Saas-company-from-scratch

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Updated: January 22, 2021 / Status: unknown / 1 min read (~157 words)

SaaS TODO when starting from scratch

  • Identify needs
  • Identify market
  • Define the product/service to build
  • Define an MVP that can be built in less than 100 hours
  • Core feature(s)
  • Registration
  • Authentication

  • Get initial users
  • Get feedback from users

    • Email
    • Chatwoot/Chaskiq/Papercups
    • Intercom/Zendesk/Drift/LiveAgent
  • Find your company name
  • Incorporate
  • Pay registration fees
  • Pay renewal fees
  • Register tax account
  • Fill out yearly taxes
  • Create a business bank account

  • Create a contract/terms of service
  • Create a privacy policy (if needed)
  • Define product/service pricing

  • Register to a payment processor (stripe, PayPal)

  • Build website
  • Home page
  • Register page
  • Login page
  • Pricing page
  • Features page
  • Support/FAQ page

  • Email flows
  • Register
  • Forgot password

  • Buy hosting
  • Buy domain name
  • Setup email accounts (support, sales)

  • Create a trial account

  • Define where you want to sell your product
  • Create ad accounts (Google, Facebook, Twitter)
  • Create/manage ad campaigns

  • Cookies banner
  • GDPR (export data, destroy data)

  • Longer term features
  • Delete account