What are you scared of?

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Top fears when you're building a SaaS

Can our servers handle the load? (So far, so good: over 2 million downloads)Will the user experience be good?Are we building the right tools?Uptime. There's this added layer of stress, because you don't want to let users down.Lack of time to build an app on the side.Or, working too much and burning out!

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How to get over your fears

Don't focus on your competition; focus on your customers!Listen to your customers. Get on the phone with them. Read their emails. Do live chat.Get paying customers as soon as you can. Listen to their feedback.Your ego is the enemy. You're putting your product out into the world so people get value from it.Put things in context: sure, this might not work out. But that's not the worst thing that could happen.

How to get over your fears?

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Links

2018.XOXOfest.comBlog post: Why I'm building a SaaS in 2018Blog post: SaaS is ripe for disruptionAdii Pienaar on customer supportA checklist for product validationBook: Ego is the enemyTransistor.fmTransistor.fm on InstagramTransistor.fm on Twitter

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