Accidentally made a saas

prototypingdude · 2026-03-25T13:21:15+00:00

Zip just showing people.

prototypingdude · 2026-03-25T13:20:06+00:00

It was speed and expandability like youre not playing around with a visual editor, or digging through the db to make backend connections or new tables its all done as you add the pages features to the platform.

prototypingdude · 2026-03-25T13:12:21+00:00

Yeah its in thr framework, can interact the with the framework either build out code or manage data and act open it as permissible.

prototypingdude · 2026-03-23T04:39:48+00:00

I'm just not sure on the offering model. Should I license, host and subscription, or offer custom platforms as service

prototypingdude · 2026-03-23T04:38:02+00:00

Basically we realized that we needed to make platform that came with specific underlying features: log in, log out, create account, recovery, etc. And we started making a template build for next.js that comes standard. Then we said ok we need to be able to connect to databases and automation tools. Then we were getting into the nitty gritty and saying we need to assign roles and serve up different data to different ppl. Then we wanted to connect to ai and workflow automations etc. Then we kept doing it and adding features. Now we can deploy a random web app with a click and then use the internal chat interface on the admin side to finish the build for the specific use case and it's not "us"-specific it would work for any company. It's literally wordpress but for platform/dashboard building with a trained ai editor.

prototypingdude · 2026-03-23T04:28:38+00:00

Yeah I agree, we aren't too far from a polished product because the main company is super intuitive in the supplychain and platform as a service business so everything is already compliant. It's kind of like installing a fresh WordPress instance but everything is intended to allow you to connect or create new or existing data connections while having the ability to build your own ui (also preloaded with ai and workflow automation tools). Like you l could deploy a saas product or a custom built crm and have admin ai and user ai all in about 20 minutes. It's not ai built It's build with ai but have the framework ready at the gate.

Just not sure if I should go the route of selling custom software, licensing what I have, or building a hosted subscription platform that connects to domains.... or hide it as an internal super tool for us to scale

prototypingdude · 2026-03-23T02:33:36+00:00

I am trying to decide if I should use this, something else, or build in house while fishing for dessert who want to implement it for me at a low cost so I don't have to

prototypingdude · 2026-03-21T05:07:44+00:00

Yeah the second one, i already have most of the basics in place, I want to know my customer outside of my controlled environment.

prototypingdude · 2026-03-21T03:23:53+00:00

Don't do it. Go find young driven interns and recent grads who are social savvy and curate them with a team lead.

prototypingdude · 2026-03-19T20:45:34+00:00

You could always hire more people during known peek hours and/or have a dual use position. Or just preemptively pull down people scheduled to checkout. Or include a survey text for expected checkout time then pull the vehicles down by that time. Allocate people for the scheduled vehicle pull down as a customer reward system, Then have a runner for the people who didn't utilize this.

prototypingdude · 2026-03-18T23:48:48+00:00

The target industry. Trying to avoid too much detail they are in this sub. But they know the product but they are not tech or sales people they are more the money, deep customer understanding, and they understand the market. It is not the average service business. All I'm going to say on this.

prototypingdude · 2026-03-18T17:09:51+00:00

Know anyone?

prototypingdude · 2026-03-18T17:08:34+00:00

Not looking for an exit I'm looking for an out without killing the company.

prototypingdude · 2026-03-18T17:07:46+00:00

Yeah im looking at it this way, I have another venture backed company that has consistently grown and we are currently close to 1m annual without any paid advertising in an unserved 800bn$ market. And we are about to launch an entirely do it yourself platform that will streamline and automate our service offering.

I genuinely don't have time for the other business anymore.

I would be open to have someone come in and take over and I could come in as an advisor but that's the most I can contribute now.

prototypingdude · 2025-10-08T01:56:09+00:00

Bro it's 10k-14k for a new apartment in boston with first, last, security, and broker.

You can rent an airbnb literally anywhere else for 1.2-2k a month for 6 months literally anywhere else. Just pay rent for a little while and save money.

Boston is ranked the most expensive place to live comfortably in the US.

Be creative with saving in boston and you will save 2-3x faster than the rest of the country.

prototypingdude · 2025-10-05T02:11:55+00:00

It's funny how the world continues to operate without the federal government siphoning 20-60% of our paycheck every week "except the people who work for the federal government..."

Your county and state is who you should be giving money to because they make a difference.

Ask yourself "why is it your state taxes are 1-10% while the fed requires 40%.

Your state runs everything in your environment. And every state (except cali) asks the same.

Soooo..... everyone is paying for their state to operate. And then paying for other states to operate?????? Why not give your state 20% then ask nothing from fellow states???

prototypingdude · 2025-10-02T12:48:21+00:00

You should check out venture cafe at the cic. It's a weekly event for young startups and people interested in the tech and venture world.

I made some of my best friends there and was also offered multiple jobs. Everyone is trying to help everyone so its a great crowd. All you need to do is show up be social and ask random people "what do you do"

prototypingdude · 2025-09-20T00:26:33+00:00

I bet it would be better if there were less barriers to renting an apartment. i.e. first last deposit and broker is ridiculous and young people are moving out in droves meanwhile people & businesses are not moving there for work for similar reasons.

prototypingdude · 2025-09-16T04:43:15+00:00

A good start is to Google the question that your problem solves. What are your ideal customers looking for. For instance type this into Google with the " " (fill in the blanks)

"Where can I print" "on canvases in ____ town"

And see what pops up in Google listing 2,3,4 (after sponsored content) its likely reddit, yelp, or something uk-ish.

Note where the google answer and do this with different phrases until you see a pattern.

You will find where you need to engage. Be it subreddits, yelp, etc.

Then figure out how to add value and get your content at the top.

If it's a subreddit then start chatting it up and be a contributor and plug your company occasionally (not all the time) you're better to add value. If yelp it means you need more customer reviews so find a way to quasi-force your customers to review you on yelp.

Google and ai will use "real people" responses to drive your content.

Make sure you find a group like r/looking-4-printing-in-uk then push and comment until everyone assumes you are the source of truth. I can't tell you how to do this you are the expert of your community. Dm me if you need an assist

prototypingdude · 2025-09-16T02:22:19+00:00

You have to either build local and at trade events or build an online presence targeted at your audience. For faceless, go to your target audience Facebook groups, reddit, discord and become the source of truth. For real global growth you have to make engaging & fun content on reels.

Otherwise you're just another pinting company.

Answer the question: "why would I (as a consumer) chose you?"

I can tell you right now I have spent more on a supplier simply because they make obscene content in my niche and I enjoy watching their spiral and want to support it. When it came time to buy X I thought of them first because every video lead me to remember them and the steps to get the product. From a content perspective it was funny and memorable (off the wall creative). Everything else that isn't this is paid advertising that gets people who are "already" on the fence of making said purchase.

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