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[usman @ussman174]

@rishabhnasa Pre-selling forces you to look the market in the eye before you waste a hundred hours writing code nobody asked for. It's slower out of the gate, but when you finally hit "deploy," you actually have people waiting on the other side.

[usman @ussman174]

The biggest lie in SaaS? "If you build it, they will come." No, they won’t. Talk about your product before it’s ready. Pre-sell, pre-validate, and build an audience while you code. Code is cheap; distribution is king. 👑

#SaaS #BuildInPublic #Startup

[usman @ussman174]

Don't compare your Chapter 1 to someone else's Chapter 20. Social media only shows the highlight reel of overnight success that actually took 5 years of silent grinding. Keep building your own path! 🛤️

#SaaS #BuildInPublic #Entrepreneur

[usman @ussman174]

Every bug is just a free lesson in disguise. Shipped code breaks, servers crash, and users complain. How you handle the chaos defines whether you're a hobbyist or a founder. Own the mistakes, fix them fast. 🛠️

#IndieHacker #BuildInPublic #SaaS

[usman @ussman174]

The power of Build in Public: You aren't just building a product; you're building a distribution channel. When you finally launch, you won't be shouting into a void. You'll have an audience waiting. 📢

#BuildInPublic #SaaS #StartupLife

[usman @ussman174]

Pricing your SaaS too low is a rookie mistake. Price based on the value you deliver, not the hours you spent coding it. If you save someone 10 hours a week, charge accordingly. Don't undervalue your work. 💡

#SaaS #IndieHacker #Business

[usman @ussman174]

Churn is the silent killer of SaaS. Acquisition gets you noticed, but retention keeps you alive. Talk to your churned users more than your active ones—they hold the blueprint to your product's survival. 📊
#SaaSfounders #BuildInPublic #Tech

[usman @ussman174]

Feature creep kills more startups than running out of cash. Do one thing, and do it exceptionally well. Your users don't need 50 mediocre features; they need one problem solved completely. Focus! 🎯
#Startups #SaaS #BuildInPublic

[usman @ussman174]

From $0 to your first recurring dollar is harder than going from $1k to $10k. That first stranger trusting your product with their hard-earned money? Pure magic. Keep pushing, indie hackers! 💸

#SaaS #BuildInPublic #Entrepreneurship

[usman @ussman174]

Stop waiting for perfection. If you aren't embarrassed by the first version of your SaaS, you launched too late. Ship the ugly MVP, get user feedback, and iterate fast. Speed beats perfection every single time. ⚡

#IndieHacker #SaaS #BuildInPublic

[usman @ussman174]

Building in public isn't about showing off your wins. It’s about sharing the messy middle—the bugs, the failures, and the 2 AM breakthroughs. People connect with humans, not logos. What are you building today? 🚀

#BuildInPublic #SaaS #IndieHacker

[usman @ussman174]

@rishabhnasa That means a lot, truly! 🙏

Showing the raw, unpolished middle of the journey isn't always easy, but it keeps things real. The silent grind is where the muscle is built.

Appreciate the support and encouragement—back to putting in the reps! 🚀💪

[usman @ussman174]

Day 70 of building my SaaS in public: 👥 Followers: Flat 👀 Impressions: Low 💰 MRR: Still $0
Everyone posts their $10k MRR hockey stick graph. Nobody posts the silence in the trenches. We keep shipping anyway. ⚡
#BuildInPublic

[usman @ussman174]

Your customers do not care if your SaaS runs on Next.js, Python, or raw PHP script. ⚡

They only care if it solves their daily operational nightmare in under 3 clicks.

Stop refactoring. Start selling.

#WebDev #SaaS

[usman @ussman174]

The hardest part of building a SaaS alone isn't writing complex backend database queries. 🧠

It's the mental stamina required to market to 0 users daily in total isolation without quitting.

Resilience > Code.

#IndieHackers

[usman @ussman174]

Freemium plans are startup suicide for bootstrapped founders. 🛑

Free users consume 90% of your customer support time and convert to paid at <1%.

Put a 14-day trial with a card upfront. Filter for buyers. 💳

#Solopreneur #SaaS

[usman @ussman174]

Headline A: "Advanced AI-powered workflow automation platform." 😴

Headline B: "Save 5 hours of manual data entry in 1 click." 💡

Headline B prints money. Headline A causes immediate bounces. Stop selling tech; sell relief.

#Copywriting #SaaS

[usman @ussman174]

What is the single most useless feature you spent weeks coding into your MVP that literally ZERO users ever touched? 🛠️

Save your fellow indie hackers 100 hours of wasted development. Let’s hear it below. 👇

#MicroSaaS #WebDev

[usman @ussman174]

Writing 50,000 lines of pristine code for an app nobody knows about is the most expensive hobby on earth. 🛠️

Spend 50% of your time building. Spend 50% screaming about it publicly.

What’s your split? 👇

#BuildInPublic #SaaS

[usman @ussman174]

If your SaaS pricing model is under $20/month, you aren't running a business—you're running a digital charity service. 🛑

Stop pricing based on server costs. Charge based on the massive economic ROI you create. 📈

#SaaS #Solopreneur