Shipping My First MicroSaaS in 54 Hours

Do You Feel The Same?

Let’s break free from the “shiny object syndrome” and actually ship something! This weekend, I’m building my first MicroSaaS – not for success nor to get rich, but to master the art of finishing… and hopefully find the tech stack and methodologies that are right for me.

The Real Objective

I’ve had enough of jumping between projects… before even really starting any. This weekend isn’t about building the next unicorn – it’s about mastering the fundamentals of shipping… ideally fast.

My Goals:

Ship fast and lean – focus on MVP essence, not perfection
Test a tech stack – productive, not nerdy
Use AI-assisted coding – without micro-management
Learn the full cycle – code, launch, promote, sell, improve
Actually finish something – instead of chasing the next shiny idea

The Simplest Project

During my meditation, I asked for the simplest possible MicroSaaS project… and a 15+ years old idea came back in my mind.

The Problem: We’ve all been there. Remember that girl you liked in the elementary playground? So you asked your friend to ask her friend whether she wants to be your girlfriend. And later, you’re attracted to a woman on your work place but only want something casual… and you’re afraid to ruins the relationship.

The Solution: An app for sending an “respectful but straight to the point” message to a specific person. No profiles, no swiping, just genuine communication. Like a “message in a bottle” reaching only those who are open to that kind of proposals.

Why It’s Perfect for Learning:

Dead simple concept – no complex algorithms
Finite scope – no endless features
Clear monetization – pay per message (acting as spam filter)
Personal need – I actually want to use this 😉

Plot Twist: A name came immediately to my mind: “Do You Feel The Same?” – which perfectly expresses the essence of this app. So first things first, is the domain available? No. What is that site? No way, it’s the exact same base idea!… with very poor execution.

The Tech Stack

I recently discovered Next.js SaaS Starter which seems perfect:

This is a starter template for building a SaaS application using Next.js with support for authentication, Stripe integration for payments, and a dashboard for logged-in users. Using Postgres and shadcn/ui.

Adding to this Vercel for the hosting and SendGrid for transactional emails.

For the coding, probably Cursor which will be easier to vibe code with Claude. I’m used to VS Code and already worked a bit with Cursor.

💪 First shiny object traps avoided! Not falling for learning Svelte nor trying to switch to Zed.

The Weekend Challenge

It’s Friday… so as usual in these moments, I remind myself the Startup Weekends. I often tried to recreate the energy boost of these events by myself but it never worked! But now I had a new idea… OK, I fell a bit for that siny object… but consciously and not for long 😉

You can discover that here: Solopreneur Weekend – the idea: keeping the same working principles as Startup Weekend, simulating small teams, and planning momentum boosters.

It’s too late to launch that for this weekend but I can still include some small experiments.

The Plan

Friday Evening:

This pitch
Create third-party services accounts
Define the core working principles

Saturday:

Define the core message, the unique value proposition
Publish a first launch page
Create the Next.js SaaS Starter project

Sunday:

Implement and test integrations (database, email, payment…)
Prepare the presentation and product launch
Launch campaign on Product Hunt

Success Metrics

Tech stack validated (or lessons learned)
Full launch cycle completed
No shiny object chasing for 54 hours straight

Let’s Go!

It’s actually already started… but this is not the priority so no time to lose on this!

I’ll keep in mind to document this with #SolopreneurWeekend for the experiment.

Let’s see if I can actually finish something for real! 🚀