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You’re Making Your SaaS Harder Than It Needs to Be
Modern stacks promise speed — what they actually deliver is cognitive debt.
10 hrs ago
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Lakshmi Narasimhan
If I were starting a new SaaS today, I’d do this.
A faster way to build your next product — without drowning in boilerplate.
Oct 15
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Lakshmi Narasimhan
Don’t write a CD pipeline yet
If you’ve never deployed by hand, you don’t deserve automation.
Oct 14
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Lakshmi Narasimhan
The Hidden Tax Slowing Down Indie SaaS Builders
We’ve been sold a lie — that every modern web app needs to be a “real app.”
Oct 13
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Lakshmi Narasimhan
How indie devs can vibe code fast without sinking their own ship
The quiet tension between vibe and discipline.
Oct 12
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Lakshmi Narasimhan
AWS Is Overrated
Indie devs don’t need the same cloud as Amazon.
Oct 11
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Lakshmi Narasimhan
Why Your SaaS Needs a Docker Compose Setup Even If You’re Just One Person
Because the only thing worse than debugging production is debugging your local machine.
Oct 10
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Lakshmi Narasimhan
Stop Forcing Subscriptions on your SaaS. Do this instead.
Not every product earns monthly rent. Sometimes selling your code once — and letting users host it — makes for a saner, more profitable business. Here’s…
Oct 9
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Lakshmi Narasimhan
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The Little Controller That Could
It fixes a problem so fundamental, you wonder why Kubernetes didn’t do it first.
Oct 7
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Lakshmi Narasimhan
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What Machines Taught Us About Being Human
A reflection on how LLMs mirror our minds — and remind us how to grow.
Oct 6
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Lakshmi Narasimhan
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Did We Overthink Frontend?
Before the npm abyss, you could just open a file and start building.
Oct 5
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Lakshmi Narasimhan
The Hardest Part Just Got Harder
AI can build anything for you, except taste.
Oct 4
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Lakshmi Narasimhan
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