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How To Launch A SaaS From Scratch (4 Essential Steps)
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Күн бұрынIf I had to build a new SaaS from scratch, without followers, without my network, and without cash - this is how I would do it.
This is a path consisting of 4 critical steps from idea, to product, to a future-proof business 🚀
#saas #startup #validation #ideas #productmarketfit
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@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Building a SaaS is hard. There’s no manual, no ultimately “right” or “wrong” path. The 4 steps I present in this video is meant to be repeated as many times as it takes to hit home 👌 That’s how I did it. And that’s how most founders I know did it. Next up ➝ Learn how to validate your SaaS idea Watch it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l7l9q8dzu7rHfJs.html Be sure to hit the like button on the video if you got value from it! Talk to you in the comments 👇
@faaltubutimportantaccount4254 8 ай бұрын
Bro please fix your audio. Whenever the sound 'S' or 'Sha' comes, it hurts my ear. It becomes difficult to continue using headphones. Thanks
@antunes1787 7 ай бұрын
@@faaltubutimportantaccount4254 i think u might have bought ur headphones from a gipsy
@henriettebckman2620 6 ай бұрын
Simon jeg tror du er norsk så jeg skriver på begge sprøk. Går det an å lage en SsaS når du er 10? Can you make a SsaS when. Your 10?
@fasaipuengudom5412 Жыл бұрын
Small SaaS factory. Simon, you have no idea how much this video means to my SaaS journey 🙏
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Fasai! I'm truly happy to hear that 🙌
@maxstyne Жыл бұрын
What‘s your SaaS?
@wolverineforce2068 8 ай бұрын
Hey im new and just now finding out about Saas. Im 24 and develop the skills in digital markting and web dev. Are you looking for potential collabs at this time?
@RagingBOT_ 6 ай бұрын
@@wolverineforce2068hello are you still here?
@wolverineforce2068 6 ай бұрын
@@RagingBOT_ yes
@davidhatley Жыл бұрын
00:00 Simon shares his four essential steps for launching a SaaS from scratch. 01:10 Importance of "problem-founder fit" - being the ideal customer profile and passionate about the problem. 03:03 Utilize unfair advantages - expertise, unique insights, connections - as they give an edge. 04:53 List problems, passion, and unfair advantages to find the ideal problem to solve. 06:17 Create an organic distribution channel - focus on one platform, engage with the community, create valuable content. 08:25 Build the product in public - involve the community, get feedback, build a loyal user base. 09:23 Use no-code and AI tools to quickly develop the first version of the product. 10:04 Expect failure and turn the process into reusable building blocks for future projects. 11:42 Aim to create a "SaaS Factory" by continuously generating and validating new ideas.
@laviray5447 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@shammahbarnabas 11 ай бұрын
Simon, I wanted to express my gratitude for this video. It's wonderfully explained and presented in a way that even a 5-year-old could easily grasp. Your effort in making complex topics accessible is truly appreciated.
@SimonHoiberg 10 ай бұрын
That's amazing 🙌 Thank you!
@baobaobiz Жыл бұрын
I haven't watched tons of business/startup mentoring videos but this is by far the best! Well done for such gold content.
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
I'm happy to hear that 😊
@GKZINoficial 10 ай бұрын
Hi Simon, I'm Brazilian, I found your channel searching in English, I really liked your channel's proposal, and unfortunately Brazil is always the last to know about new trends, That's why I had to venture into KZfaq searching in other languages, in English, Chinese, Spanish, and filtered by view count, got important information and organized everything, Now I'm earning 500 thousand reais a month, that's incredible
@programmer5467 3 күн бұрын
Congratulations
@Utopy34 Жыл бұрын
Wow this was actually extremely valuable in the sense that it's immediately actionable, thank you for putting it out there! Subscribed ;) I love the idea of creating a mini SaaS factory and seeing a failure as an experiment that gives you more experience for the next attempt. I truly believe that if we stick to it and try it over and over again in a methodical and strategic way, things will end up working out no matter what. I'm a developer, always struggled with everything you mentioned and AI is a game changer for me!
@dotpenji 11 ай бұрын
Your focus on "problem-founder fit" is brilliant. How have your past SaaS ventures influenced your approach to new ones, and can you share a quick example of how this learning has shaped your recent projects?
@markanthonymanayan2136 11 ай бұрын
Great breakdown of the key steps to launch a SaaS product since this really simplifies the process for newcomers.
@Tristanyway Жыл бұрын
I especially loved the expectation to fail. Instead of having fear, better to manage our expectations accordingly!
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Yes, most definitely. It changes everything.
@FlorinPop Жыл бұрын
As always, looking forward to watching your videos 😃
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Hope you liked it 😄
@hsarp1990 Жыл бұрын
One of the best videos! Have saved to regularly come back to it
@zakaabdi Жыл бұрын
Sir , the title sounds practical but the information in video is just theoretical. Can you see the difference? Just feeding me with info and not practical way of doing so . Was looking forward to this video prior but didn’t fill my cup yet . Thanks anyway .
@wiulax58 2 ай бұрын
That’s most YT content.
@HajiCodes Ай бұрын
You need basic knowledge of saas and have a little experience in saas to understand the whole video and understand deeply what he means by each steps.
@opinionsandmemes Жыл бұрын
Don't forget guys. If they start talking on the internet about how to do it, it means is not as it used to be.
@ianbrown4471 4 ай бұрын
Well that's just my nightmare 😢😢
@gator701 4 ай бұрын
Simon, I struggle to get traffic, and my SaaS is one year after GTM. I'm too cautious about buying ads. I need my first 100 customers. I did get 26 customers from Reddit. Product to market fit is not an issue and the product is a solution others are successful selling. Traffic is my problem.
@shuaiber Жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff Simon. I do think that an unfair advantage in marketing is better compared to other unfair advantages
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Especially if most of your competitors are very technical founders primarily.
@TheGeekHide 11 ай бұрын
Thankyou man! I needed this! I was literally lost and depressed after failing 2-3 projects in a row!
@SimonHoiberg 11 ай бұрын
Back at it 💪 I know many who fail +10 projects before they hit home with one. It's very common 😁 Build small and fail fast! And keep iterating.
@Simon.Freund 2 ай бұрын
One of the most valuable videos I've ever caught on KZfaq! Subscribed and saved!! Great job Simon
@ojonyeagwu1532 11 ай бұрын
Love your content man! One thing I wanted to ask you about is the limitations of no-code. Like how can you tell when your idea is too complex to build with no code? It’s a bit difficult to get a comprehensive idea of tasks that are too complicated to make with no-code. From what I’ve seen, the most common limitations are scalability, lack of flexibility on the front end, migration and security (the one I’m most concerned about). Clearly you have a strong technical background with web dev so I believe you would be the best person to speak on this.
@SimonHoiberg 11 ай бұрын
"What are the common limitations of No Code" Perfect idea for a new video 📝
@struan_mclean Жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this video 👍
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Awesome 🔥
@aqleemasajid 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video. Because of you, I am working on my subscription-based platform where I will be converting Figma designs to real web pages (React, angular, html, css, bootstrap). Users will be able to request unlimited designs with one subscription. I will be launching it this week. So excited :-)
@robertkottelin4970 Жыл бұрын
You're the best Simon, currently building, thank you so much
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
That's awesome Robert 🙌
@maxstyne Жыл бұрын
Starting 1:15 the music matches the vibe of the video perfectly!!!!!!
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Haha thanks 😄
@maxstyne Жыл бұрын
@@SimonHoibergwhat is the song called?
@KylePrinsloo Жыл бұрын
Solid practical advice as always! Love the end nuggets - too much glamourising going on these days, but you give a balanced realistic approach 👏
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton, Kyle 🙌 As you know, I'm a big fan of small and achievable 👌
@GotUpLateWithMoon Жыл бұрын
only realize the value of your content after wasting my time making mistakes, thank you so much Simon!
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Oh yes! I think we've all been there. Thanks a lot.
@user-dw1gi8qs8y 6 ай бұрын
I love your outfit broski
@awusacollins Жыл бұрын
Great video, Simon. I was amazed with your point of retargeting plans )
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@fabiojonathanarifin1 Жыл бұрын
Always with the high quality substantial content! Thankyou so much. I always prepare my pen and notebooks when I watch your video 🤓
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
That's awesome 🤩🙏
@victorian_trevis 11 ай бұрын
That incredible content, so much value from it ! Thank you, I am going to test right now ! "Instead of crating a SAAS, create small SAAS factory ! "
@SimonHoiberg 11 ай бұрын
I'm glad you got value from this 😄
@Atlasvoice06 Жыл бұрын
Before AI, I authored 9 books on African Intellectual Heritage. Guess what?! am still very poor 😂 You just inspired me, with your other videos, to redesign and convert some of my books into E.Books. Thank you Sir, lets do it the Viking Way😇
@SayuriFumico 2 ай бұрын
A lot of value here! Thanks Simon
@allenbradley2592 Жыл бұрын
Awesome Simon! Very interesting about the lifetime deal before the product was built. I know this wouldn't quite be "on brand" but, I would love to see a video of the setup you use to record/edit your videos. They are bar-none absolutely awesome!
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Hehe, you're not the first to ask 😄 I might create a video about it, even though it's a bit off-topic.
@allenbradley2592 Жыл бұрын
@@SimonHoiberg Then again maybe this is part of your "competitive advantage" 😉so keeping it close to the vest I understand. Either way - I love watching and more importantly - implementing the videos!
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
@@allenbradley2592 Hehe that's a good point 😉 Thanks again! Happy to hear that.
@rameezmahmood6569 Жыл бұрын
I want to know how this actually works, talking about SaaS in general and where do you sell your products and if you can start this with 0 investment money and you cant buy AI tools
@Necrocidal Жыл бұрын
Shared this with a Java dev friend, he created an AbstractProxySingletonSaasFactory
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
😂
@lanero9 Жыл бұрын
Killer quality on all levels, Simon!
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot 💪
@RolodexRex Жыл бұрын
Yeah man this is on point. I can really get behind this "Build for Yourself" viewpoint. Thank You for sharing and keep up the awesome. -j
@Necrocidal Жыл бұрын
This video was a lot better than I was expecting. Subscribed.
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Welcome to the channel 😄
@Necrocidal Жыл бұрын
@@SimonHoiberg Seriously, I was 90% expecting junk clickbait or someone flogging their limited and unscalable "website builder" lock-in scam. You actually delivered instead!
@user-ot3nn4ub3j Жыл бұрын
Simon, I love your content, and the way you present it is awesome. You always demonstrate complex stuff in an easy and engaging way... Have you ever thought about creating a SaaS Course for non-technical founders?
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Thank you! And yes! In fact, it's coming later this year 😄
@user-ot3nn4ub3j Жыл бұрын
@@SimonHoiberg Really! That's Awesome... can't wait to be one of the Early Adopters ❤ Keep up the great work ✌
@catalinmpit Жыл бұрын
Bookmarking this for when I start my SaaS!
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Awesome, Catalin! Can't wait to try it out 😄
@ecommerce9926 Жыл бұрын
Another inspiring video, great job Simon!!
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it 🙌
@HenryChavezV 11 ай бұрын
No sabes como me acabas de cambiar la vida, gracias por compartir estos videos 👍
@anasouardini Жыл бұрын
This roadmap needs years, especially the content creation part.
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
It could be years, yes. That's why step 4 is so important.
@leonorabogus1486 4 ай бұрын
This was so helpful!! Thank you so so much!!!
@user-rh5od9lj4k Жыл бұрын
You are the best KZfaqr on earth
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Victor 🧡
@brahimsliti156 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video, great content as usual! Simon do you think you can do more content on marketing and launching a product? Like acquiring leads, etc? Thank youuu
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
That's a great idea, thanks 🙌
@Jakobowsky Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this Simon!
@jonathanlugg2718 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Simon! Massive help
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
I'm happy to hear that 🙌
@claytonmmbehi 8 ай бұрын
Im a new developer and venturing into saas.
@egretfx Жыл бұрын
Just built mine, launching in next two weeks: Secret: I code.
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
That's awesome 💪 Share it with us when you're live!
@jaredtyler5463 Жыл бұрын
Never disappoints!
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
I'm happy to hear that 🙏
@eddiejaoude Жыл бұрын
Amazing video Simon!!
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Eddie 🔥 Glad you liked it!
@oTalesTen Жыл бұрын
Very good ideas! Thanks for the video!
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it 🙌
@TheAmanShows Жыл бұрын
I was really watching this how much this video is informative🧐
@RafaelMarquesOficial 4 ай бұрын
“Scratch you own itch” is harder that I thought (at least for me)
@Hotshotscott 16 күн бұрын
passionate about that check... lmfao
@Yasir-dg7tk 2 ай бұрын
This is exactly what i was looking for?
@AntonBournonville Ай бұрын
Hey Simon. I'm early on in the process of creating my first saas product. Is there any chance I could get you on a call, to get some additional pointers? All the best.
@bruceclark406 Жыл бұрын
How are you judging a successful response versus a non-successful response to your sass idea? What do you do when there seems to be a gray area?
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
To be frank, it's super difficult. "Validation" is actually a poor word to describe what's really going on. In reality, it's a lot of intepreting diffirent signals and indicators. There isn't a simply answer to it, unfortunately.
@mamanracing4737 Жыл бұрын
bro, you just gave me purpose❤
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Great 🙌 Go for it!
@sun-ship 4 ай бұрын
Great info... Ty.
@louisadibe3189 7 ай бұрын
Great video
@vickywitvicky Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Simon
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
You're most welcome 🙏
@jeeiee_com 11 ай бұрын
Valuable❤
@eleken.agency 8 ай бұрын
love the 'small SaaS factory' concept
@KaramTF Ай бұрын
What would you do if you couldn't think of a problem
@Businessbrainy1406 Жыл бұрын
Hey Simon - Great video and do you know what the biggest pain point is for SaaS brands?
@vusalnovruzov5412 11 ай бұрын
Hi Simon, awesome video, I have a question. I am a full-stack developer, I know node, react, mongodb, express and bunch of other web technologies. I am wondering if I can build my saas with all these tools?
@horuken Жыл бұрын
awesome video❤
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙌
@willia_mbrown 7 ай бұрын
Hey Simon. Did you build your saas yourself? Or hire developers? I'm at the start of my saas journey and have no idea what to do. Do you offer consulting? Or have a program I can buy? Please let me know buddy as i'd love your help and guidance. Thanks, Will
@EmmanuelOdii80 Жыл бұрын
Simeon, i started to build a customer feedback software in public today, i needed to share some features, but i didn't have s good tool to crrate the video. Please, what do you suggest?
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Have you checked out this one? www.screen.studio Really cool and easy software for professional-looking screen recordings.
@mikoo1991 4 ай бұрын
u dont need to make sure there is a market. most of the time people dont know what they want. you must instill a pain in people that your product will remove. kinda dark psychology but its extremely effective.
@TheMISBlog Жыл бұрын
Love your videos SImon, Learned a lot from it, you motivated me to start my own SaaS, Thanks man
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
That's amazing! Super happy to hear that 🙌
@AdrianTwarog Жыл бұрын
The intro was awesome :)
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
I hope you won't ever actually block me 😁
@node666 Жыл бұрын
First!
@kigazon-development 3 ай бұрын
@SimonHoiberg: Is it a real problem that if you start to build a following on social media and promote your idea, copycats will take that idea and develop it themselves?
@digitnomad Жыл бұрын
build a SaaS product is a pretty much a 30 days task from concept to content, however, build a successful SaaS product that sells is a huge deal.
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Totally agreed!
@JoystickLab Жыл бұрын
Amazing content Simon. I saw you mentioning about the lifetime deal of linkdrip before you started developing. How did that work? I mean did you charge the users before publishing the product, like a presale? or handed them out the beta when they paid for it.
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Thanks! And yes, that's exactly what I did 😊 Check out this article where I break down the whole process: www.indiehackers.com/post/i-made-75-000-pre-selling-a-saas-i-havent-built-yet-89d28bb772 (The reported revenue here is a little lower since I wrote this before we ended the final sales).
@YusufSahin-se2lq 3 ай бұрын
What if u have a problem solving software but there is another big software with same concept
@bronxlords 2 ай бұрын
What is saas
@__Mindfull_Nature Ай бұрын
Software as a service
@kisuke8047 Ай бұрын
Ass with an S infront of it
@MrJony-fv3ev 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video, really helpful. Need some advice :) I'm working as a software engineer, have a bachelor's in corporate management. I found a really cool problem to solve and currently developing MVP of my app. I can't finish all the app as I'm a backend developer, for instance I need mobile developer. But currently I can't pay salary and it's a little bit hard to find investors in my country. WHat would you advice me in this situation? Give some percentage to them? If so, how much percentage is ideal? I know it's up to me but as I'm beginner in start-up field, I need some advice, thanks beforehand, may you all be unicorns )
@kuerschner Жыл бұрын
Can you create a video on how to find problems to solve?
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
It's in this video 😄 Almost the first half of the video is about just that.
@moon_shot_alts 4 ай бұрын
I have found a problem that can be fixed. It is a problem that me and all the forex traders are facing day to day. I have the money to invest on a saas project to solve this problem. But I don't have any management skills or what so ever, never worked with anyone in the past. I am struggling with that....
@tiagogalvaogomesdesouza4113 Жыл бұрын
Your videos are great, I'm from brazil, I would like to know what program you use to create this dynamic in the videos with these images behind you talking
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Tiago 😊 I'm using Adobe Premiere + After Effects.
@webflowbangla Жыл бұрын
Building in Public is a great idea.
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
I would definitely recommend it!
@vinitjain7 Ай бұрын
Do you have a team to handle marketing and promotions ? I am trying to create a saas but I am always busy coding and improving. Is it like I have to first complete the software than start marketing ?? The site I am creating is huge, and it was supposed to be launched by now, but I just keep on getting busy doing something new.
@Superuser-r1y Ай бұрын
I am also from India and a full stack developer + devops and I am too interested in SAAS.
@vigneshaithal Жыл бұрын
Great content sir. Than you for posting sir. I will definitely use this in my SaaS and will deploy it within 30 days.
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
That's awesome 💪 Let us know how it goes!
@tonypantaleone 6 ай бұрын
I'm restarting from 0 zero , in short term vacation rental in Italy , despite +20 years of experience, i have no money avaibility, what can i do to create a saas mvp like video live -stream booking option to connect direct host &guest? thanks, Tony
@FALCONopYT 9 ай бұрын
where and how to find the problems
@Takeonm 10 ай бұрын
This is GOLDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
@AbdulRehman-bl5zj 10 ай бұрын
Where can I learn Saas from scratch?
@phhant0m1 Жыл бұрын
Simon i’m fourteen and I came across your videos, I’m wondering if you have any tips for younger viewers.
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Just concentrate on building! Learn no code, learn a bit of coding, and just put great stuff out there. If you can have your first 10 products on the internet (no matter if they're making good money or not) by the time you're 18, you are going to *kill it* as a Tech Entrepreneur 💪
@devatrii 10 ай бұрын
I’m building no code web to app converter :)
@karthi24252 Жыл бұрын
Nice advises for bootstrapers 😅
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Definitely meant for bootstrappers, indeed 😁 most of my videos are.
@incrediblemhi Жыл бұрын
Let's go
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
🚀
@anasouardini Жыл бұрын
The following statements do not invalidate the quality of this content. Given the scenario you've proposed, you have no unfair advantage. Plus, with the criteria you've mentioned, you wouldn't have the knowledge you're measuring whatever needs to be measured with. So the only thing you'd do if you're not you: when you're very new to this, you only have the power of consuming knowledge about such area in business. That is the only starting point you'd be thinking about, and then whatever you get from it will guide you to the next step which might be in any direction as opposed to being inlined with your goals. You only have uncertainty, when you're unexperienced, not rich, unconnected, etc etc.
@MarcAndrewII 11 ай бұрын
Is that a real background? If not I need to know how to make one.
@SimonHoiberg 11 ай бұрын
It's a real background 😁 That's how my office looks.
@theluckydragon2346 Жыл бұрын
do you mean when “build in public” to open source the code?
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
Not necessarily open sourcing the code. But sharing your wins and challenges, updates and details from your journey.
@theluckydragon2346 Жыл бұрын
@@SimonHoiberg currently doing that with a possible startup on linkedin
@RND_IN_Tech 10 ай бұрын
software as services
@simonel8581 Жыл бұрын
How much money I need to start?
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
It highly depends. For some SaaS, close to none. For others, you won't get far without a lot of cash.
@simonel8581 Жыл бұрын
@@SimonHoiberg and about marketing, how much money needs?
@vanshbhansali2598 Жыл бұрын
Hello i want to create a Ai chatbot which can generate instagram captions so can you help me
@David_tommy Жыл бұрын
Hi Simon i want to build my community on tiktok how long would u think it would take me, before i roll a presell
@SimonHoiberg Жыл бұрын
I would build the audience until +10K or so followers, but more importantly, you should have lots of comments and interactions/conversations in each video - otherwise, the size of the audience just becomes a vanity metric.
@David_tommy Жыл бұрын
@@SimonHoiberg thank you sir for your reply, please one more thing, you did a presell on linkdrip, which was a web app application, but what am building a mobile application, ( using flutterflow to be specific) would user pay for a discounted presell without seeing the app live, and if there will how will do that, thanks for your reply in advance
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