r/SaaSy — Complete Community Guide
Welcome to r/SaaSy, a friendly space for all things SaaS. Join over 3,317 members who share tips and experiences to help build your software projects. This group is guided by experienced founders and startup experts, focusing on practical advice. Started in 2023, it's all about taking action.
What you'll find on r/saasy
Hackathon Announcements and Entries
You’ll see a lot of posts about hackathons, like who's hosting them, the prize money, and updates from people participating. It's cool to see folks share their projects as they race against the clock!
App Launches and Updates
People love sharing the progress of their apps, like when they hit milestones like launching an MVP or getting approved by Apple. It's a great place to celebrate these wins with fellow SaaS enthusiasts.
Idea Sharing and Feedback
This is the place to throw your ideas into the ring and get some feedback. People post their app and startup ideas, and others jump in with thoughts, suggestions, and sometimes even a ‘steal this idea’ prompt.
Beta Testing Calls
Founders often look for beta testers here, sometimes offering incentives like gift cards or cash. It's a solid way to get real user feedback and maybe even win a little something for your time.
Build in Public Updates
There’s a lot of #BuildInPublic content where users share their journey of building their SaaS from the ground up. It's inspiring to see the ups and downs and the transparency of the whole process.
Productivity and Time Management Tips
You’ll find advice on juggling all the demands of being a founder, especially when you’re already busy. It's a mix of personal stories and practical tips on how to manage time and stay productive.
Competitor Analysis Techniques
Every now and then, someone will post about strategies for analyzing competitors, like scraping reviews to find customer pain points. It's a goldmine for actionable insights if you're into market research.
Community Welcome Messages
Occasionally, there are welcome posts that set a friendly tone and invite new members to introduce themselves. It's a nice reminder that this is a community where everyone’s here to help each other build.
How to Engage
Share your real-world struggles and how you tackled them—like that post about dealing with churn that got everyone talking.
Ask for feedback on specific features or updates before launching; remember the guy who got great input on his UX design?
Don't be afraid to showcase your failures and lessons learned—people loved the story about the failed email campaign and what was learned from it.
Engage with comments personally and promptly; just like Sarah, who turns her post into a mini AMA and gets awesome engagement.
Post a quick demo video instead of a long text post; remember that 2-minute walkthrough on the dashboard redesign?
Share industry news or insights with your spin on it; the post about the latest API changes and what it means for small dev teams was a hit.
Start a conversation with a controversial opinion or bold prediction—like the one about the SaaS pricing model that stirred a lot of debate.
Offer a useful resource or tool you built; everyone loved the free Excel template shared for tracking customer feedback.
Rules & Moderation
We can only help you if you share what you're working on! We want to see what you're building. Nobody will call you a shill or tell you to leave for advertising your product. We're grown ups, and if we don't want to buy your product we won't. So share away!
When asking for feedback on your SaaS, be specific about the feedback you want. Posts asking for general feedback will be removed. "I need UX feedback" is good, while "Roast my SaaS!" is not.
Posts with a generic title will be removed. Please put a summary of your request in your title. Bad titles are "Here is my app", good titles are "Looking for beta testers for my app".
Please don't call it a roast. This invites unhelpful, negative comments. Please DO ask for specific feedback on your landing page, like "Help me write better headlines!"
We work in reality. We cannot diagnose hypothetical problems. Please only post about real issues you are facing, not imaginary ones.
This is not a dating site. If you like someone's idea, reach out by DM. Please don't post asking to find a co-founder for your idea - if the right person wants to contact you, they will.
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