From Idea to Paying Customers and Pre-Launch in 5 Days | Thanks to GPT

• 5 Days ago: I had an idea for the SaaS I'm going to build.
• 1 Day later: I got my first paying customers without writing a single line of code.
• Fast forward to today: I launched a beta and I'm ready to keep on improving.

Here's exactly what I did

The idea: It's a kind of "scratching my own itch" type of idea. I jumped on the AI hype train to solve the problem for myself.

The first paying customers: My product is targeting software companies. For that reason, I decided to post an article about the idea on dev dot to - the programming forum.

I included a Stripe checkout link at the end of the post, offering a lifetime subscription. To my surprise, I got the first 2 customers. At this point, I considered the idea valid and jump ahead to build the product.

Lesson learned: Don't be afraid to ask for money. Even if you don't have an audience. If your product is beneficial, people will gladly pay.

Launching the beta: The building process was quite simple. I have a ready-made SaaS template that already includes all the nuances of a SaaS website.

I just added the key features of my product and the website was up and running.

Lesson learned: Focus on one feature. Ship fast. Make it perfect over time.

The product reveal: For those who are interested, my product is a GitHub app that uses AI to write helpful comments on Pull Request.

It helps developers review the code of other people to better understand it. I know it's helpful because I've been doing code reviews for years and I know reviewing undocumented code is a nightmare.

I don't want to spam promotion here, but if you're interested in trying out the beta, let me know and I'll send you a link.