I like the focus of this piece, but I think it conflates "technology startup" with "product company" too much. There are so many great SaaS companies that don't need VC money, that also don't need so much customization. Why not start one of those instead?
Much more scalable, as defined in the piece, and also less capital intensive, less fragile, and low stakes (since so much of fixed income is in people's salaries — a lot of stress from feeding real people)
i'd agree with this, the indie hackers link is a nice shout out but seems like an after thought. i think saas is good for devs, but the coding skillset creates a barrier to entry... pleasantly surprised info marketing or dropshipping was not mentioned
Cash flow. Service company books money first. Saas takes months of build out, then small inflows of cash until finally the product starts covering even basic overhead(ramin profitable). Assuming it doesn't die before it gets of the ground because no one wants what you built.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 19.2 ms ] threadMuch more scalable, as defined in the piece, and also less capital intensive, less fragile, and low stakes (since so much of fixed income is in people's salaries — a lot of stress from feeding real people)