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Things I have learned from creating my own SaaS

45 points by jvojak 5y ago

withinboredom 5y ago
I really hate Medium articles on <3G speed. Somewhere in their JS, they have a timeout (instead of relying on the protocol) so you only get to read the first paragraph. I’m sure their internal stats look great, I doubt they have a stat for “never loaded beyond the first paragraph” though.
- eplanit 5y ago
  I stopped at the "free" paywall.
- jvojak 5y ago
  Sorry guys, new to medium, this should be a friendly link to read everything - https://medium.com/codex/11-things-i-have-learned-from-creating-my-own-saas-bfcc0c212214?sk=97eeffa96939e93689aedf4e107f80a9 https://medium.com/codex/11-things-i-have-learned-from-creat...
benbristow 5y ago
For those having problems with Medium, archived copy without the clutter - https://archive.ph/5aW7W https://archive.ph/5aW7W
mring33621 5y ago
Fuck Medium for making me login to read the story and then, after I logged in, asking me to 'upgrade', in order to read the story.
- SergioCh 5y ago
  You can open article links in an incognito window. This way, Medium has no way of knowing who you are or how many articles you've read.
- Jugurtha 5y ago
  You can delete the site's cookies and refresh.
- jvojak 5y ago
  my apologies, I am a bit new to Medium, here's a friendly link that allows you reading everything: https://medium.com/codex/11-things-i-have-learned-from-creating-my-own-saas-bfcc0c212214?sk=97eeffa96939e93689aedf4e107f80a9 https://medium.com/codex/11-things-i-have-learned-from-creat...
  - cloogshicer 5y ago
    Please just stop publishing things on Medium. It's very hostile towards users. I recommend setting up a static site generator like Hugo (simple) and deploy with something like Netlify (free and quick to setup).
- mycodesucks 5y ago
  Seconded. I just don't read medium articles anymore, same goes for any site that makes me login. That ain't the internet I want so I don't support it
smoldesu 5y ago
Looks like I'm not allowed to read the rest of your blog-post, sorry. Is there a link to a non-paywalled site?
- jvojak 5y ago
  Of course, here it is: https://medium.com/codex/11-things-i-have-learned-from-creating-my-own-saas-bfcc0c212214?sk=97eeffa96939e93689aedf4e107f80a9 https://medium.com/codex/11-things-i-have-learned-from-creat... P.S. - New to medium, still figuring things out :)
nomdep 5y ago
12. Don’t put your content marketing behind a paywall
redhale 5y ago
No offense, but this is the most generic list possible. I feel like I could have written this generic article having no SaaS experience at all. "Do your research", "Limit the MVP to a narrow number of functionalities", "Think about how you will market, promote and sell the product" -- come on. I would be very interested in an article that conveys some new insight from your specific experience, though!
- jvojak 5y ago
  Hey, thanks for the feedback. I am not that good of a writer, the bullet point title is probably more generic than I wanted. There were more specific things, such as, that I lost probably more time on finding out which payment/subscription solution suits me and my country the most, how to write privacy policy and terms and conditions the proper way, how to decide whose idea or workflow is the best, why I regret using specific bootstrap theme and so on... But, it seemed to me like I couldn't find a proper way to categorize those topics and it would be all over the place. I am still learning how to properly organize my articles, so I really appreciate the feedback.
blunte 5y ago
Why make the effort to write something and then give it to a platform which will hide it? Sorry, can't read it. Logged in, but apparently I've foolishly clicked on one too many essays which are locked in Medium.
- jvojak 5y ago
  Here's a friendly link - https://medium.com/codex/11-things-i-have-learned-from-creating-my-own-saas-bfcc0c212214?sk=97eeffa96939e93689aedf4e107f80a9 https://medium.com/codex/11-things-i-have-learned-from-creat...

45 points by jvojak 5y ago

I really hate Medium articles on <3G speed. Somewhere in their JS, they have a timeout (instead of relying on the protocol) so you only get to read the first paragraph. I’m sure their internal stats look great, I doubt they have a stat for “never loaded beyond the first paragraph” though.

eplanit 5y ago
I stopped at the "free" paywall.
jvojak 5y ago
Sorry guys, new to medium, this should be a friendly link to read everything - https://medium.com/codex/11-things-i-have-learned-from-creating-my-own-saas-bfcc0c212214?sk=97eeffa96939e93689aedf4e107f80a9 https://medium.com/codex/11-things-i-have-learned-from-creat...

benbristow 5y ago

For those having problems with Medium, archived copy without the clutter - https://archive.ph/5aW7W https://archive.ph/5aW7W

mring33621 5y ago

Fuck Medium for making me login to read the story and then, after I logged in, asking me to 'upgrade', in order to read the story.

SergioCh 5y ago
You can open article links in an incognito window. This way, Medium has no way of knowing who you are or how many articles you've read.
Jugurtha 5y ago
You can delete the site's cookies and refresh.
jvojak 5y ago
my apologies, I am a bit new to Medium, here's a friendly link that allows you reading everything: https://medium.com/codex/11-things-i-have-learned-from-creating-my-own-saas-bfcc0c212214?sk=97eeffa96939e93689aedf4e107f80a9 https://medium.com/codex/11-things-i-have-learned-from-creat...
- cloogshicer 5y ago
  Please just stop publishing things on Medium. It's very hostile towards users. I recommend setting up a static site generator like Hugo (simple) and deploy with something like Netlify (free and quick to setup).
mycodesucks 5y ago
Seconded. I just don't read medium articles anymore, same goes for any site that makes me login. That ain't the internet I want so I don't support it

smoldesu 5y ago

Looks like I'm not allowed to read the rest of your blog-post, sorry. Is there a link to a non-paywalled site?

jvojak 5y ago
Of course, here it is: https://medium.com/codex/11-things-i-have-learned-from-creating-my-own-saas-bfcc0c212214?sk=97eeffa96939e93689aedf4e107f80a9 https://medium.com/codex/11-things-i-have-learned-from-creat... P.S. - New to medium, still figuring things out :)

nomdep 5y ago

12. Don’t put your content marketing behind a paywall

redhale 5y ago

No offense, but this is the most generic list possible. I feel like I could have written this generic article having no SaaS experience at all. "Do your research", "Limit the MVP to a narrow number of functionalities", "Think about how you will market, promote and sell the product" -- come on. I would be very interested in an article that conveys some new insight from your specific experience, though!

jvojak 5y ago
Hey, thanks for the feedback. I am not that good of a writer, the bullet point title is probably more generic than I wanted. There were more specific things, such as, that I lost probably more time on finding out which payment/subscription solution suits me and my country the most, how to write privacy policy and terms and conditions the proper way, how to decide whose idea or workflow is the best, why I regret using specific bootstrap theme and so on... But, it seemed to me like I couldn't find a proper way to categorize those topics and it would be all over the place. I am still learning how to properly organize my articles, so I really appreciate the feedback.

blunte 5y ago

Why make the effort to write something and then give it to a platform which will hide it? Sorry, can't read it. Logged in, but apparently I've foolishly clicked on one too many essays which are locked in Medium.

jvojak 5y ago
Here's a friendly link - https://medium.com/codex/11-things-i-have-learned-from-creating-my-own-saas-bfcc0c212214?sk=97eeffa96939e93689aedf4e107f80a9 https://medium.com/codex/11-things-i-have-learned-from-creat...