Do Not Build SaaS

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Post by fuelfive » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 3:06 AM UTC

Do Not Build SaaS
dontbuildsaas.com

Re: Do Not Build SaaS

#2

Post by nadermx » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 3:40 AM UTC

This is like reading from zero to one, but instead in a rather well put web version of a pamphlet.

Re: Do Not Build SaaS

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Post by ramesh31 » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 3:41 AM UTC

Sadly just about all of hard tech/engineering is heavily gatekeeped by ABET and the like, even for pure SWE roles. So those of us without the credentials are doomed to a life of "drudgery" wasted away on silly web apps.

Re: Do Not Build SaaS

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Post by healsdata » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 3:44 AM UTC

"Don't Build SaaS!" -- Created with Google Docs, including meta tags targeting Twitter, and loading Google Analytics.

Re: Do Not Build SaaS

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Post by samtho » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 3:46 AM UTC

I was hoping more for a tear-down of how rent-seeking SaaS has ruined software in general. Instead, we got a strange flavor of whataboutism

Re: Do Not Build SaaS

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 3:46 AM UTC

nadermx wrote: post #2

This is like reading from zero to one, but instead in a rather well put web version of a pamphlet.

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Re: Do Not Build SaaS

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Post by baetylus » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 3:51 AM UTC

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Re: Do Not Build SaaS

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Post by ed » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 3:52 AM UTC

To be fair, Elon's journey began with ~Paypal, which funded his later, more ambitious projects.

(Also not sure if it matters but I vouched for this after it was flagged. I doubt many YC founders [or PG] would be offended by this. It's clearly in jest.)

Re: Do Not Build SaaS

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Post by sethbannon » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 3:53 AM UTC

If we could have solved the really big problems that remain with SaaS apps, we probably would have already. We're really good at building them. Most of the really big problems the world is facing require really hard solutions. Often this involves commercializing core research (like the foundation model companies) or building in atoms and not just bits. The sheer amount of talent and money going into SaaS feels like a massive misallocation of resources.

Re: Do Not Build SaaS

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Post by fuelfive » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 3:55 AM UTC

ed wrote: post #8

To be fair, Elon's journey began with ~Paypal, which funded his later, more ambitious projects. (Also not sure if it matters but I vouched for this after it was flagged. I doubt many YC founders [or PG] would be offended by this. It's clearly in jest.)

Back when Elon started PayPal, SaaS was the frontier!