Jun 26, 2025
11 Lessons I Didn’t Know I Was Signing Up for When I Built My First SaaS
When I set out to build my first SaaS product, I thought the hardest part would be writing clean code. I figured the technical decisions would carry the most weight — choose the right stack, organize the database, write good tests, ship features. I had no idea I was about to get a crash course in business, legal strategy, pricing, communication, and product thinking. Here are 11 lessons I…
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