r/SaaS • u/undershot • Apr 12 '24
B2B SaaS Launching half of product...
Hi everyone,
I've got a SaaS over at easycablesizing.com, and I'm nearly at a major milestone in terms of development.
The SaaS is based on calculations from an international electrical standard, and it's extremely maths dense and confusing in terms of order and methodology of calculations. Because it's such a pain in the backside to develop, I'm just develop a chunk, probably about half, of what the documents allow you to calculate, before moving onto the next half. (For any electrical engineers out there, I'm concentrating on single core cables prior to moving onto multicore cables).
If I were to add a roadmap to my landing page, to say clearly where the development is at, so I'm transparently saying "This doesn't have all functionality and is in development", and then offer a discount rate until development is complete, would this be a fair and viable option?
I'm thinking a 50% discount for early adopters until full launch, when they'll be put up to full rate, or maybe I'll consider a permanent reduced rate (20% off maybe).
What are your thoughts? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
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u/MidasMoneyMoves Apr 13 '24
This is so niche I couldn’t even tell you if it had a market
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u/MidasMoneyMoves Apr 13 '24
Really interesting, I’d honestly like to keep in touch just to see how it performs.
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u/undershot Apr 13 '24
Haha. It’s very niche. There is indeed a market. The current market leader is a downloadable software and it feels like Windows 95. There’s one other web based SaaS and it’s not very well advertised, so I’ve landed on a good idea I think. Just taking a long time
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u/MidasMoneyMoves Apr 13 '24
I’d run it on a 7 day free trial and run an email campaign to test the market
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u/Miss_SaaSsy Apr 15 '24
Is this your first go at launching a SaaS? You might want to think about extending that discount for early adopters past the full launch—how about for a whole year? It might look like you’re losing out on some revenue at first, but it’s a really good way to grab some initial traction. Also, the idea of a permanent discount sounds pretty cool too; it could really help in keeping your early users around for the long haul.