SaaS Shipping

• Chapters from Starting & Sustaining
• Resources & Links
• Related Topics

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Chapters from Starting & Sustaining

• Build something yesterday

  The best way to test an idea is to start building something real. Prototypes will help others understand the vision and force you to think more deeply about what you’re trying to build.

• Payment is the best validation

  You may have asked friends, family, or strangers if they would use your product. You may even have asked if they’d pay for it. But until you ask them to enter credit card information, any assurances they gave you are worthless.

Resources & Links

• Version 0.1 = Start lo-fi

  Derek Sivers provides a great example of how a lack of funding shouldn’t stop you from moving forward with an idea.

• That’s version ∞. First launch version 0.1.

  Derek Sivers talks about the value of launching something around the one crucial part of your business and then iterate.

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Related Topics

• Building

  How should you choose vendors? How should you prioritize your work? What tools do you need?

• Launching

  What should you think about for your alpha and beta? How should you run launch day? How do you build anticipation?

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