Nobody Wants a Tax App: 5 Lessons From Building Taxifi in Public

Laid Off To 8 Figures with David DiNardo · Jan 6, 2026 · 13m

This week’s Taxifi build update came with a few lessons I didn’t expect, and they’re changing how I think about the product.

Here are the 5 biggest takeaways so far:

Nobody wants a tax app. They want the problem gone.

Niche makes people lean in. The clearer the “who,” the stronger the pull.

Judgment free is a real feature. People don’t just need software, they need a safe place to start. (So many people apologize for being behind.)

Simple beats clever. The clearest promise wins:

“One-click, judgment-free tax filing so you never think about taxes again.”

Building in public changes how you…