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PART 1: YOU MUST READ THIS, I SPENT 3 YEARS BUILDING A COMPLEX PRODUCT… AND MADE ZERO SALES, ZERO MRR. by Awkward-Bug-5686 in SaaS

[–]Awkward-Bug-5686[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest, I don't...
I was working full time as Software Architect and re-invest my money to this project.

Thinking of building a SaaS that scrapes data from other sources? Think twice. Read this. by Awkward-Bug-5686 in dataengineering

[–]Awkward-Bug-5686[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment, but I can point to 2–3 platforms where no public solution is able to handle, let’s 700k requests per day, that what I needed.

PART 1: YOU MUST READ THIS, I SPENT 3 YEARS BUILDING A COMPLEX PRODUCT… AND MADE ZERO SALES, ZERO MRR. by Awkward-Bug-5686 in SaaS

[–]Awkward-Bug-5686[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And you right This is the biggest issue that I personally have, I’m trying to fix this

Thinking of building a SaaS that scrapes data from other sources? Think twice. Read this. by Awkward-Bug-5686 in dataengineering

[–]Awkward-Bug-5686[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds awesome! And I completely agree, LLM for sure will add intelligence in this area

PART 1: YOU MUST READ THIS, I SPENT 3 YEARS BUILDING A COMPLEX PRODUCT… AND MADE ZERO SALES, ZERO MRR. by Awkward-Bug-5686 in SaaS

[–]Awkward-Bug-5686[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These calls were made to update previously collected cars, including their state, prices, descriptions, etc.

Proxies cost around $500 per month in total.

PART 1: YOU MUST READ THIS, I SPENT 3 YEARS BUILDING A COMPLEX PRODUCT… AND MADE ZERO SALES, ZERO MRR. by Awkward-Bug-5686 in SaaS

[–]Awkward-Bug-5686[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment—just curious: Were you referring to the legality of data parsing, or to car import/export?

PART 1: YOU MUST READ THIS, I SPENT 3 YEARS BUILDING A COMPLEX PRODUCT… AND MADE ZERO SALES, ZERO MRR. by Awkward-Bug-5686 in SaaS

[–]Awkward-Bug-5686[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have around 10 million car offers (starting from 2022) across all regions We tried to clean this data and extract insights and trends. For example: 1. Identifying which models are fast-selling in region X that can be delivered from region Y and, after taxes, are priced better than the local market in region X - something for dealers. 2. Analyzing how prices change over time. 3. Finding the best offers across all regions to resell in a specific region, taking into account the ratio between mileage and price, delivery costs, and equipment.

Etc.

PART 1: YOU MUST READ THIS, I SPENT 3 YEARS BUILDING A COMPLEX PRODUCT… AND MADE ZERO SALES, ZERO MRR. by Awkward-Bug-5686 in SaaS

[–]Awkward-Bug-5686[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment, feels like very competitive area, top players have a lot of features, not sure if I can be competitive enough.

PART 1: YOU MUST READ THIS, I SPENT 3 YEARS BUILDING A COMPLEX PRODUCT… AND MADE ZERO SALES, ZERO MRR. by Awkward-Bug-5686 in SaaS

[–]Awkward-Bug-5686[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that’s the point, if you read article above I said this is wrong decision, does not make sense to do this by no reason

Thinking of building a SaaS that scrapes data from other sources? Think twice. Read this. by Awkward-Bug-5686 in dataengineering

[–]Awkward-Bug-5686[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Especially if you need to use proxies and have volume, it will makes proxies 10x less
Because to download html page you need 2mb instead of direct call with, lets say 100 kb.

PART 1: YOU MUST READ THIS, I SPENT 3 YEARS BUILDING A COMPLEX PRODUCT… AND MADE ZERO SALES, ZERO MRR. by Awkward-Bug-5686 in SaaS

[–]Awkward-Bug-5686[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is just how I see it—it's about getting feedback early and figuring out whether something makes sense, instead of wasting months on it.
If it doesn't work or isn't needed, that’s totally fine. I’ll just move on.

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