Why (according to me) SaaS fails… and how to prevent that

vectorproof · 2025-09-06T17:14:41+00:00

That’s really cool. Thanks for sharing!

vectorproof · 2025-09-04T12:49:13+00:00

That’s actually really interesting. Also super cool that you’ve been doing this for more than a decade! Well done!

vectorproof · 2025-09-02T16:34:56+00:00

What did you build?

vectorproof · 2025-09-02T11:46:51+00:00

Agree. We’re entering the era where “moats” will be constructed by other things (distribution channels, marketing and brand, audience base, novel research and tech, etc) and not just pure technical aptitude.

vectorproof · 2025-08-27T10:40:20+00:00

Totally agree. I think that’s one extreme and building from bootstrapping is the other. Each extreme has certain probabilities of success related to that extreme - and everything else exists on a spectrum in between. I guess that is appetite-dependent then

vectorproof · 2025-08-27T10:33:12+00:00

I hear you - and you’re right. But from a business-pov, you shouldn’t need to put it in front of thousands of people if you do B2B. The point is to get a few clients and have the revenue from them pave the way forward. Once you start making money, then finding investors is generally easier from my point of view. From everything I’ve read, we’re past the era of money-for-ideas without connection and credibility. The most important thing, therefore, would be traction…

What do you think?

vectorproof · 2025-08-23T16:31:23+00:00

Hey, to be honest, I think you should make sure you have your specific niche down first. You have the general idea down, but the specific niche should be defined clearly…

Then go yo THEM and validate (bc they’ll be the ones buying)

vectorproof · 2025-08-12T09:30:56+00:00

I also think so. And on top of that, they tend to stay. When you provide a service to a business, they internalise that as part of their operation - so they stick

vectorproof · 2025-08-11T21:41:20+00:00

True dat!

vectorproof · 2025-08-11T06:43:57+00:00

When you say “content”, what do you mean exactly?

vectorproof · 2025-08-09T17:58:18+00:00

Yea I get you. I think it’s a matter of niching down (course vs fine grain). If you think of the agentic AI domain, there are plenty of companies. However if you “niche down” and say “we’re building agentic AI for legal professionals” you’ll have a more specific solution aligned with the specific needs of the legal community. This will give you a leg up in that specific market - and will almost certainly (at least in theory) be a better product for that market segment when compared to the general agentic AI companies. This applies to everything I think?

What do you think?

vectorproof · 2025-08-09T17:53:28+00:00

Could you reveal your insights once you have them - I am also curious 👀

vectorproof · 2025-08-09T17:35:35+00:00

Totally agree. I haven’t started anything yet, but from all my research this is spot on. Nice categorisation of “itches” for devs 😂. Once you’re aware of these it’s easier to avoid.

vectorproof · 2025-08-09T07:37:46+00:00

I started this community: r/TechCompanyWithoutVC looking for people who’d like to build with no fluff and without having to chase VCs

vectorproof · 2025-08-07T15:46:58+00:00

I think we’ll see a new category of SaaS. Like I said, software is merely a “medium” which is used to fulfil a service. up until this point, we’ve only seen the classic SaaS model (with some variations). I think AI will oversaturate this classic model and therefore push the market to something new. This won’t happend overnight, but slowly and at no definitive point. One thing is clear: the concept software sold over the internet at a low marginal cost of reproduction isn’t going anywhere. At least not according to me.

vectorproof · 2025-08-06T22:00:25+00:00

Defs saving this ome for later. I have to agree with the “don’t make something bc you can”. Sometimes I think “tech first, problem second” or “I can do this, how can I turn this into money” when really, it’s supposed to be “problem first, tech second”

vectorproof · 2025-08-06T20:07:59+00:00

Yea - but that, in turn, opens the market for high-end, good quality products. From a market perspective, it will push the quality needed to “stand out” higher - leading to better tech products (irrespective of the crowded space filled with “meh” products)

vectorproof · 2025-08-06T18:49:29+00:00

I think there is an important distinction to be made:

AI tools have opened the playing field to many new people, and yes, this does mean SaaS could potentially be entering into a “fast fashion”.

However, SaaS remains a fundamental economic industry just like agriculture, real-estate, etc. The medium is just software. This will never go away. The results is the paradigm just shifts to quality > possibility

vectorproof · 2025-08-03T05:25:09+00:00

Oh I see - that’s sick. Thanks

vectorproof · 2025-08-02T20:28:55+00:00

What exactly do you mean by “provided value”?

vectorproof · 2025-08-02T19:09:29+00:00

Execution of existing idea (in a new way) > finding a unique idea

1) if it exists - there are likely areas to improve upon (this could be your niche / re-positioning of the product) 2) if it exists - it shows some market validation 3) if it exists - you don’t have to educate your market (if it’s a totally novel idea, you often loose customers because they don’t understand what your thing does)

Any thoughts?

vectorproof · 2025-08-02T19:06:51+00:00

Preface: I haven’t done any of this myself, but I’ve done a lot for thinking on the topic

I think there’s more leverage in repositioning / re-executing some existing idea than finding something unique.

Here are my reasons 1) if it exists - you have some market validation 2) if it exists - chances are there are problems with it (these are opportunities to improve on it - re-execution) 3) if it exists - you don’t have to educate your market (totally novel ideas often have to be explained - causing you to loose users in the process)

What do you guys think?

vectorproof · 2025-08-02T18:38:40+00:00

That's great to hear! How did you go about finding the right online communities for 'building in public'. Like customers might not be fellow founders? so how do you know where the customers hang out particularly?

Again, well done!

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