Writing on creating products, discovering new ideas, and building a business.

My thoughts on programming, product design, and indie hacking, collected in one place.

2023 Recap: sold SaaS, finished marathon & received MSc.

What a year it's been. Little did I know how many bucket list items I could check in 2023 at the beginning of the year. If I had to sum up the past twelve months with one word, it would be: finishing . To keep it short, these were the...

Starting a SaaS

Hi 👋 You probably don’t know me, so let me introduce myself. I’m Felix . I know you are a busy person, so here is a way to skip the dramatic life story and get right to the I started my first digital steps about eight years ago with no...

SaaSculator part 7 – getting user feedback & usage statistics

This is part of a series about building my side project SaaSculator . Each part covers my experiences and learnings while developing. The topics include the development, design, marketing & running of this project. You can find all parts here . In the last part I launched saasculator.com on Netlify....

SaaSculator part 6 - launching on Netlify

This is part of a series about building my side project SaaSculator . Each part covers my experiences and learnings while developing. The topics include the development, design, marketing & running of this project. You can find all parts here . Static site hosting I have already mentioned that I...

SaaSculator part 5 – adding real provider data

This is part of a series about building my side project SaaSculator . Each part covers my experiences and learnings while developing. The topics include the development, design, marketing & running of this project. You can find all parts here . Last time I made the calculator functional. A user...

SaaSculator part 4 – adding functionality

This is part of a series about building my side project SaaSculator . Each part covers my experiences and learnings while developing. The topics include the development, design, marketing & running of this project. You can find all parts here . Model bindings & computed properties with Vue The product...

SaaSculator part 3 – implementation of the first design

This is part of a series about building my side project SaaSculator . Each part covers my experiences and learnings while developing. The topics include the development, design, marketing & running of this project. You can find all parts here . Creating the project Finally getting to development! Last time...

SaaSculator part 2 - first features & initial design

This is part of a series about building my side project SaaSculator . Each part covers my experiences and learnings while developing. The topics include the development, design, marketing & running of this project. You can find all parts here . Determine the MVP features Alright, let’s get to actually...

SaaSculator part 1 - inspiration & idea

Inspiration to idea – scratching my own itch Recently I thought about creating a project, which would require a payment gateway. I already knew about Stripe, Gumroad and Braintree, but never researched the differences in detail or thought about which one to chose if I ever need one. Still, I...

Starting scholz.dev

Hi, my name is Felix. Earlier this year I read a great article by Nathan Barry called " 13 tips for making the switch from a consumer to a creator " and it got me thinking. I enjoy reading about the inspiring journeys of startups, the latest crazes of tech...