5 Lessons I Learned Building A $1000/Month SaaS Side Hustle

[@nemogames5354]

please don't stop documenting your process even if you get big. a lot of us look up to you as a source of first hand information and motivation to navigate this landscape

[@liveandletsride]

I will soon finish with my first app and I'm so tired of all of these I made $10M in 4 min. This is more realistic and real.

[@sergiofitch4378]

Fr! I'll consider mine a win if I get a couple hundred MRR. That can be money going into your savings accnt or retirement fund

[@shappy189]

I watched the whole thing. It stands out because you are honest and authentic.

[@YourAverageTechBro]

that's the vibe I try to go for so thank you for the kind words!

[@hamm8934]

You have a really different perspective than mine and I appreciate seeing my perspective challenged. Keep up the great content.

[@ntandotshongweni5240]

Conngrats bro. Onwards and upwards!

[@YourAverageTechBro]

thank you sir! much love to you

[@richardwang3541]

Hey Dohyun it’s been incredible to see your growth as a person and entrepreneur! I’m a junior engineer who wants to get into building SaaS products but my coding skills are just not there. I’d love to see a video where you deep dive into the technical details of your apps, how you learnt skills/languages/frameworks etc. How much you focus on code quality etc It’s hard for me to think I can build a SaaS product when the best thing I can do is a noob weather app

[@nasiffuad292]

What's your tech stack

[@wildernns]

Nice work! I'm a developer looking for a cofounder that can do marketing but they're not easy to find. It's almost worth reaching out to random social accounts with many followers (in a specific niche) because that's often what's needed these days.

[@vyshnav8124]

@wildernns Hey, I'm a developer looking to collaborate on building something exciting. Would you be interested in having a chat? We could create something really cool together!

[@sajademad117]

Love your journey man. Keep it up.

[@தமிழோன்]

Congrats. It's not really surprising that you achieved the $1,000 MRR mark quickly with Montee, it's a good quality app. Could you please share tips on how to build a SaaS while working full time? I live in Australia. Work-life balance is awesome here. But I still get exhausted trying to build a SaaS because, as a solo developer, I basically have to ideate, design, develop, test all by myself. Also the context-switching (from office work to personal work and vice versa) is painful. You mentioned about finding a co-founder, that'd definitely help, but I'm curious to know more about the solo-development part. Even if your co-founder is helping you in marketing, etc, you still have to develop the app.

[@YourAverageTechBro]

honestly I don't have some crazy "secret" to share with you. it really just comes down to just putting your head down and grinding through it.

[@தமிழோன்]

@@YourAverageTechBro Awesome, so the secret is "just do it"! 🔥

[@markneil2800]

Great content, really appreciate it! As a STEM grad looking to be an entrepreneur, this is really insightful, and I hope to get started on my own side hustle thanks to you.

[@hamm8934]

Good stuff broski! Congrats

[@NirBenita]

I LOVE this video, thanks for sharing and normalizing this message. Social media skewes the reality of what success looks like, and I really appreciate it. Looking back, how are you feeling about your decision to do this while keeping a full time job? On one hand, you gotta pay the bills, but on the other, you need "skin in the game".

[@YourAverageTechBro]

0 regrets at all. Never have to worry about food, finances, making short term business decisions for the sake of money. I can reinvest all the money into the business without any guilt. In terms of skin in the game I think about how bored and annoyed I get at my day job and that’s enough motivation for me to keep doing this and not give up haha

[@RatherBeCancelledThanHandled]

Love this video , you’re honest. I’m on app 8 made some money but nothing to worthy of speaking about yet . I won’t quit because life would be boring if I never created anything. Again , great video :) .

[@YourAverageTechBro]

love it, keep building. we'll all "make it" eventually! also just enjoying the process as well

[@rooftoparugula5679]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this, hope you hit 100k soon!

[@YourAverageTechBro]

Fingers crossed 🤞 appreciate the support!

[@TheRiddl37]

You are one of the most honest indie developer out there. Keep it up and success and wealth will follow.

[@YourAverageTechBro]

appreciate the kind words - will do my best to stay honest and not clickbait/cringe as possible lol

[@edoardodepiccoli3004]

thank you for the video, finally someone with a realistic story

[@aniekanekarika7499]

I like how this is alot more real than those 30k a month vids. Any tips for a students specifically?

[@YourAverageTechBro]

Build and ship a lot and don’t be afraid to launch :)

[@pitchliew]

Do you have a list of all the past apps you built? Would love to hear why they didn't work and distill them for all the saas founders like us to avoid the 'traps' :)

[@YourAverageTechBro]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/barSp4Sjj7mcY68si=3oRbzgslHrSpfyCC here you go!

[@pitchliew]

@@YourAverageTechBro amazing tqsm :)

[@huvisoft]

This was awesome man. I have a full job, and I'm copying an accountant software, 100$ MMR so far, but I have a kid, and it was insanely difficult to find time to spend on coding. I used to wake up at 4:45 AM and work to 7AM, but the lack of sleep is torturing me. What time in the day that you work for your side hustle, and how long?

[@YourAverageTechBro]

You're 100x busier than me because you have a kid so kudos to you, no way I would be able to do this if I had a kid. That being said, I do both before work and after work.

[@iakashpatel]

hey tech bro, great info. thanks.

[@e36fanatics29]

great channel, enjoy the videos.

[@wanderbuilds]

Loved it bro! Just gotta keep getting back in the ring😎

[@YourAverageTechBro]

that's 99% of the game fr

[@sohamjain8599]

Currently in college. I am currently at a crossroads in my career and would like to have your guidance as I decide between Web Development (Full Stack) and Android Development. While Web Development seems easier (due to plenty of resources), I am concerned about the increasing saturation in that field and the potential challenges it may pose in future. On the other hand, I see that Android development is also a good alternative, especially with businesses moving towards a mobile-first approach, but I understand it can be a bit more challenging to master. Also I am unsure about the internship process. With 6 months to prepare for off campus internships, I want to make an informed decision. I would greatly appreciate any insights or advice you could share based on your experiences. Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response!

[@YourAverageTechBro]

I don't think it matters which one you start with because you can always learn both in the long run (which is what I did). I will say, if I had to pick mobile app to develop for I would probably do iOS if you're based in the states. If elsewhere (e.g. India) maybe Android is the better move. Hard for me to say as I only have experience in the states.

[@Resynchronicity]

4:37 Lunch earlier this year 😋

[@GarethThompson-pr3vn]

Seeing that made me hungry..

[@anchoragealaska3104]

Looking for technical (or marketing) co-founder (mainly for financing pitch reasons) - know where can I find reliable / motivated individual ? (their role would in reality be less active than the typical co-founder role since I am working on this project myself fulltime)...the APP is in the health and wellness space

[@YourAverageTechBro]

I’d recommend looking for local startup groups around your area or getting involved in online communities

[@axyabdulah4230]

what was the marketing cost?

[@YourAverageTechBro]

$0 as my cofounder is doing all marketing so we're doing it in house

[@3nth]

Why do you not have a LLC? Idk if its like that in the us but here in switzerland you would be repsonsible with your own money if you get sued or something like that. LIke you know full liability.

[@3nth]

Oh wait i just saw its just listed by Thomas Kim. But copyright is © YK Labs LLC 2024. Thats interesting

[@YourAverageTechBro]

Don't worry, I do have an LLC :)

[@jimenezrosas1427]

@@YourAverageTechBro Could you talk more in your next video about your legal "structure"?, I have this FOMO that "if I don't have and LLC I can't even code", that would be reaaaally helpful. Btw congrats!! The copy strategy is working

[@devagarwal3250]

lol i agree with this when i try to build any app or saas people say it already exist and what mOAt do you have

[@YourAverageTechBro]

Yeah it’s annoying lmfao like nah I’m not tryna make a billion dollar company I’m tryna make a lifestyle company

[@funscape23]

amazing

[@Newsgameryt777]

😮

[@vishnurajbhar007]

And there are first time app builders making millions on the very first day 😅

[@YourAverageTechBro]

Comparison is the thief of joy my friend :) just gotta stay focused on your own journey

[@vishnurajbhar007]

@@YourAverageTechBro actually I was pointing to the scammers who claim they start earning millions from the day one. But in reality it takes a lot of effort and time. I myself have been trying since last 3 years total earnings 0 dollar so far but thanks to almighty I have a day job but no thanks 😅

[@euphydev]

FIRST COMMENT!!

[@YourAverageTechBro]

👑 you dropped this

[@shahbazmanzoor]

Thanks for sharing it with all of us bro! this really helps alot. would you mind sharing if you used chatgpt with it? or llama? or any other models?