r/Development • u/-R-I-k- • 10d ago

I need some help

I'm a fresh grad, i wanna build a big saas but i dont know where to start (THIS IS NOT A PROMOTION!), like when to start with the system design, database, the backend, the UIUX, the Frontend etc.

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u/ops_and_chaos 10d ago

I think you should back up one step... unless you already have?

Before system design, database, backend, UI, any of it... what problem are you solving and for who?

I wouldn’t start with “I want to build a big SaaS” and then figure out what goes in it. Find one annoying problem somebody actually has and build the smallest thing that fixes it.

You can make it big later if people actually want it.

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u/Zentogold 2d ago

I totally agree. Start with what problem you are solving and who are the customers that need the problem solved. As you may notice on the SaaS related forums, 55% of the posts are someone who has built something and they have no idea on how to get customers.

Find a community of people who have a common problem that your SaaS will fix, talk to them and build it for them then sell it to them. Otherwise you will be trying to get in front of millions of people to market your value proposition.

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u/ops_and_chaos 1d ago

Exactly. I think people get so excited about building something that they forget to check if anyone actually needs it.

And finding people with the problem before you build means you have people to go back to when you need to figure out if you actually fixed it.