👨‍💻SaaS

Warning: Expect it all to fail.

SaaS from Scratch

Find a problem that the market needs
1. Do you have the same issue as others?
2. Would you benefit from the solution you create?
3. Action item: grab pen/paper & list all issues you want solved
Are you passionate about solving the issue?
1. You need a strong commitment during tough times
2. Action item: what are you most excited about?
Find your advantages/unique traits
1. Embrace them
2. Examples: industry expertise, social network
3. Action item: list out what gives you an edge

Build an audience
1. Search for small communities that also face the issue on Reddit or Forums
2. Platforms include: Blogs, YouTube, Social Media, Email newsletter, Discord, GitHub (You can pick one or several)
Build your product in public
1. Users will be board of advisors
2. Build a fast prototype
  1. Use No Code (Webflow, stripe, or framer) and ChatGPT
  2. Use (bubble.io) to create first MVP of the application (MVP mean fast prototype)
  3. (airtable, softr, zappier + trello, make + sheets)
Expect it all to fail. Most small busineses fail.
1. Build reusable building blocks for future SaaS (Save several templates)
2. Treat this like a SaaS Factory
3. Might take a year or longer

validation occurs when product in market
Keep in mind that you rely on others software that can be subject to change
What bigger companies look like
- Sales, Customer Support, Marketing, Operations n Business, Development, Security/Legal
there are Indie Creators (Micro SaaS)
- Example: Gasby AI (organized UI for chatGPT)
- Example: TypingMind
- iCodeThis
- Stripe, notion, sapier

Last updated 1 year ago