my lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed)

- google oauth is a must, 90% of users prefer it.  

- skip free trials, charge from day one.  

- market shamelessly, talk about your product everywhere.  

- respect unsubscribers, their feedback is gold.  

- post-launch = 80% marketing, 20% tweaks.  

- use your own saas, spot and fix bugs firsthand.  

- engage users, email, text, and talk to them often.  

- consume quality content, read books, watch documentaries.  

- think bigger, don't settle for $10k/month when $100k is possible.  

- detach from ideas, if it doesn’t make money, move on.  

- landing page = apple quality, sleek, modern, and polished.  

- mvp = core features only, follow the moscow framework.  

- retention drives revenue, 70% comes from existing users. reduce churn.  

- price on value, not competition.  

- brand matters - logo, responsiveness, good language.