Is ONCE enough?
Build Your SaaS · 2024-02-10 · 1h 11m
Episode notes
A panel discussion on 37signals' first ONCE product, the launch of Campfire ("pay for it once, install it, and run it on your own server"). Ian Landsman, Tyler Tringas, and Justin Jackson share what they expected to happen before the launch, what did happen, and what it means for indie hackers and bootstrappers who want to launch SaaS companies. Is this the end of SaaS? Links: Once landing page Campfire sales page DHH's tweet: "ONCE/Campfire hasn't even been for sale for a week, but we've already sold more than quarter of a million dollars." Tyler Tringas's video I want to hear your thoughts: If you listen to the episode, I'd be curious to hear your thoughts: Can you think of a low-price, pay-once, on-prem software product that's succeeded? (The only one I could think of was Statamic CMS ) Do you think a different Once product might have made more sales? What kinds of products do you think might work? Did you buy Campfire? What did you buy it for? Are you using it as a chat tool for your company? Other thoughts on our discussion.