Bootstrapping a SaaS Startup from Scratch
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#2> This might be going a little too far, but at the same time it’s probably not going far enough: Code is the least important thing about a SaaS business.
This is true about software businesses in general, not just SaaS businesses. Arguably more so for enterprise products where all that matters is smiling faces.
None of your customers care about your beautiful build-test-CI-deploy pipeline and unless it's actually saving you time to add new features[1] it's not worth it.
[1]: Shocking twist: It does save time!
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#3If you're interested in bootstrapped SaaS writing, https://startingandsustaining.com/ from Garrett Dimon is really good as well.
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#4If you're interested in bootstrapped SaaS writing, https://startingandsustaining.com/ from Garrett Dimon is really good as well.
Never head of Garrett, and I'm always looking for more material. Thanks for posting that.
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#5> If you want to feel good about yourself, go listen to one of the startup gurus out there that will be more than happy to spoon feed you some entreporn.
I love it. Hope this stays on the front page for a while. It's both motivating as well as demotivating; that's how you know it's for real :)
Props to the author, fantastic read and echoes my startup experiences to a tee!
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#6'Startups for the Rest of Us' seem like a decent podcast in that area.
Re: Bootstrapping a SaaS Startup from Scratch
#7> If you want to feel good about yourself, go listen to one of the startup gurus out there that will be more than happy to spoon feed you some entreporn. I love it. Hope this stays on the front page for a while. It's both motivating as well as demotivating; that's how you know it's for real :) Props to the author, fantastic read and echoes my startup experiences to a tee!
> It's both motivating as well as demotivating; that's how you know it's for real :)
Haha. I like that line and off hand seems like a nice litmus test.
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#8This is a really good read for anyone interested in starting a business or side gig.
Re: Bootstrapping a SaaS Startup from Scratch
#9> If you want to feel good about yourself, go listen to one of the startup gurus out there that will be more than happy to spoon feed you some entreporn. I love it. Hope this stays on the front page for a while. It's both motivating as well as demotivating; that's how you know it's for real :) Props to the author, fantastic read and echoes my startup experiences to a tee!
Echoes my experience as well! Frankly, I am getting tired of all the spruikers who tout the "Just get an email list together to make a bazillion dollars a day" type rubbish. Or the "just work really really hard and it will rain money" type posts.
Truth is, the grind (especially in the early days) is incredibly difficult and soul wearing. This article does a good job of articulating that.
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#10Nice write-up! Note to the author: Your website is really slow! Try to use live text instead of images, also use progressive images.