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I co-founded https://packetstream.io https://packetstream.io There are a handful of companies doing very well with models similar to what you’re describing. I
by rdbell 5y ago
I co-founded https://packetstream.io https://packetstream.io
There are a handful of companies doing very well with models similar to what you’re describing. I can’t mention specific customers, but I see some of them doing very large scraping volume through our network.
It’s an industry where having a good product is more important than the amount you’re spending on marketing. If developers are happy with your product they’ll take it with them to future companies/projects and share it with colleagues.
It can be a cat-and-mouse development cycle where the sites you target break your functionality and you’ll have customers that will want fixes to be implement ASAP because they rely on your tools to make money.
I don’t know what you’re building exactly, but keep in mind there’s a good chance that you’ll need to commit to long-term, continuous, rapid development cycles if you want to retain customers.
Best of luck!
- erichocean 5y agoMy dude, how do you actually use your service (loading URLs)? I just signed up, got sent to a dashboard…NO API DOCUMENATATION, just a link to download an app (!) for people who want to sell their residential bandwidth. See ScraperAPI for a company that does API documentation well in this space. (I've spent well over $100K with them.) Or Stripe. PUT THE CODE UP FRONT. There's also no API docs here, under "Support": https://packetstream.io/support/faq https://packetstream.io/support/faq Update: I see it's hidden under "Network Access." This kind of thing should be OBVIOUS, not the sixth option (looks like all of the others) on some random SaaS dashboard.