The Hidden Tax Trap for SaaS Founders in Germany
(vincentschmalbach.com)
Something that should worry every indie hacker considering Germany as their base: Our tax system effectively penalizes software founders who bootstrap to exit. Unlike the US, UK, or Australia where founders benefit from favorable capital gains treatment, German founders face a crushing 50% tax burden on asset sales.
Something that should worry every indie hacker considering Germany as their base: Our tax system effectively penalizes software founders who bootstrap to exit. Unlike the US, UK, or Australia where founders benefit from favorable capital gains treatment, German founders face a crushing 50% tax burden on asset sales.
Ask HN: How to handle sensitive document uploads as a one-person SaaS?
(ycombinator.com)
I am thinking of a product many businesses would find it useful but my only concern is that the product revolves around sensitive documents(like lawyer's documents but can be extended to other industries too). The product is already built by many companies but I have found a unique angle that I think would benefit my users.
I am thinking of a product many businesses would find it useful but my only concern is that the product revolves around sensitive documents(like lawyer's documents but can be extended to other industries too). The product is already built by many companies but I have found a unique angle that I think would benefit my users.
Ask HN: Anybody used Retool for production, user-facing app?
(ycombinator.com)
Bootstrapped founder here.<p>I'm planning to build a SaaS product loosely in the B2B logistics space - it needs to be relatively low cost to build/maintain, look slick and be extensible.<p>It would be customer facing, meaning each customer would need a login/account (or perhaps many, if a whole team is using our product).<p>I've looked at Retool and it looks quite epic but it looks like it's designed primarily for internal apps.<p>Has anybody used, or attempted to use Retool for a production,
Bootstrapped founder here.<p>I'm planning to build a SaaS product loosely in the B2B logistics space - it needs to be relatively low cost to build/maintain, look slick and be extensible.<p>It would be customer facing, meaning each customer would need a login/account (or perhaps many, if a whole team is using our product).<p>I've looked at Retool and it looks quite epic but it looks like it's designed primarily for internal apps.<p>Has anybody used, or attempted to use Retool for a production,
B2C billing is harder than B2B billing
(arnon.dk)
We all love a B2B SaaS ❤️. A few months ago I wrote about 14 reasons why building your own billing system (mostly for B2B SaaS) is hard. Here are 6 more so that we can round it up to a nice 20!
We all love a B2B SaaS ❤️. A few months ago I wrote about 14 reasons why building your own billing system (mostly for B2B SaaS) is hard. Here are 6 more so that we can round it up to a nice 20!
Ask HN: Do you feel burnout from being less hands on as you become more senior?
(ycombinator.com)
I work in a 50-60 person SaaS company and I'm taking on a head of engineering role. At this level, my whole day is spent writing out plans and proposals, responding to communications, checking on projects, connecting resources, etc. On rare occasions, if I have time, I might actually build something small.
I work in a 50-60 person SaaS company and I'm taking on a head of engineering role. At this level, my whole day is spent writing out plans and proposals, responding to communications, checking on projects, connecting resources, etc. On rare occasions, if I have time, I might actually build something small.
How hard can it be to buy software?
(jessitron.com)
Last year I got my first experience of implementing software internally. My team found a SaaS (software as a service) product they wanted to use, so we bought it and used it.
Last year I got my first experience of implementing software internally. My team found a SaaS (software as a service) product they wanted to use, so we bought it and used it.
Ask HN: What is your one-person-SaaS project?
(ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What is your one-person-SaaS project?
Ask HN: What is your one-person-SaaS project?
Ask HN: What SaaS metrics turned out to be completely useless?
(ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What SaaS metrics turned out to be completely useless?
Ask HN: What SaaS metrics turned out to be completely useless?
From Zero to Terabytes: Building SaaS Analytics with ClickHouse
(crisp.chat)
At Crisp, we help businesses manage all their customer conversations in one place—whether through chat, email, WhatsApp, or other channels - through a help desk platform. As our customers' needs grew, they asked for more detailed insights into their customer support, like response times and team performance.
At Crisp, we help businesses manage all their customer conversations in one place—whether through chat, email, WhatsApp, or other channels - through a help desk platform. As our customers' needs grew, they asked for more detailed insights into their customer support, like response times and team performance.
The Elimination Strategy – Why More Makes Your SaaS Worth Less
(slimsaas.com)
The most valuable companies in the world aren’t built by adding. They’re built by eliminating. Not by giving customers more options, but by systematically removing every friction between them and what they want.
The most valuable companies in the world aren’t built by adding. They’re built by eliminating. Not by giving customers more options, but by systematically removing every friction between them and what they want.
SaaS that analyses and monitors your tests (similar tool used daily at Meta)
(testpulse.io)
Don't know when tests are broken? Want to pinpoint those annoying flaky tests or find out which ones are slowing you down? We've got you covered!
Don't know when tests are broken? Want to pinpoint those annoying flaky tests or find out which ones are slowing you down? We've got you covered!
Launch HN: FlyCode (YC S22) – Stop losing revenue due to failed payments
(ycombinator.com)
FlyCode makes it easy for subscription-based companies to recover lost revenue due to failed payments and involuntary churn - a major hidden revenue killer for b2b & b2c SaaS merchants and dtc subscription brands.
FlyCode makes it easy for subscription-based companies to recover lost revenue due to failed payments and involuntary churn - a major hidden revenue killer for b2b & b2c SaaS merchants and dtc subscription brands.
Ask HN: There is an open-source alternative to almost any SaaS, what do you use?
(ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: There is an open-source alternative to almost any SaaS, what do you use?
Ask HN: There is an open-source alternative to almost any SaaS, what do you use?
Self-Hosting Marketing Automation Software: A Guide
(laudspeaker.com)
Marketing and customer engagement software continues to grow in usage, and sophistication and maybe the most crowded software category in terms of number of vendors. With such a wide variety of SaaS marketing automation options, self hosting can seem like an odd choice. But there are still many companies for whom self-hosting makes sense. In this article we get into some of the considerations that may lead you to self-hosting over paying for a SaaS vendor
Marketing and customer engagement software continues to grow in usage, and sophistication and maybe the most crowded software category in terms of number of vendors. With such a wide variety of SaaS marketing automation options, self hosting can seem like an odd choice. But there are still many companies for whom self-hosting makes sense. In this article we get into some of the considerations that may lead you to self-hosting over paying for a SaaS vendor
WordPress Doesn't Matter for the Future of Web
(molodtsov.me)
WordPress won the market but the entire paradigm shifted to managed solutions like Webflow. Markets that aren’t growing become a zero-sum game, which probably caused the conflict in the first place.
WordPress won the market but the entire paradigm shifted to managed solutions like Webflow. Markets that aren’t growing become a zero-sum game, which probably caused the conflict in the first place.
The Indian startup bubble is insane
(ashishb.net)
Bengaluru-based Postman, a API management product, has raised a total of $433 million valuing it at ~$5.6B. Its revenue was $171M in 2023. As a comparison, Rubrik with ~$850M ARR is valued at $6B or about 7 times its revenue. The same metric would put Postman’s valuation at $1.2B. I would argue further that Postman has much lower stickiness and will face higher churn and hence, the revenue multiple would be lower for Postman.
Bengaluru-based Postman, a API management product, has raised a total of $433 million valuing it at ~$5.6B. Its revenue was $171M in 2023. As a comparison, Rubrik with ~$850M ARR is valued at $6B or about 7 times its revenue. The same metric would put Postman’s valuation at $1.2B. I would argue further that Postman has much lower stickiness and will face higher churn and hence, the revenue multiple would be lower for Postman.
I'd pay $2k/mo out of my own pocket to keep using Cursor
(vellum.ai)
I would gladly pay about $2,000 a month out of my own pocket to keep using Cursor. These tools are so affordable compared to the value they provide.
I would gladly pay about $2,000 a month out of my own pocket to keep using Cursor. These tools are so affordable compared to the value they provide.
Launch HN: Inkeep (YC W23) – Copilot for Support (think Cursor for help desks)
(ycombinator.com)
Hi HN, We’re Nick and Robert, founders of Inkeep (https://inkeep.com). We help companies turn their content into AI support copilots.
Hi HN, We’re Nick and Robert, founders of Inkeep (https://inkeep.com). We help companies turn their content into AI support copilots.
Show HN: I made a Ruby on Rails SaaS template
(locomotive.it.com)
Locomotive is a Ruby on Rails boilerplate for any developer who wants to ship projects faster and get rid of unnecessary work
Locomotive is a Ruby on Rails boilerplate for any developer who wants to ship projects faster and get rid of unnecessary work
There's always an events table (2022)
(brandur.org)
Seemingly, an invariant of SaaS products: there’s always an events table.
Seemingly, an invariant of SaaS products: there’s always an events table.
Show HN: I built a customer support tool for SaaS focused on being calm and fast
(getfernand.com)
Bonjour, I’m Fernand.The fastest, calmest customer support experience for SaaS ever made.
Bonjour, I’m Fernand.The fastest, calmest customer support experience for SaaS ever made.
Ask HN: One-man SaaS, how do you attract customers?
(ycombinator.com)
I'm struggling with attracting customers to my SaaS, while having to navigate the bullshit advice thrown around by so called "indie-hackers."
I'm struggling with attracting customers to my SaaS, while having to navigate the bullshit advice thrown around by so called "indie-hackers."
Show HN: React SaaS – Boilerplate with automated setup of dev/prod environments
(reactsaas.net)
Let's be honest. You're tired of wasting time.
Let's be honest. You're tired of wasting time.
Does your startup need complex cloud infrastructure?
(hadijaveed.me)
I recently listened to Pieter Levels on the Lex Friedman Podcast, and it was eye-opening. Pieter has built numerous successful micro-SaaS businesses by running his applications on single server, avoiding cloud infrastructure complexity, and focusing on what truly matters: product-market fit.
I recently listened to Pieter Levels on the Lex Friedman Podcast, and it was eye-opening. Pieter has built numerous successful micro-SaaS businesses by running his applications on single server, avoiding cloud infrastructure complexity, and focusing on what truly matters: product-market fit.
SaaSavant – SaaS Boilerplate
(hookerhillstudios.com)
Focus on building the features that matter most. Our Next.js SaaS boilerplate handles the rest, letting you deliver exceptional results faster and more efficiently.
Focus on building the features that matter most. Our Next.js SaaS boilerplate handles the rest, letting you deliver exceptional results faster and more efficiently.