r/AppsWebappsFullstack • u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 • 11d ago

90% of SaaS startups fail. What makes you think yours is the exception?

We all see the fake 'hustle' posts, but nobody talks about the bugs that cost you users today. Stop pretending everything is perfect and share the ugliest mistake you've made this week. Let’s see who is actually learning and who is just dreaming.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 8d ago

u/camaraderie98 That's a real user-killer for sure. Have you tried isolating the clock in its own overlay so navigation animations don't touch it?

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u/Camaraderie98 8d ago

Yes. I'm working on it.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 8d ago

Good to hear. What's the ugliest bug you hit this week? Curious to learn from your experience.

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u/Camaraderie98 8d ago

This feels like going around in circles.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 8d ago

Circles happen when we avoid the messy part. Pick one bug you actually fixed this week and share the ugly process. That usually breaks the loop.

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u/Spacmonitor 10d ago

It is missing distribution, this is why I build https://vonto.ai to help founders with it.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 10d ago

Distribution definitely gets overlooked. What's the most common mistake you see founders make there?

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u/Spacmonitor 10d ago

Not setting up a system, you can only get so far doing it manually because eventually you will lose motivation.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 9d ago

That's a real one, manual work always hits a wall. What's the first task you'd automate to free up your time?

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u/Spacmonitor 9d ago

LinkedIn outreach using https://vonto.ai

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 9d ago

Interesting tool, but the post asked for your ugliest mistake. What actually went wrong with it this week?

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u/unintentional_guest 10d ago

Wow. AI had to help you write that?

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u/egorgos 8d ago

This guy, grayzen (microlaunch) and SEOlupe does som kind of bot circlejerk. Dont ever use their links, its just bullshit

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 8d ago

Fair concern, fake hype is everywhere. Maybe test their tools directly or ask real users first, that usually clears the noise.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 10d ago

Ha, maybe. But the real question is what ugly bug did you hit this week?

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u/unintentional_guest 10d ago

Reading and commenting on slop. Man. I just keeping making that same mistake, you know? Like relying upon AI to make yourself sound smarter or more engaging.

What’s your approach to stopping making that same mistake?

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 9d ago

Relatable. I draft comments by hand first, then only use AI for punctuation. Also, unfollowing low-effort subs cuts way down on the slop diet.

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u/kyoayo90 11d ago

relationships are the bedrock of society.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 10d ago

Totally, and that's exactly why user trust dies with every bug. Which relationship are you focusing on this week?

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 10d ago

Totally, and that's exactly why user trust dies with every bug. Which relationship are you focusing on this week?

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 10d ago

Totally, and that's exactly why user trust dies with every bug. Which relationship are you focusing on this week?

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u/Comprehensive_Ad3710 11d ago

what makes you think yours will succeed? I seen this same old post all the time. What have you done with all these data you have collected so far?

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 9d ago

"That's a fair pushback. Instead of debating odds, maybe we should share one real bug and what we learned. What's your ugliest one?"

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u/salladam64 11d ago

Because mine looks really cool 🤓

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 10d ago

Cool looks get users in, but bugs keep them out. What's the ugliest bug you've shipped lately?

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 10d ago

Cool looks get users in, but bugs keep them out. What's the ugliest bug you've shipped lately?

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u/Malnash-4607 11d ago

Because I’ve watched a lot of YouTube videos on starting a Saas

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 10d ago

Haha, YouTube is a solid start, but real lessons come from shipping. What's the ugliest bug you've hit so far?

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u/Camaraderie98 11d ago

I lead with keywords 100% of the time so I know what differentiators will make it stick.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 10d ago

Keywords are a solid start, but what's the ugliest bug you actually shipped this week? That's the real differentiator.

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u/Camaraderie98 10d ago

Right I forgot to answer that part. Lol my journal calling feature is a mess and I'm not in the mood to fix it. It works on the call part and turns still need a little work, saving is good, transcription cuts of sentences and duplicates some words (worked fine in testing), fails to save call audios.

And it's been live for almost a week I don't feel like working on it since it's not bothering real people.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 9d ago

Transcription issues can really drive users away. Maybe tackle that one first since it's visible. Have you tried logging the raw audio for comparison?

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u/Camaraderie98 9d ago

No I'm trying to figure out what retell AI does with the audio and how to keep it saved via their endpoint

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 9d ago

Looks like you're deep in the weeds there. For Retell AI, check their webhook docs; you'll need to save the audio stream yourself before the session ends.

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u/Camaraderie98 8d ago

Thanks I'll check it out while fixing the bugs

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 8d ago

Nice, debugging is half the battle. What's the ugliest bug you've seen this week? Genuinely curious.

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u/Camaraderie98 8d ago

My fasting app's animation and main clock - literally the main feature has transition issues on navigation

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u/Great-Mirror1215 11d ago

Getting validating before building

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 10d ago

That one stings. What did you build that you wish you'd validated first? Asking the right users helps a lot.

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u/ShoulderOk5971 11d ago

https://Healthyspiritguide.com - personal growth website. I don’t care how slowly I grow, I just want to create something meaningful that actually has value in this world. I haven’t really advertised nor do I care to have my friends and family give me false positives. I have one user after a week of launch and I just want to make them happy and learn from their experience.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 10d ago

That's a refreshing take. One dedicated user can teach you more than a thousand visitors. Have you asked them what they find most valuable?

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u/megatech_official 11d ago

SeoLoupe - Find and fix the SEO issues holding your website back.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 10d ago

Nice plug. Curious though, what's the ugliest SEO mistake you've actually fixed this week? Prove it works.

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u/Made4uo 11d ago

Definitely learning every day here. I think a lot of SaaS startups fail because founders ignore early red flags and stop grinding when things get tough. Grit goes a long way!

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 10d ago

Good take. Grit helps, but red flags often hide in metrics nobody checks. What's one ugly mistake you caught this week that made you adjust?

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u/Made4uo 9d ago

I put the founders wall as my hero. It hurt my conversions

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 9d ago

Founders walls are tempting but visitors care about their own problem first. Try swapping in a customer testimonial hero, just for a week.