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What you've built here is GORGEOUS and is exactly what I'm imagining the future of development will look like. It's a dream. Until you get to the end and it sa

What you've built here is GORGEOUS and is exactly what I'm imagining the future of development will look like. It's a dream. Until you get to the end and it says "$400" -- then I remember it's still 2022 and we're not there yet. You deserve to be compensated for this work, absolutely. I just look forward to a future where tools like this are no longer privately held.

loh 5y ago
Thanks! And yeah, I wish I could release this for free but it requires so much time and effort to do it right that I would end up homeless.
- aerovistae 5y ago
  It's the right choice! When an open version comes, it will most likely be a community effort. I would do the same thing in your shoes.
- bqe 5y ago
  I haven't tried it yet, but if it does what you say it does, I honestly think you underpriced this.
  - loh 5y ago
    You could be right, but at the same time, many people seem to expect this for free. Perhaps they underestimate the amount of work required to implement quality core functionality, or maybe they feel that all core software should be free and open source. I recently lowered the price in hopes that more people would be willing to follow through on buying. There have been many submissions but no one seems willing to pay. I may increase the prices again later on, but it really depends on how things go. Ultimately, I want this to be accessible to the average developer so more people have the opportunity to quickly build awesome things and bring their ideas to life. It may prove difficult to find the optimal price point. There's still a lot of work to done, especially on the marketing/convincing side of things. Maybe I'll look for funding, but I would prefer to bootstrap it. I'll probably need to find contract work soon if no buyers follow through, however. Ideally, clients would submit via assemble.molecule.dev and we move forward from there.
    - aerovistae 5y ago
      Oh man, I hate to hear that you are struggling to find traction since I think you're building the future here. I really hope you find a way to make this work so that you can be a trailblazer on this front. The sooner these types of things become popular, the sooner there will be competition and more contributions to this space, and it will become more accessible.
    - ux-app 5y ago
      >There have been many submissions but no one seems willing to pay. Tailwind is a masterclass with regard to how to market this kind of thing. 1. Release the core of your product for free (basicially give 95% away for nothing) 2. Sell premium features/components (the last 5% of your product for serious people with a budget) Tailwind is selling their CSS framework UI component kit for $400!!! It's a freaking simple little design system which is nothing in comparison to what you've built here and they are *rolling* in money. Good luck.
      - loh 5y ago
        I will probably do something like this. I really appreciate your suggestion(s) and feedback.
      - xweb 5y ago
        Second this. This product sounds amazing. But hard to believe it without seeing it. What can you charge for that enterprises/funded entities would pay for, but side projects wouldn’t need until they start making money. Like: Electron, Oracle/SQL Server support, Exchange integration, etc. Good luck! As someone who has been “working” on a SaaS project for a year, would love to try this. But can’t shell out $400 out of pocket for something I can’t touch.
    - gremlinsinc 5y ago
      Better business model might be make some api, or layer that you control in all this...basically it becomes like a headless cms...could be as simple as centralized auth/data-hosting, then the other version for $400+ could be on-prem/self-hosted... Then people might get 1 month trial, and then $19/month/app. This way you start building up a lot of MRR, and can maybe add price points for # of average monthly users or something like Auth0 has.

loh 5y ago

Thanks! And yeah, I wish I could release this for free but it requires so much time and effort to do it right that I would end up homeless.

aerovistae 5y ago
It's the right choice! When an open version comes, it will most likely be a community effort. I would do the same thing in your shoes.
bqe 5y ago
I haven't tried it yet, but if it does what you say it does, I honestly think you underpriced this.
- loh 5y ago
  You could be right, but at the same time, many people seem to expect this for free. Perhaps they underestimate the amount of work required to implement quality core functionality, or maybe they feel that all core software should be free and open source. I recently lowered the price in hopes that more people would be willing to follow through on buying. There have been many submissions but no one seems willing to pay. I may increase the prices again later on, but it really depends on how things go. Ultimately, I want this to be accessible to the average developer so more people have the opportunity to quickly build awesome things and bring their ideas to life. It may prove difficult to find the optimal price point. There's still a lot of work to done, especially on the marketing/convincing side of things. Maybe I'll look for funding, but I would prefer to bootstrap it. I'll probably need to find contract work soon if no buyers follow through, however. Ideally, clients would submit via assemble.molecule.dev and we move forward from there.
  - aerovistae 5y ago
    Oh man, I hate to hear that you are struggling to find traction since I think you're building the future here. I really hope you find a way to make this work so that you can be a trailblazer on this front. The sooner these types of things become popular, the sooner there will be competition and more contributions to this space, and it will become more accessible.
  - ux-app 5y ago
    >There have been many submissions but no one seems willing to pay. Tailwind is a masterclass with regard to how to market this kind of thing. 1. Release the core of your product for free (basicially give 95% away for nothing) 2. Sell premium features/components (the last 5% of your product for serious people with a budget) Tailwind is selling their CSS framework UI component kit for $400!!! It's a freaking simple little design system which is nothing in comparison to what you've built here and they are *rolling* in money. Good luck.
    - loh 5y ago
      I will probably do something like this. I really appreciate your suggestion(s) and feedback.
    - xweb 5y ago
      Second this. This product sounds amazing. But hard to believe it without seeing it. What can you charge for that enterprises/funded entities would pay for, but side projects wouldn’t need until they start making money. Like: Electron, Oracle/SQL Server support, Exchange integration, etc. Good luck! As someone who has been “working” on a SaaS project for a year, would love to try this. But can’t shell out $400 out of pocket for something I can’t touch.
  - gremlinsinc 5y ago
    Better business model might be make some api, or layer that you control in all this...basically it becomes like a headless cms...could be as simple as centralized auth/data-hosting, then the other version for $400+ could be on-prem/self-hosted... Then people might get 1 month trial, and then $19/month/app. This way you start building up a lot of MRR, and can maybe add price points for # of average monthly users or something like Auth0 has.