He Built a $20K/Month SaaS From a Weekend Project (No BS Guide)

In this episode of The Founder’s Gambit, Gabriel and I walk through the actual steps of building a SaaS — no fluff. We cover how I validated Stagetimer, what a real MVP looks like (hint: not 15 features), how to find users who stick around, and what comes after the first paying customers: reducing churn, SEO, and marketing that compounds.

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• Validating before building - Why “if you don’t know a person who would immediately use it, you already built the wrong thing”
• What an MVP actually is - People say MVP and then ship 15 features; that’s not an MVP
• From MVP to a proper product - Rebuilding Stagetimer properly once validation was in
• Getting users that stay - Word of mouth, happy users, and retention over acquisition
• Reducing churn - Building exactly the one thing a niche needs
• Growth - SEO, marketing, and using AI as a developer in 2026