Do solo SaaS ideas need to come from your own problem?
An early SaaS builder has been stuck for months because new keep getting dropped before they are finished. Each idea starts with interest, then begins to look weak, unrealistic, or not worth continuing. Common startup advice says to build from a problem you personally feel, but that does not fit here because there is no personal pain strong enough to turn into a SaaS product, or existing es already solve it.
The core question is whether SaaS ideas should come from personal experience, from problems found in online communities, or from into a specific niche. There is also a practical concern about whether successful SaaS usually build in an industry they already know, or whether they can enter a field they know nothing about.
Key points
- The builder keeps starting SaaS but loses before finishing them.
- The usual advice to solve your own problem does not feel useful in this case.
- Personal problems either do not feel painful enough or already have existing solutions.
- The question compares personal problems with problems found through communities and niche .
- A key concern is whether successful SaaS usually know the target industry beforehand.