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#178 – Trends and Opportunities for Building a SaaS in 2020 with Rob Walling of TinySeed

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Synopsis

Courtland and Rob Walling (TinySeed) discuss the state of SaaS in late 2020: which trends and niches are working, how to pick a niche in a saturated market, and whether info products, paid newsletters, and communities are a better indie path than SaaS. They also debate whether building an audience is now a requirement for indie hackers.

Ideas in this episode

  • Paid niche newsletter

    Courtland Allen and Rob Walling of TinySeed discuss whether paid newsletters and info products are now a better indie path than SaaS in late 2020.

  • Vertical SaaS for a specific industry

    Rob Walling and Courtland debate how to pick a niche in a saturated market and which SaaS verticals and niches were working in late 2020.