Transitioning from Freelancer to Solo SaaS Founder
I spent six years telling myself I'd build a product someday. What finally worked was blocking 10 hours a week and treating that time like a client commitment.
I spent six years telling myself I'd build a product someday. What finally worked was blocking 10 hours a week and treating that time like a client commitment.
My first SaaS launched on a $7/month droplet. Six months later, I was paying $420/month. Same traffic. Nobody told me server costs creep.
One founder had $3K MRR and walked away with $108K. Another had $5K MRR and couldn't find a buyer at $30K. The difference was churn, owner dependency, and code quality.
I was losing 8% of customers every month. I redesigned the first 14 days of the user experience and churn dropped to 4.7% in six weeks.