saas articles
🎁 What I learned building a $1K MRR SaaS in 6 weeks
Sustainable development — code should be interesting, not frantic. Longer cycles, fewer all-nighters. Sustainable growth — attract users who already […]
🔨 I’m sorry
Rediscovered the fun of shipping. Felt like 2013 when I hacked random APIs together for the thrill of it. Picked […]
💻 Startup Infrastructure: Scaling from Zero to Enterprise
I still have the ZIP file from 2007. One PHP script, 9 KB, no folders in sight. Hosting was two […]
👻 Every software is messy and has skeletons
I stopped counting how many times I’ve stepped into a new client’s repo expecting Swiss precision and found a Jenga […]
Is it a bad idea if I build the MVP of my startup on my company’s pc?
Friday evening, everyone has left, and that shiny M1 on your desk is begging for overtime. Tempting, I know — […]
🚪 Exit. Selling your SaaS
This piece belongs to the ongoing Founders Guide. I’m scribbling down everything I wish I’d had on my desk during […]
🚦 Going live with your SaaS: The Launch day
Part of the ongoing Founders Guide. I jot these notes down while the memories are still fresh, so you’re getting […]
Doing Self-Promotion on Reddit the right way
Two weekends ago I shipped a tiny API and, like a proud parent, waited for the internet to notice. Seven […]
🙀 Startup founder fears by funding round
I still cringe when I think back to the evening I asked my older brother for a small “friends & […]
🤑 Fundraising for SaaS Startups
This piece belongs to the ongoing Founders Guide—a collection of notes I’m assembling for first-year founders while the memories of […]
🔬 Building a side-project
As you probably guessed from the silence in your inbox — I missed this week’s newsletter slot. Nothing dramatic happened. […]
🍻 How to build a community around your SaaS
This piece belongs to my ongoing Founders Guide. I’m jotting these notes while the memories of our first-year battles are […]
💡 Getting your Idea to the MVP
I still have the calendar invite from the day we pushed our very first MVP live — 03:47 AM, too […]
💰 How to sell your SaaS to Enterprise Customers
🚀 Founders Guide 2022 📚 Q&A for Startup Founders 📰 Previous Newsletter Issues 🛠️ How to be a better technical […]
⛳ Moving Forward in times of uncertainty
Last Thursday I caught myself doom-scrolling at 6:30 am—coffee still brewing, half-awake, already tense. I’ve lived through recessions, the dot-com […]
🧩 Dealing with complexity
This piece is part of the ongoing Founders Guide. I’m jotting these notes while helping a handful of first-year startups wrestle […]
🤖 How to Hire a CTO for Your Startup
This piece belongs to the ongoing Founders Guide. I’m jotting these notes while helping first-year founders stay afloat — the things […]