In r/SaaS, builders debate whether spending heavily to build is justified when the bigger risk is a market where users won’t pay, even if the tool is genuinely helpful.
Honest numbers from a failed SaaS. 18 months. $3,200 peak MRR. Shutting down next week.
Total invested: roughly $40K in development, hosting, tools, and opportunity cost of my time. Total revenue earned: about $28K. Net loss:
$40k is a lot, isn’t? I’m saying this purely from an ignorant perspective of someone who is currently only building with claude and vibe coding tools.
there may be a lack of people willing to pay for helpful tools.
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