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Trying to build a $1K MRR SaaS app, while being a full time student ๐Ÿ˜Š

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A few months ago, I started building full-stack apps for fun alongside my full-time CS university studies. My goal was to create quality projects I could showcase when applying for internships.

I ended up building around 10 apps, dedicating at least 3 hours daily to coding for almost 2 years, even with my university workload.

A YouTuber mentioned that having a working Stripe integration gives a better impression, so I added it to my apps, transforming them into SaaS models.

However, I struggled to get any customers because I kept adding features without validating them with users.

To fix this, I built FeatureFlow for my own projects to gather instant and better feedback. Then i decided to launched it on Product Hunt and ended up getting "PRODUCT OF THE DAY 2nd PLACE", I was so happy, months and months of work finally paid off.

After spending 4 months and countless hours working on it, it's finally gaining traction, and I'm close to reaching my 2024 goal of $1K in MRR with FeatureFlow.

FeatureFlow : stop guessing โœ‹, and build features which user want.
It helped me a lot as it saved my time by me building features I know users want and due to that, my sales also started increasing.

It might help you to, the starting price is only $3/month or $39 One Time Payment :)

"Your mindset shapes your realityโ€”stay persistent, embrace challenges, and growth will follow."

Thank you for taking your time and reading about my story and small wins :)

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Boopathi โ€ข

This is an inspiring story! It's great to see your dedication pay off, and the FeatureFlow concept seems super helpful. I'm definitely going to check it out.

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Jay Patel โ€ข

Thank you so much :)

Let me know if you need any help or have any questions :)

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