The Crossroad of Founders: Stuck in a Solid SaaS Business

I'm working on a new SaaS, and I'm sharing the journey from day one.

Today, I'll introduce you to my market, early tech stack choices, the financials of the business, and how I am setting deadlines to make sure I don't over-engineer the whole thing.

Say hello to https://podline.fm, my newest project! A voice messaging system that focuses on podcasters who need to manage significant amounts of audio messages.

Step by step, I'll take you along the journey of idea, market validation, budget analysis, tech selection, and early implementation challenges. If you want to follow a seasoned developer along the path of building a profitable software business, this is a great place to start. Oh, and I'll share just how impactful AI tooling has been for my first week of prototyping!

If you want to check it out and actively help me make it better, please leave a voice message at https://podline.fm/arvid 🥰

00:00:00 Building a SaaS Business
00:07:44 AI Integration for Coding and Transcription
00:14:14 Server-Side Services With Whisper and Laravel
00:20:57 Laravel Ecosystem and Monetization Exploration
00:31:04 Setting Deadlines and Gathering Feedback

This episode is sponsored by Acquire.com

The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/im-starting-a-new-saas-journey/

The podcast episode: https://tbf.fm/episodes/275-i-m-starting-a-new-saas-journey

The video: no video this week, I recorded this on the road!

You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com

Podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast

Newsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter

My book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/

My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/

My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com

Here are a few tools I use. Using my affiliate links will support my work at no additional cost to you.
- Notion (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx
- Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid
- TweetHunter (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid
- HypeFury (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60
- AudioPen (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ
- Descript (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q
- ConvertKit (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): https://convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw

• (00:00) - Building a SaaS Business
• (07:44) - AI Integration for Coding and Transcription
• (14:14) - Server-Side Services With Whisper and Laravel
• (20:57) - Laravel Ecosystem and Monetization Exploration
• (31:04) - Setting Deadlines and Gathering Feedback