Turning an internal email tool into a +$8k/mo SaaS

👋 Hey Failories! It's Nico over here.

Three new pieces of content today: an interview you must read if you're running or interested in SaaS; a review of my favorite business newsletter, Morning Brew; and the new Failory Podcast episode, with a founder who has a huge failure under his belt. 


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    Turning an internal email tool into a +$8k/mo SaaS

    Gaurav is the founder of SaaS Labs, a 60-people company building SaaS businesses. One of their three products is Helpwise. It started as an internal email tool and, with a small budget of $20k, has grown to become a separated SaaS making almost $100k/year.

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    Morning Brew Review: A analysis of this daily 5-minute business newsletter

    Morning Brew is a free email newsletter that collects the latest business and tech news. After receiving their emails for many months, I decided to write a review in which I explain why I like it so much.

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    PODCAST

    Shutting Down a $80k/mo Dev Company and Building a Chess Tool, with David Kramaley of Chessable

    David is the founder of Chessable, a chess learning online tool. Before it, he founded, grew to $80k, and shut down Sharkius, a game development company.
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