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I'm building a SaaS for just one person

126 pointsby elliotbnvlabout 5 years ago

6 comments

LaundroMatabout 5 years ago
Haha, I&#x27;m working on my second SaaS for one person :)<p>The first is drfreezr.com , something I built for a friend who manages a bioresearch lab and had trouble enforcing diligent bookkeeping about what samples are stored where in what freezers.<p>He and his lab colleagues are very happy with it, and they use it on a daily basis. But now I have to start marketing it. So the typical thing I do is optimize the code&#x2F;UX&#x2F;data model instead of finding more customers.<p>And now I&#x27;m working on a small-scale CRM for my wife (prototype phase) and her colleague who&#x27;s she&#x27;s started a consulting business with :)
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christiansakaiabout 5 years ago
I&#x27;m really really amazed how creative and productive someone can be. Meanwhile I can&#x27;t even find one ideas. It doesn&#x27;t help that I&#x27;m not an app user. I keep my digital stuff minimal.
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bobblywobblesabout 5 years ago
I appreciate people like you, who see a need that someone has, and takes the initiative to help them.<p>The project matters, but less so. Being a person who is willing to help others is what makes the world go round.<p>I have no need for BI software myself, but I appreciate the fire you have inside of you and wish you good luck if you take this further.
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elliotbnvlabout 5 years ago
tl;dr: I built a glorified spreadsheet app called Bicycle (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;usebicycle.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;usebicycle.com</a>) in seven days. Now I&#x27;m refining it for one user&#x27;s needs based on principles from Do Things That Don&#x27;t Scale by Paul Graham and the 1000 True Fans theory.<p>Also, working 90hrs in a week is draining.
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duckabout 5 years ago
This looks great, but just wondering if you have looked at something like Airtable (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;airtable.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;airtable.com&#x2F;</a>) to solve this? I had a couple custom tools that were similar, but I&#x27;ve been able to replace them w&#x2F; Airtable and it has been nice to not maintain those anymore.
zollandabout 5 years ago
This is awesome! I&#x27;m working on a very similar mission. When do you plan on monetizing the product?<p>Also, a bit off topic but how much time do you allocate for your blog?
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