I Built a Status Page SaaS Startup That Earns $32,000/Month

In this episode, we have Ali Salah, the founder of InStatus, who transformed a side project into a $32,000 monthly recurring revenue business serving over 850 customers. From struggling with launching his first project to pivoting his entire startup strategy, Ali shares the raw, unfiltered journey of building a successful SaaS product in a competitive market.

RESOURCES MENTIONED 🔗
🚀 Product Hunt Launch: https://www.producthunt.com/products/...
🐦 Launch Tweet by Ali -   / 1279678280216403968  

👥 Chris Messina (Product Hunt hunter) - https://chrismessina.me/

🖥️ AWS - https://aws.amazon.com
📧 Mailgun - https://www.mailgun.com
🔐 WorkOS (SSO, SAML) - https://workos.com
📊 Clickhouse - https://clickhouse.com

CONNECT WITH ALI
📋 Instatus - https://instatus.com
🐦 Instatus X -   / instatus  
🐦 Ali's X -   / alisalahio  

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⏳ Timestamps
00:00 🤝 Meet Ali
00:51 💻 Ali's Background in Computer Science
01:03 🚀 Transition from Software Engineer to Entrepreneur
01:32 🧪 Early Startup Experiments
01:45 🔥 Challenges and Learnings from Failed Projects
02:25 🚀 Importance of Launching Quickly
02:53 🏆 Instatus: The Journey to Success
05:17 🎨 Rebranding and Targeting Bigger Companies
08:07 🔍 Key Differentiators of Instatus
12:26 📣 Gathering and Utilizing Customer Feedback
14:10 🏆 Launching on Product Hunt
15:38 🎥 Creating an Effective Launch Video
15:38 🤝 Working with Product Hunt Hunters
20:11 💰 First Paying Customer Experience
21:38 💸 Cost Management and Hiring Strategies
24:31 🤖 Future Trends: AI in SaaS
26:24 🌟 Advice for Solo Founders

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