I gave away my SaaS for free for 30 days — here's what happened
70 free users. 8 converted to paid. Here's the cohort data.
My tech stack for a solo-built SaaS in 2025
Next.js, Supabase, Resend, Stripe, Vercel. The boring stack that ships fast.
Month 6: from $0 to $5k MRR — the full transparent breakdown
Revenue by channel, churn analysis, and the features that moved the needle.
The pricing page experiment that increased conversions by 40%
Annual vs monthly, tier naming, and the social proof placement that changed everything.
Building a waitlist from zero: the complete playbook
Landing page, referral incentives, and the email sequence that kept people engaged for 6 weeks.
Day 1: Building my SaaS in public — why I'm doing this
I've been building in stealth for 3 years. This time I'm doing it differently. Here's the idea.
Week 3 update: first paying customer — how it happened
$97 MRR. Not quitting my job yet, but it's real. Here's the full story of that first sale.
Month 2 milestone: 500 signups and my landing page conversion rate
Traffic sources, conversion funnel, and the copy change that doubled my sign-up rate overnight.
Building in public vs stealth: the real trade-offs after doing both
The accountability is real. So is the noise. Here's my honest comparison after 2 years.
How I find my first users every time I launch something new
Reddit, Twitter, cold DMs, and the one channel that works every single time.
Week 7: hit $1,000 MRR — what the next 90 days look like
First real milestone. Here's the roadmap I've committed to publicly.
Why I stopped building in public for 3 months and what I learned
Burnout, comparison anxiety, and the mental cost of radical transparency.
I shut down my startup after 8 months — a transparent post-mortem
Revenue peaked at $2,400/mo. Churn killed us. Here's everything I learned.
The build in public Twitter strategy that grew me to 5k followers
Content pillars, posting cadence, and the types of updates that get the most engagement.
Welcome to b/buildinpublic — share your journey, inspire others
Post your milestones, weekly updates, failures, and learnings. Transparency is the culture here.

