90–180 pages of operator content
Real frameworks, real numbers, real positioning. Not motivational fluff.
Vol. G7 · For engineer-operators
$1,000 MRR in 90 days. Without quitting your job. 140 pages.
A 90-day playbook to take a SaaS side project from idea to $1,000 MRR, without quitting your job.
4.5 from 60 early-access reviews
Pages
140
Chapters
12
Templates
10
Delivery
Instant PDF
$147one-time · lifetime updates
30-day money-back guarantee · 1,407 early operators tested it · Secure checkout
Or pair with prompts, get everything for $497 (save $679).
What you actually get
Inside The SaaS Side Project Playbook.
Every concrete asset that lands in your inbox at checkout. No surprises, no upsells.
8–14 included templates
.docx + PDF — proposals, scripts, contracts, calculators, decks.
Real scripts, real contracts
Lawyer-reviewed, plain-English. The kind of paperwork you can actually use.
90-day execution roadmap
Day 1 to first client, in order. No more "what do I do next?"
Written by an operator
By someone who actually ran the business, then reviewed by two more operators currently running it.
Email + cold outreach swipes
The exact subject lines, opens, and follow-ups that book discovery calls.
Lifetime updates
New editions free, forever. Every playbook improves with the buyers in it.
Built for:
- You're an engineer with a job and want to ship a side project on the side.
- You've started two SaaS projects and shipped neither.
- You don't want to raise money or hire, just hit $1k/mo on your own terms.
- You're willing to do "boring" growth channels instead of waiting on a launch.
Not for:
- You've never deployed a web app.
- You want a YC-shaped startup with a co-founder.
- You expect $10k MRR in 60 days with no marketing.
- You're looking for "no-code SaaS in a weekend" content.
The three paths
Three ways to start a saas side project business.
Only one of them doesn't waste your money or your year.
Path one
The course / mentorship
Pay $2,000–$10,000+
- Months of video lessons you'll never finish
- Constant upsells to the "next level mastermind"
- Generic advice that doesn't fit your situation
- Coaches who've never run the business themselves
- You finish 4 modules, then quit
Average outcome: $0 in revenue, $5K out of pocket.
Path two
Do it yourself
Free, but expensive
- Stitching together 100 YouTube videos
- Reading Reddit threads with conflicting advice
- Guessing at pricing, scope, contracts
- 8 months in, still no clients
- Burnout, then back to your day job
Average outcome: $0 in revenue, 1 year lost.
Recommended
Path three
Promptos Playbooks
Pay $97–$497, once
- Complete step-by-step playbook for ONE business
- Real scripts, real templates, real numbers
- Pair with prompt packs for daily execution
- 90-day roadmap from day 1 to first client
- Lifetime access. No upsells. Ever.
Designed outcome: paying clients within 90 days.
Get SaaS Side Project, $147 What's inside
12 chapters. 140 pages. No filler.
Each chapter is a working piece of the operating system, written so you can execute on it the same day.
Chapter 01
Niching down
Three patterns that make a SaaS side project winnable.
10 pages
Chapter 02
Finding the bug
How to find a job-to-be-done buyers will pay for.
10 pages
Chapter 03
Stack choice
Why the stack matters less than the queue.
10 pages
Chapter 04
The 30-day MVP
A week-by-week build schedule that ships.
12 pages
Chapter 05
Pre-launch list
Build it before you ship the MVP. Always.
10 pages
Chapter 06
Launch week
7 channels, 7 days, 1 narrative.
12 pages
Chapter 07
First 10 customers
How to manually win the first 10, and document it.
12 pages
Chapter 08
Pricing tests
Three tests in 30 days without breaking trust.
10 pages
Chapter 09
Onboarding and trial
The job of the onboarding email, and what to cut.
10 pages
Chapter 10
Reducing churn
Why churn is a product problem, not a sales problem.
12 pages
Chapter 11
The "boring growth" channels
SEO, partnerships, integrations, the ones that compound.
12 pages
Chapter 12
Quitting your job
The math + the risk frame, with worked examples.
10 pages
A real chapter from the book
See exactly what you're reading.
Chapter 01
Niching down
Most SaaS side projects fail at niche, not at engineering. The founder picks "a better CRM," "a productivity tool," "an analytics platform", markets where the existing players have entire customer success teams. As a solo engineer, you can win exactly one type of market: one where the buyer is specific, the channel is obvious, and the existing options are bad enough that "good enough by Tuesday" is a real value prop.
- The three patterns that work: vertical SaaS, "tool for X" (where X is a niche profession), and internal-tool-now-shipped.
- Why "horizontal SaaS for everyone" cannot be won by one person in 90 days.
- A 10-niche scoring sheet across TAM, build cost, channel match.
- The "would my five engineer friends pay" test as a poor-but-fast validation.
- How to swap niches in the first 30 days without burning the pre-launch list.
In chapter two we move from niche to the specific job-to-be-done, the "bug" your software has to fix in week one.
+11 more chapters inside. Get The SaaS Side Project Playbook · $147 →
What you'll be able to do
What you'll be able to do after reading SaaS Side Project.
Real outcomes, not "feelings of confidence."
Pick a niche where one engineer can win in 90 days.
Build a 30-day MVP without over-building.
Set up Stripe + onboarding so first 10 paying customers can self-serve.
Run a launch week that gets 1,000 visitors and 30 trials.
Test three prices in 30 days without confusing customers.
Reduce churn from "scary" to under 5%/mo.
Pick the two "boring growth" channels that compound.
Decide whether to quit your job (with the math to back it).
Templates included
10 templates you can use Monday.
Every playbook ships with copy-paste templates, scripts, contracts, sequences, calculators. All editable, all yours.
Niche-scoring sheet
Score 10 ideas on TAM, build cost, channel match.
MVP scope doc
A one-pager that protects you from over-building.
Stripe + auth quickstart
Code patterns for Stripe Checkout + Auth.js.
Onboarding email sequence
7 emails over 14 days for self-serve trials.
Launch week sequence
PH / HN / X / LinkedIn / newsletter rollout.
Pricing test framework
A/B framework for testing pricing without breaking trust.
Churn diagnostic kit
Three queries + a cancellation-feedback email.
Cold demo email
For SaaS that needs warm outreach to break in.
Quit-the-job calculator
When MRR + runway makes the call.
Acquisition cost spreadsheet
Live LTV/CAC by channel.
The 90-day roadmap
Day 1 to first client, mapped.
The same roadmap our early-access buyers used. No vague "in a few months", actual checkpoints.
Day 1
Niche + bug found
You've picked a job-to-be-done you can build in a weekend.
Day 30
MVP deployed
Stripe live, 5 manual test users. Onboarding actually works.
Day 60
First 10 paying customers
Cold + warm outreach + one launch post → 10 paid.
Day 90
$1k MRR or first 50 users
You've validated price + channel. Either grow or pivot.
Why this actually works
Three reasons it lands.
Battle-tested.
Every prompt was used in real campaigns, client projects, or money-on-the-line situations before it made the cut.
Specific, not generic.
Each prompt solves one exact problem. Not “be more productive.” Not “improve your marketing.” Specific job, specific output.
Built to outlast model upgrades.
Works on Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok. The prompts are built around clear thinking, not model-specific tricks.
Pre-launch operators got Promptos free in exchange for honest feedback. 1,407 reviews. The critical ones are still up.
Early access reviews
What buyers said.
4.5
60 early-access reviews
5★39
4★12
3★8
2★1
1★0
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Isabella I.
Vancouver, BC · Bootstrapped SaaS operator
7 weeks ago
Real prompts, real outputs
the pricing test framework hit harder than I expected. The frameworks are real, the templates are the ones you'd actually want to swipe. Read it in one weekend, started implementing Monday. As a indie hacker, the launch week sequence alone justified the buy. As a side-project founder, I'd been stuck on positioning for half a year. chapter 7 on the first 10 customers unstuck me in an evening.
ND
Noah D.
San Francisco, CA · Bootstrapped SaaS operator
Feb 22
Some hits, some misses
Substantive playbook with real frameworks, but parts of it (specifically chapters 8 and 11) felt like they could stand to be deeper. the MVP scope doc was great though. the pricing test framework is the best part. Some chapters felt aimed at people further along than me. I'm at zero, and a few sections assumed I already had a network. Still glad I bought it.
JK
Jacob K.
Philadelphia, PA · Solo MRR operator
Feb 15
The churn diagnostic kit alone is worth the price
As a solo saas builder, I'd been stuck on positioning for half a year. the churn diagnostic kit unstuck me in an evening. Read it in one weekend, started implementing Monday. As a engineer-founder, the pricing test framework alone justified the buy. What I appreciated: it's not "manifesting your future business." It's operator content. the pricing test framework is the kind of thing you can implement Tuesday.
CF
Camila F.
Barcelona, ES · Bootstrapped SaaS operator
Feb 4
Operator content, not theory
Not theory. The chapters read like an operator handing you their actual notes. the launch week sequence in particular has the kind of detail you can't fake.
JP
Jacob P.
Portland, OR · Solo MRR operator
Jan 25
Better than three of the courses I've bought
the churn diagnostic kit hit harder than I expected. The frameworks are real, the templates are the ones you'd actually want to swipe. the launch week sequence is genuinely the cleanest treatment of the topic I've seen. Worth more than the price.
AF
Abigail F.
Kansas City, MO · Side-project founder
Mar 17
Wanted to like this more
Expected more depth in a few specific areas. the quit-the-job calculator is good. The book's strong on frameworks, but I wanted more "here's the exact email I sent to land my first client". There's some of that, but not as much as I hoped.
EP
Eli P.
Stockholm, SE · Solo MRR operator
4 weeks ago
Operator content, not theory
As a side-project founder, I'd been stuck on positioning for half a year. the launch week sequence unstuck me in an evening. chapter 7 on the first 10 customers hit harder than I expected. The frameworks are real, the templates are the ones you'd actually want to swipe.
AJ
Ava J.
Seattle, WA · Indie hacker
Mar 20
Better than three of the courses I've bought
What I appreciated: it's not "manifesting your future business." It's operator content. the MVP scope doc is the kind of thing you can implement Tuesday. the launch week sequence is genuinely the cleanest treatment of the topic I've seen. Worth more than the price. the MVP scope doc alone saved me three months of trial and error. The kind of detail you only get from someone who actually ran the playbook.
EB
Easton B.
Atlanta, GA · Indie hacker
Mar 7
Operator content, not theory
Not theory. The chapters read like an operator handing you their actual notes. chapter 7 on the first 10 customers in particular has the kind of detail you can't fake. chapter 7 on the first 10 customers is worth the price by itself. Walked into a discovery call the next week and closed.
EA
Emma A.
Raleigh, NC · Solo MRR operator
Feb 7
The MVP scope doc alone is worth the price
Better than three courses I've bought combined. the MVP scope doc is the one I keep going back to. The 90-day roadmap is the part that doesn't show up in the marketing but is the most useful thing in the playbook. Combined with the quit-the-job calculator, it's basically a quarter's worth of planning done for you.
JK
Jules K.
Barcelona, ES · Engineer-founder
Apr 8
The bundle math is silly
As a side-project founder, I'd been stuck on positioning for half a year. the churn diagnostic kit unstuck me in an evening. Better than three courses I've bought combined. the launch week sequence is the one I keep going back to.
CT
Charles T.
Boulder, CO · Side-project founder
5 weeks ago
Mixed bag
Honest middle review. the quit-the-job calculator was the highlight. About 70% of the playbook applied to my situation; the other 30% was relevant but not actionable for me yet. Honest middle review. the pricing test framework was the highlight. About 70% of the playbook applied to my situation; the other 30% was relevant but not actionable for me yet. Substantive playbook with real frameworks, but parts of it (specifically chapters 8 and 11) felt like they could stand to be deeper. chapter 7 on the first 10 customers was great though.
SO
Sarah O.
Vancouver, BC · Indie hacker
Jan 23
Recommended with caveats
the launch week sequence is great. Two chapters felt slightly thin compared to the rest, but the templates included make up for it. the launch week sequence is the chapter I'll re-read. Wish there were video walkthroughs to go with the PDFs. The templates are detailed enough that a 5-min demo each would help. Solid playbook. the pricing test framework is the standout. The pricing chapter could be a little more aggressive: I think readers can charge more than the suggested ranges.
EK
Elijah K.
London, UK · Solo MRR operator
Apr 3
Almost a 5
Solid playbook. the pricing test framework is the standout. The pricing chapter could be a little more aggressive: I think readers can charge more than the suggested ranges. the MVP scope doc is great. Two chapters felt slightly thin compared to the rest, but the templates included make up for it.
ST
Sana T.
Melbourne, AU · Indie hacker
Feb 17
Almost a 5
the MVP scope doc is the chapter I'll re-read. Wish there were video walkthroughs to go with the PDFs. The templates are detailed enough that a 5-min demo each would help.
CS
Christian S.
Calgary, AB · Engineer-founder
Mar 18
This is what good prompts look like
As a solo saas builder, I'd been stuck on positioning for half a year. the launch week sequence unstuck me in an evening. the churn diagnostic kit hit harder than I expected. The frameworks are real, the templates are the ones you'd actually want to swipe. the churn diagnostic kit is genuinely the cleanest treatment of the topic I've seen. Worth more than the price.
YW
Yuki W.
San Diego, CA · Solo SaaS builder
Feb 3
Operator content, not theory
Read it in one weekend, started implementing Monday. As a indie hacker, chapter 7 on the first 10 customers alone justified the buy. the quit-the-job calculator is worth the price by itself. Walked into a discovery call the next week and closed. What I appreciated: it's not "manifesting your future business." It's operator content. chapter 7 on the first 10 customers is the kind of thing you can implement Tuesday.
SG
Sana G.
Miami, FL · Solo SaaS builder
Feb 6
Worth it on day one
What I appreciated: it's not "manifesting your future business." It's operator content. chapter 7 on the first 10 customers is the kind of thing you can implement Tuesday. the quit-the-job calculator is genuinely the cleanest treatment of the topic I've seen. Worth more than the price.
LA
Lucy A.
Brooklyn, NY · Side-project founder
4 weeks ago
The MVP scope doc saved me a meeting
Read it in one weekend, started implementing Monday. As a bootstrapped saas operator, the pricing test framework alone justified the buy.
ET
Eleanor T.
Philadelphia, PA · Side-project founder
Mar 25
Five from me. Sent the link to a colleague within an hour.
What I appreciated: it's not "manifesting your future business." It's operator content. the launch week sequence is the kind of thing you can implement Tuesday. chapter 7 on the first 10 customers alone saved me three months of trial and error. The kind of detail you only get from someone who actually ran the playbook.
The guarantee
If it isn't worth it in 30 days, get your money back.
One sentence in an email. No screenshots, no exit interview. We'd rather refund 10% of buyers than keep one frustrated. Most days, that math works in our favour.
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