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I Built My 1st AI SaaS, It's Not as Hard as You Think

Syakir on May 27, 2025

Hey guys πŸ‘‹, Syakir here! Its been a while since my last post. I'm currently busy building app as an indiehacker. Now, i want to share about my lat...
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Syakir •

Thank you Kevin.

Background removal is automatically done when you upload the product to Kattalog. It's a default feature.

Btw, which navigation links are not working? i can't reproduce it. It might be because View transition API though

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Ahoo •

Hey, from what I heard polar.sh requires a stripe express account to receive money. If stripe is not supported in your country then how does that work, do that not require a stripe express account anymore?

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fast-d3v •

Congratulations and thanks for sharing your journey.

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Syakir •

Thank you!

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Nevo David •

been cool seeing steady progress - it adds up. you think habits or just showing up every day makes the biggest difference once the early buzz wears off?

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Syakir •

Of course! it needs discipline and habits to keep going

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Danial •

Hi, really cool project and I admire the timeframe within which you built this.
Can you please share about the domain hosting? What did you used and what are the options?

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Dotallio •

Love seeing indie founders actually shipping real AI products. How did you narrow down your core feature for MVP - was there something users asked for most or did you go with your gut?

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Syakir •

It's actually a though process for me, especially when i'm a perfectionist and I don't have enough audience to ask & validate the features. But, when i was trying my competitor apps, I read some testimonials and feature request. There, i know which features are the most important for users. Then, i try building those features in a better way, especially in UI/UX side.

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Prof. Bhagat T.C. •

I'm impressed with the simple and decisive approach to development and launching. My best wishes πŸ˜€ for a grand success

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Syakir •

Thank you.

I used to overthink before. My first startup project took about 6 months of development, but never launched because it was too big for me to handle alone. I ended up losing interest and burn-out.

I dont want it to happen again.

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Yves Jutard •

Congrats!
FYI it's an integrated feature in Canva...

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Pratush Bose •

Hey Saylor, I really liked your product demo and it’s actually a smart way to market your product by embedding product demo in an article about your SaaS journey. All the best with you PH launch

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Syakir • • Edited

Hi, its Syakir (pronounched like Shakira without a) lol.
But, thank you for your kind words πŸ™