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The BNPL Service example walks through real feature prioritization including CSP selection, user authentication, and custom banking APIs.\n",[695,118,696,697,698,699,123],"MoSCoW prioritization for FinTech features","Platform decisions: website, mobile app, API, database","B2B vs. B2C vs. B2B2C FinTech models","Authentication, data integrity, banking API decisions","BNPL service example walkthrough",{"title":126,"summary":701,"description":702,"duration":90,"topics":703,"image":136},"Sketch your FinTech product's user experience through wireframes, mockups, and prototypes, including compliance-aware design decisions.\n","Before code, there is clarity. You'll create at least 3 screens representing your core FinTech experience. 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Real examples like Netflix, Zoom, and Dropbox ground the discussion.\n",[790,791,792,95,793,97],"Why SaaS ideas fail without execution","Good SaaS ideas vs. bad SaaS ideas, real examples","The ideation process: problem, recurring value, differentiation","What is SaaS? PaaS, IaaS, CSP overview",{"title":100,"summary":795,"description":796,"duration":90,"topics":797,"image":111},"Validate your SaaS idea against the real market with primary and secondary research, competitive analysis, and SWOT.\n","Reinventing the wheel is expensive. This session teaches you how to research SaaS competitors, understand your niche market, identify regulatory considerations (SCORM, xAPI, GDPR), and find gaps your product can fill. A deep dive into the Spotify example grounds the work.\n",[104,573,107,798,799,800,110],"Finding your niche SaaS market","Regulatory and legal research for SaaS","Revenue models: subscription tiers, one-time payments",{"title":113,"summary":802,"description":803,"duration":90,"topics":804,"image":124},"Scope your SaaS using MoSCoW prioritization and build your first Product Feature Canvas.\n","Now that you have validated your idea, it's time to get specific. You'll define what your SaaS needs to do, should do, could do, and won't do, then translate that into cost, time, and team estimates. The audio streaming platform example walks through real feature prioritization.\n",[805,118,806,807,808,123],"MoSCoW prioritization for SaaS features","Core platform decisions: web app, mobile, voice","Social login, data integrity, CSP selection","Audio streaming platform example walkthrough",{"title":126,"summary":810,"description":811,"duration":90,"topics":812,"image":136},"Sketch your SaaS product's user experience through wireframes, mockups, and prototypes, no design skills required.\n","Before code, there is clarity. You'll create at least 3 screens representing your core SaaS experience, onboarding, dashboard, and core feature. You'll learn the UX\u002FUI distinction and how AI tools can generate rough flows in minutes.\n",[130,813,132,814,591,135],"Mobilized web vs. native app for SaaS","User experience over aesthetics at this stage",{"title":138,"summary":816,"description":817,"duration":141,"topics":818,"image":149},"Write user stories and business requirements, understand agile development, and learn how to work with SaaS developers effectively.\n","This session bridges the gap between your plan and your developer. You'll write business requirements and user stories for your core SaaS features, understand agile sprints, and learn what to demand from any development partner. The audio streaming platform example provides concrete user stories.\n",[819,144,597,820,821,148],"Business requirements vs. user stories for SaaS","Hybrid app frameworks: ReactNative and Flutter","How to hire and manage SaaS developers",{"title":151,"summary":823,"description":824,"duration":141,"topics":825,"image":161},"Create your go-to-market roadmap, think through SaaS funding options, and learn how to pitch and validate with real users.\n","Your roadmap is your runway. This session covers building a realistic launch timeline, thinking through funding (bootstrapping, angels, crowdfunding), and using AI to draft pitches and marketing content. You'll finish with an Executive Summary and your first public-facing messaging.\n",[826,827,828,829,159,160],"Building a SaaS go-to-market roadmap","Funding options: bootstrap, grants, crowdfunding, angels","Pitching and getting early SaaS feedback","Methods of engagement: LinkedIn, social, email, closed trials","lets-plan-saas","_courses\u002Fdata\u002Flets-plan-saas",[166,167],"Turn your SaaS idea into an actionable plan. Six sessions covering ideation, research, scoping, design, building, and go-to-market, purpose-built for software-as-a-service founders.\n","\u002Fcourses\u002Flets-plan-saas",{"title":171,"description":172,"items":836},[837,839,842,845,847,849,851,854],{"title":175,"description":838,"icon":177},"Shift into execution mode. 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