2d ago
I appreciate that. Simple but effective social signal. Adding it now. Love the idea of showing momentum even at early numbers. Thanks for the idea!
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u/HoldGlad9136 6d ago
Waitlist link for anyone interested in early access (free beta): https://tryrake.com/ - i appreciate your input!