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How to build, price and run a SaaS, from the first idea to paying customers.
[01]SaaSCore guide
How to build a SaaS in eight steps: validation, MVP scope, tech stack, subscription billing, EU VAT and GDPR, launch and your first paying customers.
Comparison
SaaS subscription billing compared by a developer: Stripe, Paddle or a European provider like Frisbii. EU VAT, failed payments, fees and Laravel Cashier.
12 min read
Comparison
Freemium vs free trial vs paid from day one: what each model takes to build, where it breaks, and which one fits a European B2B SaaS.
11 min read
Guide
Multi-tenant SaaS architecture compared: shared database, schema per tenant or database per tenant. The real trade-offs, and which model I pick and why.
12 min read
Guide
How to productize a service into SaaS in six steps: standardize the offer, measure it, build an internal tool first, then turn it into self-serve software.
12 min read
Comparison
Comparing SaaS hosting options for 2026: Laravel Cloud, Forge, Vercel, AWS and EU-owned hosts, on cost, operational load and EU data residency.
11 min read
Guide
What is SaaS? Software as a service explained without jargon: how it works, how it makes money and what running one in Europe means for you as a founder.
11 min read
Guide
Micro SaaS explained by a European developer: what one person can build, run and support, the math behind it, EU VAT basics and seven steps to start.
12 min read
Guide
What is an MVP? The minimum viable product explained in plain English: what it must do, what it is not, and how it differs from a prototype and a pilot.
12 min read
Guide
SaaS roles and permissions done right: a simple role model that can grow, why a hardcoded admin flag gets expensive, and 7 steps to design access early.
12 min read
Guide
My recommended SaaS tech stack for 2026: Laravel, React with Inertia, Postgres, Stripe and EU hosting. Why I pick it, and when to choose otherwise.
12 min read
List
The technical causes of SaaS churn: failed payments, emails stuck in spam, slow pages and bugs that keep coming back. Here are 10, with signs and fixes.
14 min read
Checklist
A SaaS launch checklist with 30 checks for billing, EU VAT, email deliverability, backups, monitoring and terms before your first paying customer.
8 min read
Guide
Vertical SaaS explained: why small, fragmented Nordic and European markets favor niche software, and how to find, size and build a vertical product.
13 min read
Guide
How to scope an MVP for a SaaS product: sort every feature into must, should and later, see a sample wish list cut down, and get a checklist for your quote.
11 min read
Guide
White label SaaS explained: what to build before partners can resell your product under their own brand, the common pitfalls, and when it pays off.
12 min read
List
Trim your MVP feature list: 12 SaaS features you can skip at launch, from granular permissions to native apps and custom billing, and what to do instead.
14 min read
Guide
Scaling a SaaS application from 10 to 10,000 users: measure, fix indexes, add queues and caching, then add servers. The right order and what to skip early.
13 min read
List
21 B2B SaaS ideas from Nordic niches in fitness, fiber, drones, retail and the trades, each with a clear buyer and a cheap test to run before you build.
14 min read
List
15 SaaS business models explained: how each one makes money, who it suits, and what it means for billing, user roles and data when you build it.
14 min read
List
SaaS pricing models explained: flat-rate, tiered, per seat, per location, usage-based and credits, with examples, pitfalls and what each takes to build.
14 min read
Checklist
A practical GDPR checklist for SaaS: 14 technical requirements covering data export, deletion, audit logs, access, backups and subprocessors.
9 min read
Guide
How to validate a SaaS idea before you build: customer interviews, a landing page with a price, pre-sales and a manual MVP, plus the signals that count.
13 min read
List
SaaS onboarding best practices that live inside the product: 11 tactics with empty states, sample data, imports and checklists that get users to value.
14 min read
Guide
SaaS metrics explained with worked examples in euros: MRR, churn, LTV and CAC, the mistakes that inflate them, and how to pull them from your own database.
13 min read
Topics
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22 posts
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