Made my first $1000 (almost)
The excitement is REAL!
It may not seem like a lot to some, but for me, this milestone is pure gold. It’s a huge boost in confidence and motivation, and I can’t wait to see where this journey takes me.
Just 4 months ago, I started building my SaaS.
A platform designed to help users collect feedback, prioritize feature requests, and grow their products through embeddable voting boards and roadmaps.
It’s been a challenging yet rewarding experience, and today,
It is really helping people! I reached out to all the customers to get their feedback, and the response was amazing.
They love what I’m building, and that validation is priceless.
This $1000—well, $692.53—might just be the beginning, but it’s a powerful reminder to keep pushing forward. It’s about patience, perseverance, and listening to the people who use your product.
I’m going to channel this energy into making my SaaS even better for all my users, and I can’t wait to see where it goes from here.
If you’re building a SaaS and feel like giving up, hang in there. It takes time, but it’s worth it. Talk to your customers, take their feedback to heart, and keep improving.
As the saying goes: “Winning is inevitable. It’s just a matter of when you decide to stop.”
Thanks to everyone who supported me, and if you want to check out FeatureFlow for yourself 
Onward and upward!
Keir said:
@Ashwin
Congratulations. How did you reach out to your customers?
Thanks! I reached out via Twitter, HN, PH, Reddit, and SEO.
Wow, congratulations!
Any pointers on adding all the boring but essential monetization/business elements? Ie account management, payment methods, payment processing, etc. All the things you’d need to do to have a website make money for you.
@Lake
Yep, I’ve built most of them, but I’m still left with features like team management and user roles. Once I’m done with that, I will launch either in the first week of December or on Christmas, increase the pricing for the pro model, add an ultimate model, and remove the one-time payment.
@Ashwin
Oh, heh, I meant… do you have any tips for tackling that stuff that others could use if they’re contemplating productizing a website? Like surely there are plenty of options for outsourcing all that boring but necessary account/payment stuff to a third-party library/product?
@Lake
Use Stripe for payments, Clerk or Auth0 for user management, and Firebase or Supabase for team features—these tools cover the essentials and save tons of time.
I’m also making my own boilerplate, which is basically an entire SaaS app and not just some components of the landing page. It will include everything like authentication, password reset, two-factor authentication, and integration with Stripe or Lemon Squeezy. It will also have Jest tests. If you’re interested, you can follow me on Twitter (https://x.com/jaypatel1_), as I launch it first and offer a hefty discount to the initial customers.