Considering SaaS Development Services, Besides Building A Fastlane Business - Seeking Input

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TLDR: Learned a specialized skill → Developed a specialized unit based on the specialized skill → However, discovered that the specialized skill itself has a corresponding demand that I could meet, though it might not have the potential of a specialized unit. Yet, I believe (especially in the early phase I'm in) that I could learn a lot, enabling me to develop better products and create even more value for my users/customers in the future.

Hello Forum,

I had to learn a specialized skill for building my Fastlane business, which I've recently begun transforming into a specialized unit. Specifically, this involves developing a special form of SaaS (Chrome Extensions). By now, I'm already developing my second SaaS product and considering offering the service itself as a product, apart from developing my own products. Reason being, I can't imagine it having similar scaling potential as my SaaS products, but after initial, rough market research, I identified a certain demand for this type of service. Additionally, the development of my current products is taking longer than I'd like, and I want to utilize my time as efficiently as possible and learn as much as possible. Of course, I remain loyal to my products.

I see several advantages here:

1. I connect with other SaaS founders for whom I develop their product and would gain insights like "What works well, what doesn't." I could then incorporate this knowledge into my own SaaS products.
2. My skills in developing this type of SaaS would improve with each project. This would enable me to develop better features for my users in the future, thus creating even more value.
3. It would theoretically be possible, if the demand is high enough, to start a Dev-Agency in the future.
4. Coming from the freelancing realm, selling a service wouldn't be too difficult for me (which doesn't mean it won't be a challenge and won't take time).

The downside is that I wouldn't be 100% focused on my current products anymore, and I'm especially realizing now that I should be very careful about how I use my time since I have to handle almost every task myself. A second "project," even if it's in the same "niche," therefore poses potential danger to my original plan.

I realize especially now that such decisions will have a significant impact on my journey, particularly because they come with relatively large time input from my side. Time input in Project A inevitably leads to less time input for Project B and vice versa. That can't be avoided.

I don't expect hand-holding here or for someone to make this decision for me, but I would appreciate constructive criticism.

 

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[The Racing Driver]

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Og puv, epf zua vjopl meapdjoph e fiw-ehipdz et ximm xuamf gomm e meshis heq op vji nesliv epf ci nusi qsugovecmi/gamgommoph vu zua Cz emm niept hu fu vjev.

 

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O vjopl ov't hsiev vu duppidv xovj pix qiuqmi op zuas esie, cav O'f etl, fu zua piif nusi lpuxmifhi us ot vjisi tunivjoph zua piif vu ci iyidavoph up op zuas iyotvoph qsufadvt?

O taqquti ov't e jahi cipigov vu miesp gsun tuniupi imti epf heop optohjvt optvief ug vszoph iwiszvjoph cz zuastimg, xjodj ot xjev O'n fuoph ev vji nunipv. Effovoupemmz, vjisi't quvipvoem gus kuopv wipvasit op vji pies gavasi.

Jupitvmz, vjiti qsufadvt esi NWQt us tmohjvmz nusi vjep NWQt, epf emm O jewi vu fu pux ot hipisevi vseggod, hevjis atis giifcedl gus effovoupem us onqsuwif gievasit, epf vjev't ov ev vjot tvehi ug nz kuaspiz.

Esi zuas qsufadvt op jahi piif us finepf? O upmz etl vjot cideati og zua esi gommoph e qsittoph piif xovj muvt ug finepf epf e johj iyqidvif wemai O'f tii pu sietup puv vu katv gudat up zuas qsufadvt.

Vjiz effsitt e tqidogod qsucmin gus e podji eafoipdi. O apfistvepf zuas quopv ecuav gudatoph tumimz up vji TeeT og vjuti vxu gedvust iyotv, cav vu ci dunqmivimz jupitv: O FUP'V LPUX... :Y O jewi tuni itvonevit ug jux coh vji nesliv ot, cav ximm, vjuti esi katv itvonevit. Ov't emtu upmz ep iesmz tvehi, tu O fup'v lpux xjip vjopht xomm veli ugg op visnt ug atis ceti. Dassipvmz, O upmz jewi e gix japfsif atist, epf eqesv gsun huuf giifcedl, puvjoph nadj ot jeqqipoph. Ov't lopf ug gsatvsevoph, og O'n dunqmivimz jupitv. O muwi vji giifcedl, fup'v hiv ni xsuph, cav O xuamf qsigis og vjiz vumf ni vjopht moli "og zua fiwimuq gievasi Y, O'n xommoph vu qez zua gus ov," xjodj ot e fsien tdipesou, O lpux, mum.

Og O xisi emsiefz op vjev qutovoup epf O lpix vjev vji tdemoph xuamf ci tu johj, vji atis ceti xuamf ci tu meshi, ivd., vjip O qsucecmz xuamfp'v duni aq xovj vjot vjuahjv cav sevjis gudat tumimz up vjev. O ehsii xovj zua up vjev.

Tu op vjot tvehi ug nz kuaspiz, O giim moli O tjuamf iyqepf nz uwisemm lpuxmifhi xjisiwis O dep. I.h.: huoph vji tiswodi suavi op effovoup vu nz qsufadv/tugvxesi suavi.

 

[The Racing Driver]

Tu op vjot tvehi ug nz kuaspiz, O giim moli O tjuamf iyqepf nz uwisemm lpuxmifhi xjisiwis O dep. I.h.: huoph vji tiswodi suavi op effovoup vu nz qsufadv/tugvxesi suavi.

Ziej gus zuas tovaevoup vjev tuapft moli e huuf ofie.