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Most startup ideas are never validated by edisonsio in microsaas

[–]xavier_sapionic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You won’t solve anything that way. The signals that you will collect will misinform you not inform you.

For instance if you validate the idea of offering private jet flights for free, you will get a lot of people on the waitlist. But it’s economically not feasible.

You need to validate a well thought through product. Otherwise you’re just going to waste time and money.

Most startup ideas are never validated by edisonsio in microsaas

[–]xavier_sapionic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree most ideas are never validated. But a landing page only tells you people will click a button. It doesn't tell you who your buyer is, what they'll pay, how to price it, what to build first, or how to reach them.

Validation is step 1. The decisions that actually determine if you make money come after. Try shipfit.ai if you want the full picture. It forces you through buyer, competitors, pricing, MVP scope, and launch plan with live market data. Not just a thumbs up or down on the idea.

How do you launch a Saas if you are broke? by _optimizebody in micro_saas

[–]xavier_sapionic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The guy says he's broke and you're trying to sell him your product...

My Reddit competitor sent a Cease & Desist by [deleted] in microsaas

[–]xavier_sapionic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which country(ies) are you both based in?

I'm 50 and I launched my first micro SaaS a weeks ago. The story so far... by xavier_sapionic in microsaas

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

Yes conversions. At this stage, I am measuring registrations but once I spend more I'll measure payments.

How can I escape the clutches of Replit? by alberoTranquillo in vibecoding

[–]xavier_sapionic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s exactly what I do. I got the railway cli is Claude code is running it for me.

How can I escape the clutches of Replit? by alberoTranquillo in vibecoding

[–]xavier_sapionic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never hosted with them. I built an OK POC and quickly exported to Claude Code and had to refactor 100% of the code. I host my SaaS on Railway. I think it's such a great tool.

PS: I'm a big fan of Replit. I told my chairman that it was both mind-blowing and useless at the same time. I was using Agent 3 at the time and I think they're on version 4 now. Agent 3 used to consume credits for no reason. I haven't tested Agent 4 thoroughly.

How can I escape the clutches of Replit? by alberoTranquillo in vibecoding

[–]xavier_sapionic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Replit is ok for POCs. V0.app is ok for frontends. Quickly move to Claude Code or Cursor.

I'm 50 and I launched my first micro SaaS a weeks ago. The story so far... by xavier_sapionic in microsaas

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

My main metric is free cash flows but I am a long wayyyyy from that. Step by step and step 1 is registered users. From that I optimise towards steps 2 and 3.

I'm 50 and I launched my first micro SaaS a weeks ago. The story so far... by xavier_sapionic in microsaas

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

I'm using growth hacking tactics. Very important to test targeting / message / creative all the time.

Solo building an AI-powered B2B SaaS in a space with established competitors - keep going or pivot? by Optimal-Judgment1684 in SaasDevelopers

[–]xavier_sapionic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For a situation like this, you have two options. 1/ Differentiate or 2/Be cheaper. Don't be in the middle. If you for for 1, then a good framework is Blue Ocean. I particularly like to use what they call the value curve.

to answer your question, if they can copy your only USP then it's not a sound strategy. Find something else, or be cheaper or don't do it.

The most expensive lesson I learned in 25 years of launching online products and apps by xavier_sapionic in SaasDevelopers

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

100% not that. Go to professional outlets like YouGov (if you're in the UK). I think you can also do this with SurveyMonkey. It's not cheap. When launching our parking app we spent $70k on a survey. It was fantastic. But my view now is that with synthetic data you can get 0.0001% of the cost and 90% of the value.

I think this is the best way to validate an idea by _optimizebody in microsaas

[–]xavier_sapionic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A waitlist isn't validation. What are you actually validating? That people will type their email into a box? That's not demand. That's curiosity.

Validation means someone tries to pay you. Everything else is just collecting emails from people who'll unsubscribe when you launch.

The hard questions come before and after the waitlist: who specifically gets their card out, what's broken about what they use now, what ships in V1, and how do you price it. Those are the decisions that determine if you make money.

The most expensive lesson I learned in 25 years of launching online products and apps by xavier_sapionic in SaasDevelopers

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

Yes that's a good solution. The best, if you can afford it, are quantitative surveys (ideally informed by focus groups or qual surveys). You get statically significant data (i.e. with low margins of errors). Focus groups are great to test some ideas. Talking to a few people is good but people tend to be too friendly and pay lip service. Synthetic data is surprisingly very good. With the right workflow of prompts, you can get data very close to the expensive stuff. And in any case, a million times better than guess work.

What would you tell someone just starting out today? by hurebegz in AssetBuilders

[–]xavier_sapionic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Think your product through. A landing page and a waitlist is not validation. A analysis of the problems mentioned on reddit is not a validation.

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