Just recently subscribed. Been binge-watching your videos. So helpful, all the tips. Question: what's the best way to determine if the company you work for will be ok to pitch the new product or to leave first and pitch to the employer? Or may be, not even consider them as investor, if you feel it in your gut that they will not be interested. How to know if they will be interested to invest? Or will they misread it as something that competes against their business, even if it's not. So many questions in my head on this. Want to know before I even start.
1. Unfair Advantage: Network > Audience > Being Early 2. Start With a Problem 3. Move from Problems to Solutions 4. Evaluate Your Solutions 5. How is Your Solution Different? 6. Talk to Potential Customers 7. Start Marketing Before Coding 8. Build MVP
00:01 Building SaaS from scratch in 8 steps 01:57 Building an audience is less important when launching a SaaS app. 03:38 Start with a problem or multiple problems to solve. 05:27 Evaluate your solution using the 5 PM idea evaluation framework 07:17 Validate your SaaS idea before building it 09:04 Building a minimum viable product as the final step 10:53 Validation increases certainty in building a SaaS product 12:39 Start showing the SaaS to people you had conversations with. Iterate based on their feedback.
Can't wait for the book to be out. Great work 👍. I'm just learning how to code and the reason is to build saas apps. You channel is an eye opener and I'll surely stick around. Please don't stop dropping these gems.
Great video, thank you! We launched a SaaS with a big audience, we have 3.6k free users but only 1 paying - so what you said really made sense. Thank you. We are going to binge watch all your videos this weekend
Hi Rob, I'm so glad that I've found your channel. It's great too finally be apart of this amazing community of founders / developers. Looking forward to hearing your next episode on the podcast. Thanks for all of the great content. P.S this is way better than anything they've taught me in the past three years of my Computer Science / Business Management degree lol hahaha
Hi! Do you think SaaS companies would benefit from a community funnel? Basically I'd come in build systems to get members, nurture and convert. It would be a one time fee for the same. What do you think?
Communities can be great, but they are a lot of work. A one-time fee would not make sense as there is a lot of ongoing work to make a community successful.
Hi there. Great video! I was wondering if you are able to point out the exact video that you mentioned @4.13 in this video. I would like to see "How to identify seven different ways to find problems worth solving". Thanks in advance.
The information you provided here is so valuable, thank you! If you don't mind sharing, I'd love to know which website host/platform you are using to create your book waiting list? It's so slick and modern. ❤
Generally, I recommend using what you know and are efficient in. For a more in-depth discussion on how your tech stack might affect your business, check out this episode of the Startups For the Rest of Us podcast: www.startupsfortherestofus.com/episodes/episode-716-positioning-against-incumbents-changing-your-h1-how-tech-stack-affects-valuation-and-more-listener-questions
I tried to validate an idea called College Coach Finder. I mention it in Start Small, Stay Small. I couldn’t generate enough interest in the landing page so I never built it.
You can, but you might be playing on hard mode. I would first consider how you are going to be able to get in front of your potential customers. How will you find them? How will they find you?
In 1 of mr beasts recent tik toks he says one of his keys is giving the people what they want at the beginning of the video. I'm 3 minutes in and all that's been talked about so far is whether or not i was lucky enough to have a network or audience. No tips or steps on building a saas. Neeeeeeext
I need you to write me your name on this piece of paper but i don't have anything to write with? Look i have a pen right here problem = solution good video alot of information
I would focus on building your network, rather than your audience. Here’s a video about finding your first 10 customers that you might find helpful: th-cam.com/video/Ki3qBvIRo6A/w-d-xo.html
Name - Shivam Sharma, DOB - 04 November 2002, Time - 4:15 pm, Place - Danapur,Patna,Bihar My Question - future me business or job me se kisme success milega??
And if you're starting over, here are the 3 steps I'd take: th-cam.com/video/3qUJnFyRlyQ/w-d-xo.html
Just recently subscribed. Been binge-watching your videos. So helpful, all the tips. Question: what's the best way to determine if the company you work for will be ok to pitch the new product or to leave first and pitch to the employer? Or may be, not even consider them as investor, if you feel it in your gut that they will not be interested. How to know if they will be interested to invest? Or will they misread it as something that competes against their business, even if it's not. So many questions in my head on this. Want to know before I even start.
1. Unfair Advantage: Network > Audience > Being Early
2. Start With a Problem
3. Move from Problems to Solutions
4. Evaluate Your Solutions
5. How is Your Solution Different?
6. Talk to Potential Customers
7. Start Marketing Before Coding
8. Build MVP
You the real mvp
Great bro...
🙏🏾🙏🏾
thanks, this channel is clearly just trying to be another business with the amount of filler
00:01 Building SaaS from scratch in 8 steps
01:57 Building an audience is less important when launching a SaaS app.
03:38 Start with a problem or multiple problems to solve.
05:27 Evaluate your solution using the 5 PM idea evaluation framework
07:17 Validate your SaaS idea before building it
09:04 Building a minimum viable product as the final step
10:53 Validation increases certainty in building a SaaS product
12:39 Start showing the SaaS to people you had conversations with. Iterate based on their feedback.
So helpful providing a well thought out approach to beginner saas developers. Thank you.
I can’t wait to see 7 different ways to find problems worth solving 👍
Thought this was going to be a technical video lol...
Me too.. it's a marketing video LOL
Glad it wasn’t. Much more value with learning frameworks
,I believe and more important upside🎉
After I launch my mvp what should I do to grow my SaaS?
this video is underrated. Good explanation.
Thank you.
Thanks ..I am a programmer .a tech lead in a startup . Always interested in saas 😊😊
Welcome 👍
Can't wait for the book to be out. Great work 👍. I'm just learning how to code and the reason is to build saas apps. You channel is an eye opener and I'll surely stick around. Please don't stop dropping these gems.
Thank you! And thanks for watching, Ganiyu.
Great video, thank you! We launched a SaaS with a big audience, we have 3.6k free users but only 1 paying - so what you said really made sense. Thank you. We are going to binge watch all your videos this weekend
I'm just glad that I was able to help you🙂
How's your progress going
Hi Rob, I'm so glad that I've found your channel. It's great too finally be apart of this amazing community of founders / developers. Looking forward to hearing your next episode on the podcast. Thanks for all of the great content. P.S this is way better than anything they've taught me in the past three years of my Computer Science / Business Management degree lol hahaha
Glad you are finding it helpful!
Thank you for this!
Hi!
Do you think SaaS companies would benefit from a community funnel? Basically I'd come in build systems to get members, nurture and convert.
It would be a one time fee for the same. What do you think?
Communities can be great, but they are a lot of work. A one-time fee would not make sense as there is a lot of ongoing work to make a community successful.
Hi there. Great video!
I was wondering if you are able to point out the exact video that you mentioned @4.13 in this video. I would like to see "How to identify seven different ways to find problems worth solving". Thanks in advance.
You can check that out here: th-cam.com/video/z_EMDtbB2tA/w-d-xo.html
Enjoy!
The information you provided here is so valuable, thank you! If you don't mind sharing, I'd love to know which website host/platform you are using to create your book waiting list? It's so slick and modern. ❤
wow that was very straight to the point!
Thanks for watching!
what coding languages would you recommend to know to build a SaaS
Generally, I recommend using what you know and are efficient in. For a more in-depth discussion on how your tech stack might affect your business, check out this episode of the Startups For the Rest of Us podcast: www.startupsfortherestofus.com/episodes/episode-716-positioning-against-incumbents-changing-your-h1-how-tech-stack-affects-valuation-and-more-listener-questions
Fantastic. Looking to learn more from your teachings (e.g and subscribe to your podcast, etc). I subbed to this channel in the quickest time 😊
Awesome, thank you! Welcome aboard!
Can you talk more about ideas you invalidated with landing pages etc?
I tried to validate an idea called College Coach Finder. I mention it in Start Small, Stay Small. I couldn’t generate enough interest in the landing page so I never built it.
Very Useful,Thanks
Glad you found value! Thank you for watching.
Cool
came here to learn something but I learned his ads about his books 😂😂😂
is SaaS still cool?
Problem solving is cool anytime. Doesn't matter if it is SaaS or not.
Can we develop SaaS as a side project in a niché that's slow to technological changes?
You can, but you might be playing on hard mode. I would first consider how you are going to be able to get in front of your potential customers. How will you find them? How will they find you?
In 1 of mr beasts recent tik toks he says one of his keys is giving the people what they want at the beginning of the video. I'm 3 minutes in and all that's been talked about so far is whether or not i was lucky enough to have a network or audience. No tips or steps on building a saas. Neeeeeeext
Dude if you are too lazy to study it’s not his problem,
Did you actually listen to his tips? Can’t build a SaaS unless you learn from your customer.
Lol. Luck has nothing to do with network or audience.
Weird way to tell us you don't have friends
It's different when you're not pretending to give a friend a multimillion dollar jet 🤷
I need you to write me your name on this piece of paper but i don't have anything to write with? Look i have a pen right here problem = solution good video alot of information
Glad you liked it!
If we will begin from scratch ; then we haven't any audience !!!???
I would focus on building your network, rather than your audience. Here’s a video about finding your first 10 customers that you might find helpful: th-cam.com/video/Ki3qBvIRo6A/w-d-xo.html
Way too generic...
If you're looking for the nitty gritty, you'll love Designing the Ideal Bootstrapped SaaS by Jason Cohen! -> th-cam.com/video/otbnC2zE2rw/w-d-xo.html
Not necessarily. I didn't know this at all to call it generic.
Name - Shivam Sharma, DOB - 04 November 2002, Time - 4:15 pm, Place - Danapur,Patna,Bihar
My Question - future me business or job me se kisme success milega??
I’m glad I didn’t waste too much of my time on this video.
Don’t recommend this channel.
Great recommendation on 'The Mom Test' book! If you want to validate your ideas by asking good questions, it's a must-read