FS 292: Pros and Cons of Building a SaaS

In this episode of the Freelancer’s Show, Reuven and Jonathan discuss “Pros and Cons of Building a SaaS,” with Jeremey Green. Jeremy is going to be a part panelist and guest on this edition of the Freelancer’s Show. Jeremy is a past guest of the podcast, and is a software developer, independent operator, works with clients and companies, and lastly, has worked with SaaS (Software as a Service) projects for many years. Jeremy and the panelist talk about the pro and cons of working in the SaaS industry. This is a great episode to learn about freelancing in the SaaS industry, and the business perspective of working with SaaS.

Show Notes

Panel:
  • Reuven
  • Jonathan Stark
  • Jeremy Green
In this episode of the Freelancer’s Show, Reuven and Jonathan discuss “Pros and Cons of Building a SaaS,” with Jeremey Green. Jeremy is going to be a part panelist and guest on this edition of the Freelancer’s Show. Jeremy is a past guest of the podcast, and is a software developer, independent operator, works with clients and companies, and lastly,  has worked with SaaS (Software as a Service) projects for many years. Jeremy and the panelist talk about the pro and cons of working in the SaaS industry. This is a great episode to learn about freelancing in the SaaS industry, and the business perspective of working with SaaS.
In particular, we dive pretty deep on: 
  • Jeremy talks about his background as a developer and SAAS developer.
  • Reuven asks Why SaaS, and Why not SaaS. (Software as a Service)
  • Shopify
  • Woking in SaaS
  • ReMark
  • Working with other technologies to build software
  • Launching to customers
  • Software Freelancers
  • Building a SaaS is seductive, but?
  • Having a conversation with actual clients before jumping in
  • How is Shopify a SaaS? 
  • Crowd Funder
  • Do you categorize apps differently?
  • Upside of the Shopify platform
  • Standalone SaaS
  • How much time do you spend on these project per week?
  • How many hour to each project per week?
  • Customer support
  • Bug reports
  • Do you talk people more now or before you did SaaS products?
  • And much more!     
Picks:
Jonathan
Reuven
Jeremy Green
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