Someone posted today that "I built a SaaS in 5 hours."

Shafik Alsalem

4d • General Discussion 💬

No. You built a demo in 5 hours.

A product means you've thought about what happens when things go wrong.

You chose a tech stack — did you choose it because it fits, or because it's trending?

You have users — did you think about what their experience actually feels like, or just what it looks like?

Someone trusted you with their data — did you think about security before or after they signed up?

A good product isn't something that looks impressive in a demo. It's something you'd trust with your own data. Something you'd actually want to use every day.

Testing one of my projects took over 2 months. Not building. Testing.

The stuff that matters in production never shows up in a screenshot.

AI can write code faster than ever. But the hard part was never typing the code. It was caring about what you're building and who you're building it for.

Build fast. But don't skip the part that matters.

#software #buildinpublic #saas #automation #ai

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