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If you are in r/saas , you are looking to make products or searching one. ​ I'm Irbaaz, I have been in SaaS industry for few years, sharing my learnings for young people. ​ If you are new, start by taking small steps daily, treat it like marathon. ​ Start by small helpful posts on different platform, form connections through comments and dms and start networking daily. ​ Do heavy research on ideas before spraying and praying. Do not follow the crowd w...

or is this just an unrealistic hope.

It’s been a month since I shipped my SaaS, and I’m really confused about where to go from here. Since launching, I’ve been trying to market it organically for the past three weeks. The problem is that I get users, but they don’t stick around. Retention is very low. Out of 85 signups, only 5 users have returned. For context, my app is an AI orchestration platform where users can run multiple LLMs in parallel workflows and use deeper analysis tools to compare how their answers differ. It was o...

I was discussing product development with a few founders recently, and one theme kept coming up: Teams often build features based on assumptions instead of actual user demand. The result: Months of development Increased complexity More support requests Very low adoption For founders, product managers, or developers: What's a feature your company invested heavily in that users barely touched? How did you discover it wasn't delivering value? And did it change the way you pr...

I know this community is filled with experienced founders who got thier first users as soon as they talked about it on social media but i am a noobie okay. I have tried what i could -> instagram dms, reddit dms, youtube videos, reddit posts and none of them worked. I wasn't able to get a single user. Let me give you guys a brief explanation of my project. It is a platform for restaurants and ngos dealing with food insecurity. Currently many restaurants throw away food at the night which other...

I’m a programmer, and I’m genuinely trying to understand the logistics of the "vibe coding" trend. I'm referring to those with little to no knowledge when it comes to programming. ​ ​I get how an LLM can create a frontend or standard route handlers. But how do vibe coders handle the actual backend required to ship a real product? The secrets, database, storage, etc. Are these done automatically by web builders like Loveable/Replit?

Has anyone here launched a SaaS that took months before getting paying users? I'm feeling pretty discouraged. Building was hard, but convincing people to actually try the product and especially pay for it feels even harder. I'd love to hear some real success stories: * How long did it take before you got traction? * What finally worked? * How did you convince people to trust and pay for your product? Sometimes it feels like everyone is interested until it's time to pull out a credit card...

i am still very early, so i am not posting this like i have everything figured out. i just wanted to share what worked for me so far, because i know there are a lot of people building things while also trying to make rent, get their first users, or just prove to themselves that one of their projects can actually make money. the app is pretty simple. it helps you save time by talking instead of typing. you can use it for prompts, replies, notes, messages, random thoughts, or anything where typi...

Launching Supercode soon 🚀 GitHub: https://github.com/yashdev9274/supercli An open-source SWE agent that actually has control over your machine. Runs with free and open models Access your entire system directly from the terminal Read files, edit code, run commands Open applications and manage system settings Voice-controlled workflows Granular permissions so it only does what you explicitly allow Persistent memory across sessions No vendor lock-in Fully open source ...

I did a soft launch of my SaaS, then got 100s on waitlist, but my tech glitched, so had to postpone the proper launch to a few months Waitlist didn't convert (not even 10%) Now, we remodelled the features an rebranded. I haven't launched or shared it anywhere, as I made a mistake before, lol/ I wanna do a pilot launch of first 10 users, validate and get feedback. What has worked for you guys, in getting organic attention? Which forums or channels? Apart from LinkedIn? s...

I noticed a few users signing up using temporary email services. My first reaction was to block or delete those accounts. But when I checked the activity logs in the admin panel, one of them had actually uploaded a WhatsApp voice note and generated a transcript. Another had used the speech-to-text feature multiple times. now Im confused because..... on one hand, disposable emails can be used for abuse, avoiding limits, and creating multiple accounts. and on the other hand, some people ...

Everyone says: "Make it exist first, then make it better." I understand the idea behind this advice don't spend years perfecting something before validating whether people actually want it But here's what I struggle with: What if the product I'm building already has established competitors? If I launch an MVP with only the basic features, why would anyone switch from an existing solution to mine? Most successful products today aren't entering empty markets. They're competing ag...

I've been trying for almost a month atp but I'm not getting any replies. All i wanna know is would there be any demand for my product. NOONE IS SAYING ANYTHING. It just becomes sad when u spam on different sub reddits for it to get 2likes and 0 comments. Meanwhile im seeing ppl post there "reached 5k MRR in 2months of launch". I'm 17 so I don't even have ad money. Pls help 😭😭

The per-request cost looks tiny until users start retrying, uploading huge files, or running the same task five times. I’m curious how early-stage SaaS founders decide when to limit usage, charge by credits, or just raise the subscription price.

I'm trying to decide which AI SaaS product to build and would love feedback from founders or people working in B2B SaaS. I'm considering two ideas: AI Chatbot Platform – Businesses can add an AI assistant to their website, train it on documents, and use it for customer support or lead generation. AI Resume Scoring / HR Copilot – Recruiters upload resumes and a job description, and the AI ranks candidates, explains the match, identifies skill gaps, and generates interview questions. ...

Hey everyone, I wanted to share our story and get honest feedback from this community on what we should do next. We are international students who graduated last year. While we were in school, we kept running into the same daily problem: grocery shopping, deciding what to eat, managing ingredients in our kitchen, trying to eat a balanced diet, and tracking meals. This all felt repetitive and disconnected. The more we looked at it, the more we realized these were not separate problems. They...

Posting this under the sub's promo allowance. I'm one of the people who built WinBack, so this is a pitch, but I tried to make it a useful one. Here's the pattern almost every subscription business hits eventually. You launch, growth is good, and then the disputes start. "I didn't authorize this renewal." "I forgot I subscribed." "I cancelled" (they didn't). Friendly fraud you can't prevent. At low volume you ignore them. Then the volume isn't low anymore, and thr...

How did you build your startup? Did you hire someone, or did you vibecode the website yourself? In my experience, vibecoding is much harder than it seems. The security issues alone are overwhelming, and the AI often throws out fixes and technical terms I've never even heard of.

First week traffic was basically nothing and im hitting the wall i think every bootstrapper hits. cold email is a trickle if you dont want to torch your domain. reddit and forums are slow trust building stuff. and the second you want fast leads its paid ads or buying lists, which feels insane to do before i even know my message worksthe channel i actually think is right is going thru quickbooks proadvisors, accountants who each have like a dozen of my exact customers. its free and high intent ...

Hi, I was curious to know what are the costs of having a SaaS. Is it doable for someone that starts with no budget? I would like you to list me the kind of expenses a person can have for example databases and give me a real world example of how much of your possible revenue they eat especially if you are lucky enough to scale it. Thanks :)

Hey everyone, I'm working on an AI-based news credibility analysis tool and wanted some advice from people who have scaled AI products. ​ The idea: Instead of simply saying "fake" or "real", it analyzes multiple signals: • Credibility score • Source reliability • Factuality estimate • Propaganda risk • Bias indicators • Explanation behind the analysis ​ Current stack: React + Node.js ​ I also implemented a multi-provider fallba...

I've been actually incredibly locked in over the last 3 months working on my latest startup solo venture. Filming youtube videos, marketing, coding, cold calling customers. The one thing I'm having a hard time with is there is no one I can talk to about this. My friends are fat lazy bums who sit around all day and spend their time not at work watching tv and playing video games. When I'm at my desk at 11pm on a Saturday it feels incredibly lonely. I'd like to start a community of founder...

I recently added usage-based pricing to my product and this was the feedback I got. What do you guys think?

I try to market a chrome extension for reddit users so my target audience is on reddit. I posted on some subreddits but dont get much reach. I think I got arround 50 visitors to my landing page. I posted 3 posts. Then I looked at reddit ads and was suprised that I cant expect that much reach from it. Has anyone experience with it? I could just post about my product and get the reach for free... I have the feeling when using other ad networks you get much more reach for the same money. Am I bias...

Jokes aside, so grateful for my first customer on launch day 🥹 For those of you with successful projects, do you still remember the feeling when you had your first money flowing in? (Hopefully) only the start of the journey ✌️ EDIT: for those who are interested, it’s a plugin to get ads in Claude code and earn from prompting (aka watching ads) - called adtention

I’m new to building and I spent almost a year creating this program to read architectural blueprints and tell you any code issues before you submit to the building department to save time and money. I really would like opinions and feedback as in my head it’s never done but please if anyone is interested in looking at it and letting me know your thoughts that would be awesome it is instapreview.co

There are so many marketing channels today: SEO, Blogs, AI search, paid ads, partnerships, social platforms, and communities. For founders who are actively growing a SaaS, what channels are working best for you right now? I'm especially interested in: What channel brings the highest-quality users? What channel has the best ROI? What marketing tactics stopped working in 2026? Would love to hear real experiences and numbers if you're comfortable sharing. submitted by &#32...