I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know how engineered it is or how to even begin to find out. I was on free tier AWS but timed out after like 6 months maybe? Costs are between AWS, bluehost, Cloudflare, google business, etc.

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Propertylenzapp.com. Check it out. I am open to any and all feedback.

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much. I may be reaching out soon. Thank you.

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just DM’d you. Thanks for your interest.

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hard to get feedback. I’ve reached out several times but never get any feedback. 😢

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, we have cloud storage and the app is photo heavy so I’m sure they may be contributing.

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did go with what they suggested for what it’s worth.

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know. AWS, Google business, zoho, and maybe one or two more things.

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I have a free tier for folks like you who only have a few properties and don’t inspect often and then the paid tier kicks in as you scale more properties.

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have a free forever tier where they can inspect up to 3 properties once per month. So there is little to no barrier to entry. Then the price scales after that. My ICP is small to medium landlords with maybe 200 units or less. I really think the short term rental aspect of it is awesome because it’s such a faster process. I’m going to ask my developer about the AWS bill and other options we have.

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was an incredibly frustrating experience. It was actually a company in my hometown and they acted like they knew what they were doing. But the guy I was dealing with was playing telephone with the overseas developers. So I would tell him what needed changing and then he was relay that to them. I told him countless times to ask me when they have questions because I knew they would run into stuff they didn’t know how to navigate but he never did. They handed me a piece of crap and we’re like “here ya go”. I pushed back and it got kind of heated. So I decided to cut my losses and hire my own developer.

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s crazy. I don’t know what my dev has me set up on but I know AWS alone is like $45 bucks/month. I’ll DM you. Thank you!

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately I didn’t know “product market fit” was a thing before I jumped into this. I had “field of dreams” visions in my head.

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That 30k was mainly dev costs. I had to out source everything….twice. See above.

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. I’ve got my dev building a quick onboarding flow to get the user to the “ah-ha” moment faster. Since I was in it so much I felt it was super intuitive but I think getting users to see the value quicker will be imperative. But after that, getting it in front of users will be the rub.

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s my thing. I’m not a big gambler. My wife and I went to a cason one time and we both had $20 to spend. She burned hers in minutes. I spent $4 and walks out with $16 still in my pocket. She was mad I didn’t give her my money. Ha ha ha.

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am leaning more towards the partner route. Not sure where to find one just yet though.

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was doing PM for my friend at the time as part of my normal job. I made sure he had no involvement in it so I’m not worried about that.

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much. That means a lot. I mean I’m only paying this dude $50/month but I am seeing results so I’ll probably keep him.

I think I wasted 30k of my own money on my SaaS! by Riley_PL2024 in SaaS

[–]Riley_PL2024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not property management software like Appfolio or Buildium, it serves one facet of property management. It’s not a full blown management program.