FS 292: Pros and Cons of Building a SaaS

Panel:

• Reuven
• Jonathan Stark
• Jeremy Green

In this episode of the Freelancer’s Show, Reuven and Jonathan discuss “Pros and Cons of Building a SaaS,” with Jeremey Green. Jeremy is going to be a part panelist and guest on this edition of the Freelancer’s Show. Jeremy is a past guest of the podcast, and is a software developer, independent operator, works with clients and companies, and lastly,  has worked with SaaS (Software as a Service) projects for many years. Jeremy and the panelist talk about the pro and cons of working in the SaaS industry. This is a great episode to learn about freelancing in the SaaS industry, and the business perspective of working with SaaS. In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

• Jeremy talks about his background as a developer and SAAS developer.
• Reuven asks Why SaaS, and Why not SaaS. (Software as a Service)
• Shopify
• Woking in SaaS
• ReMark
• Working with other technologies to build software
• Launching to customers
• Software Freelancers
• Building a SaaS is seductive, but?
• Having a conversation with actual clients before jumping in
• How is Shopify a SaaS? 
• Crowd Funder
• Do you categorize apps differently?
• Upside of the Shopify platform
• Standalone SaaS
• How much time do you spend on these project per week?
• How many hour to each project per week?
• Customer support
• Bug reports
• Do you talk people more now or before you did SaaS products?
• And much more!     

Picks: Jonathan

• The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories
• Value Pricing Bootcamp

Reuven

• Understanding and Mastering Git

Jeremy Green

• Boarding House Reach by Jack White