Case study · Map-based local directory

Messy list → live map
the same day.

Duy turned a rough local niche list into a searchable Map Locator directory in one day. Sponsor interest showed up before polish was done.

Duy Nguyen · Indie hacker

1 day

Idea → live map

Map

Locator view

Early

Sponsor interest

Challenge

A spreadsheet of places was not a product. Building a custom map + list app would have burned the niche window.

Solution

Imported the Sheet into Row.so, enabled Map Locator, geocoded pins, and opened conversations for featured placements while iterating design.

  • Map Locator
  • Google Sheets import
  • Geocoded pins
  • Featured placements

Results

Live, searchable map directory same day. Sponsors inquired about slots early. Validated demand without a mobile/web build.

“I went from a messy niche list to a live, searchable directory the same day. Sponsors started asking for slots before I even finished the design.”

Duy Nguyen, Indie hacker

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