Hacker News with Generative AI: SaaS

Ask HN: Small Ideas vs. Big Ideas? (ycombinator.com)
I've been thinking about this one for a while, does it make sense to work on small ideas? Something like a utility a PDF converter or a small game and attempt to make it into an asset generating $10K - $30K in MRR? Or is it better to aim for building something as big as you can?
Entrepreneurship, Startups, Business Models, SaaS
54 points by amukbils 3 days ago | 69 comments
Ask HN: Is SaaS Dead? (ycombinator.com)
It seems like every CRUD application under the sun has been built, and it is difficult to carve out any value that can be productized.
SaaS, Startups, Business, Software
26 points by asdev 9 days ago | 41 comments
Ask HN: What do you run instead of Datadog? (ycombinator.com)
Datadog has turned into an ever loving piece of shit. I am sick of their sales team grabbing us by the ankles and "Accidentally" charging for services we don't use. Now, this morning they changed something with their AWS integration that is causing 10X the API calls against our accounts (and thus, 10X guardduty costs on our end analyzing those API requests).
Software, Monitoring, Cloud Computing, SaaS, Alternatives
13 points by theorlandog 9 days ago | 21 comments
What happens to SaaS in a world with computer-using agents? (docs.google.com)
In this world, simple SaaS products risk commodification, as agents will obfuscate the need for humans to interact with them.
SaaS, Artificial Intelligence, Agents
90 points by stephencoyner 10 days ago | 82 comments
The SSO Tax Is Smart Business, and Bad Security (alexgaynor.net)
For years, people have criticized the “SSO Tax”, SaaS companies' practices of limiting single-sign-on to only their more expensive plans, effectively imposing a tax on organizations that care about security.
Security, Business, SaaS, Single Sign-On
5 points by craigkerstiens 13 days ago | 0 comments
Will AI agents eat SaaS? (sandhya.substack.com)
It's eat or be eaten in the age of AI agents and time for SaaS companies to place their big bets.
Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Business, Technology
3 points by kiyanwang 13 days ago | 0 comments
The only guide you'll ever need to implement usage-based pricing (stigg.io)
Don’t get lost in the fine print. Hard limits, soft limits, overages, true-ups, top-ups, auto-upgrades and more. Your product never looked so messy to bill. Time for some good-ol’ house cleaning.
Pricing Models, SaaS, Business, Software
26 points by mooreds 17 days ago | 0 comments
Datadog Dollars: Why Your Monitoring Bill Is Breaking the Bank (oneuptime.com)
Have you ever opened your monitoring bill and felt your heart skip a beat? You're not alone. In the world of digital infrastructure, many companies are experiencing sticker shock when they see their Datadog invoices. Let's unpack why your monitoring bill might be breaking the bank and explore how you can rein it back in.
Monitoring, Costs, Datadog, Cloud Infrastructure, SaaS
4 points by ndhandala 17 days ago | 1 comments
Ask HN: Do the tarrifs impact software/SaaS? If so, how? (ycombinator.com)
Will it be more difficult to sell software or SaaS across the border between Canada and the US?
International Trade, SaaS, Software, Business, Tariffs
34 points by xeckr 19 days ago | 47 comments
Show HN: How I built a SaaS thanks to my wife (pdfbolt.com)
Software, SaaS, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Relationships
10 points by Ametrin 22 days ago | 2 comments
Purelymail: Cheap, no-nonsense email (purelymail.com)
Let's get straight to the point:
Email, Marketing, Pricing, SaaS
310 points by LorenDB 25 days ago | 211 comments
Growing my SaaS from 0 to 4k users in 5 months – what worked for me (ycombinator.com)
When I started out building projects and was looking for advice, I always found that what helped the most was seeing how others had done it before who had actually seen success with the methods they were talking about.
SaaS, Growth Hacking, Startups, Marketing
11 points by felixheikka 26 days ago | 9 comments
Show HN: Our journey to find Ideal Customers led us to create LeadTalk.ai (leadtalk.ai)
LeadTalk empowers sales and marketing teams to identify and prioritize high-fit accounts, helping you focus on what matters most: closing deals and driving revenue.
Sales, Marketing, Business Development, AI, SaaS
10 points by asharrizqi 27 days ago | 1 comments
Ask HN: Why buy domains and 301 redirect them to me? (ycombinator.com)
Say I'm running a SaaS product, example.com.<p>Somebody has bought several domains like getexample.com, buyexample.io, joinexample.net, and is 301 redirecting them to example.com.<p>What's their play here? Is this setup for a phishing attack in the future? Are they just going to try and sell the domains to me in the future? Not encountered behaviour like this before (or at least, I don't know if this is the beginning phase of a common scam)
Domain Names, Security, SEO, SaaS
382 points by HughParry 27 days ago | 131 comments
Everstone acquires bootstrapped Indian startup Wingify for $200M (techcrunch.com)
Private equity firm Everstone is acquiring a majority stake in Wingify, one of India’s first bootstrapped SaaS success stories, for about $200 million, three sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch.
Acquisitions, Startups, India, SaaS, Private Equity
3 points by anshulbhide 28 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: SaasKit – A Next.js SaaS Boilerplate with AI, shadcn/UI and stripe (saaskit.pro)
The ultimate Next.js SaaS boilerplate with authentication, payments, and AI integration. Built with Next.js 14, shadcn/ui, MongoDB, Stripe, ChatGPT, and NextAuth.
Next.js, SaaS, AI, Web Development, Tools
4 points by dragssine 28 days ago | 0 comments
Did Satya Nadella really say SaaS is dead? (medium.com)
“…I think, the notion that [SaaS] business applications exist, that’s probably where they’ll all collapse, right in the Agent era…” — Satya Nadella
SaaS, Technology, Microsoft, AI, Business
5 points by geox 28 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: I made Tinder, but for side hustlers (devmarket.pro)
Match unlimited partners with complementary skills. Evaluate them with tools to guarantee they are trustworthy. Start your SaaS together with clear agreements in place.
Entrepreneurship, Side Hustles, SaaS, Online Communities, Freelancing
19 points by dcraciun 28 days ago | 13 comments
Show HN: I wrote a book about running great SaaS technical sales calls (ycombinator.com)
Hello HN,<p>I spent my career writing software until about 7 years ago in which practically by accident I wound up in a technical sales role.
Software, Technical Sales, SaaS
26 points by wjgilmore 31 days ago | 3 comments
Ask HN: Has anyone tried alternative company models (like a co-op) for SaaS? (ycombinator.com)
Long story short, I'm building a new product and will likely launch it as a yearly SaaS with a permissive license.
SaaS, Business Models, Entrepreneurship, Startups, Community
170 points by snide 33 days ago | 106 comments
Show HN: Simple Docker Hosting (sliplane.io)
With Sliplane, shipping containers becomes incredibly easy and affordable. Our "Pay-per-Server" model enables you to host unlimited containers on each server for one fixed price.
Docker, Hosting, Cloud Computing, Software, SaaS
64 points by jonas_scholz 37 days ago | 62 comments
Software Design Is Knowledge Building (olano.dev)
ORG relies on an integration service, SaaS, to decouple its business logic from vendor software dealing with billing, analytics, customer management, etc.
Software Design, Knowledge Management, Integration Services, SaaS
419 points by signa11 51 days ago | 110 comments
Is there such a thing as "private, interactive databases" for SaaS's (ycombinator.com)
So i've been building a product and my clients really hate the idea that their code is stored on my database (unencrypted). The problem is that I need to process the data in the background often and thus I cannot store it end-to-end encrypted. Is there any service that allows you to deploy some sort of database that only the client accesses and at the same time allows me to process it somehow maybe via apis?
Security, SaaS, Databases, Data Privacy, APIs
21 points by alliewithane 52 days ago | 38 comments
Show HN: I built a tool to visualize MRR (mrrlab.com)
Calculate and forecast your Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)
Tools, Business, SaaS, Finance, Data Visualization
5 points by scottgpaulin 53 days ago | 3 comments
Per Seat Pricing Sucks (flippercloud.io)
When we started billing for Flipper Cloud, we did what everyone else in the space was doing – per seat pricing. $20 per seat each month felt like plenty.
Pricing Models, SaaS, Software, Startups
19 points by mscccc 54 days ago | 10 comments
Show HN: I spent 4 years bootstrapping a financial planning tool to 30k MAUs (projectionlab.com)
Build Financial Plans You Love.
Financial Planning, Startups, User Growth, SaaS, Personal Finance
65 points by scubakid 64 days ago | 18 comments
Show HN: Scaling SaaS by Reverse-Engineering Human Attention Patterns (copytruck.com)
10X Your Brand & Profile Growth with Scroll-Stopping Hooks for Any Content, Any Platform—Powered by AI
SaaS, Marketing, AI, Attention
11 points by skart91 64 days ago | 0 comments
Lessons from earning $200k in 60 days on AppSumo with my SaaS (octolens.com)
SaaS, Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, AppSumo
7 points by CharlotteSophie 66 days ago | 0 comments
Scale Not Sales: Automating Revenue So Graph Go Up (railway.com)
Railway just crossed a significant revenue milestone. We can’t disclose how much we now make, but it’s a pretty big deal for us and our customers.
Startup Success, Revenue Growth, SaaS
16 points by mooreds 66 days ago | 3 comments
Postman is largest public source of leaked secrets? (trufflesecurity.com)
tl;dr Postman, the popular API testing platform, hosts the largest collection of public APIs. Unfortunately, it’s become one of the largest public sources of leaked secrets. We estimate over 4,000 live credentials are currently leaking publicly on Postman for a variety of popular SaaS and cloud providers.
Security, APIs, Data Breaches, Cloud Computing, SaaS
22 points by Letmetest 70 days ago | 0 comments