SaaS TODO when starting from scratch

• Identify needs

• Identify market

• Define the product/service to build

• Define an MVP that can be built in less than 100 hours

• Core feature(s)

• Registration

• Authentication

• Get initial users

• Get feedback from users

  • Email
  • Chatwoot/Chaskiq/Papercups
  • Intercom/Zendesk/Drift/LiveAgent

• Find your company name

• Incorporate

• Pay registration fees

• Pay renewal fees

• Register tax account

• Fill out yearly taxes

• Create a business bank account

• Create a contract/terms of service

• Create a privacy policy (if needed)

• Define product/service pricing

• Register to a payment processor (stripe, PayPal)

• Build website

• Home page

• Register page

• Login page

• Pricing page

• Features page

• Support/FAQ page

• Email flows

• Register

• Forgot password

• Buy hosting

• Buy domain name

• Setup email accounts (support, sales)

• Create a trial account

• Define where you want to sell your product

• Create ad accounts (Google, Facebook, Twitter)

• Create/manage ad campaigns

• Cookies banner

• GDPR (export data, destroy data)

• Longer term features

• Delete account