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MicroSaaS: The Lean Startup Model Redefined?
HN community, as we pivot towards leaner business models, I'm exploring the rise of MicroSaaS as a strategy for solo founders to build profitable, niche-focused software services. It's a path less traveled, avoiding the traditional VC route, yet it seems to promise sustainability and independence. Has anyone here ventured into MicroSaaS? What are your thoughts on its scalability and long-term viability in a market dominated by well-funded SaaS giants?
- KingOfCoders 3y agoCurrently building Inkmi [0] - Dream Jobs for CTOs as a solo founder (no plan to grow). I do think that the productivity gains (cloud, open source, knowledge how to scale, frameworks like Rails/Lavarel) of the last 20 years have been eaten up in companies (e.g. by Scrum [1]). Comparing my startup of 1999 with the ones of 2023 I can't see huge gains in output/employee. I fear companies will do the same to productivity gains in AI. From both perspectives, MicroSaaS/solo founders are underrated and undervalued. [0] https://www.inkmi.com https://www.inkmi.com [1] I became a Scrummaster in the early 2000s, an evangelist and introduced Scrum in several companies. Since some years I no longer believe Scrum is a good thing.