| This is likely going to sound too harsh (and the folks behind this seem lovely), but content creation efforts like this are a red flag to me in terms of evaluating whether or not a bootstrapped SAAS is going to "make" it. This isn't because they're inherently bad or that the people writing them have bad intentions, but that they're a time/attention trap. Meta articles like this, "How I made my first $10", "Breaking $1k MRR" and similar tend to do really well in attracting clicks but fail to connect with an actual target audience for whatever it is you're making. This makes them really dangerous as when you're starting out you don't have any "signal" as to what's working and these types seem positive. Unfortunately, they're the equivalent of handing out free candy when your intention is to open a restaurant. These folks would be much further ahead if they instead: 1. Started writing/learning about specific tactics and skills for starting and marketing a SAAS. 2. Randomly picked some industry or vertical and just started writing articles about learning that industry and the problems they had. I say all this as someone who has drunk too deeply of the bootstrapped startup literature well, don't make my mistakes. |