👨‍💻SaaS

Warning: Expect it all to fail.

1. Build reusable code

2. Treat this like a SaaS Factory

SaaS from Scratch

1. 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

2. 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?

3. Find your advantages/unique traits

   1. Embrace them

   2. Examples: industry expertise, social network

   3. Action item: list out what gives you an edge

• Will you use your solution?

• Are you passionate?

• Do you have any advantages/unique traits?

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. 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

More notes

• 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

GitHub - nikhilrayaprolu/awesome-open-saas: A Curated List of Open Source Software as a Service ProductsGitHub

List of Open SaaS products/companies

Sources:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SCqveOv--c

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=matM2KlG74Y

• https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4OTK11IFl68

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_rSMEeqhK0

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7EqB_S_a7I (several issues)