5 Simple No-Code SAAS Ideas You Can Launch In 2024

Summary

The video introduces 5 no-code SaaS business ideas that have potential in 2024, including building a data dashboard, marketplace, sponsorship platform, CRM, or AI chatbot. It outlines the tools, revenue models, and shortcuts to launch each idea, emphasizing focusing on niche markets. The goal is to inspire people to start their own successful no-code SaaS business.

Takeaways

• Focus on niche SaaS ideas and build for small, specific industries rather than massive companies.
• Dashboards centralize data to help people make better decisions through visualized metrics and statistics.
• Marketplaces connect buyers and sellers and make money by taking a transaction fee.
• Sponsorship platforms connect brands and creators, taking a commission on deals.
• CRMs organize customer interactions to improve relationships over time.
• AI chatbots can provide industry-specific recommendations and Q&A for niche markets.
• Airtable, Softr, Bubble, and Synth are useful no-code tools to build these ideas.
• Charge monthly subscriptions around $29-$49 per customer for steady recurring revenue.
• Take shortcuts first to manually test the business idea before fully automating.
• The video aims to inspire people to start their own successful no-code SaaS business in 2024.

Q & A

What are the 5 main no-code SaaS business ideas covered in the video?

The 5 ideas are building a data dashboard, marketplace, sponsorship platform, CRM, or AI chatbot focused on niche industries.

Why is building niche SaaS products emphasized versus large mainstream companies?

Niche SaaS products serve specific small industries better rather than bloated mainstream products. There is also less competition in niches.

What monthly revenue might a niche dashboard company generate?

With 100 customers paying $49/month, a niche dashboard company could generate $4900 per month.

How exactly can you build a sponsorship platform business?

Identify creators in a niche looking for sponsors, find relevant potential sponsors, connect them and take a commission.

What shortcuts help launch these SaaS ideas?

Manually facilitate parts of the business at first, such as matching buyers and sellers, to prove the concept and collect data before fully automating.

What no-code tools are recommended to build these SaaS ideas?

Airtable, Softr, Bubble, and Synth are some of the top no-code tools recommended for getting started.

Why create niche AI chatbots specifically?

Niche chatbots trained on specialized data can provide more accurate recommendations and Q&A for that industry.

What is the goal of providing these no-code SaaS ideas?

The goal is to inspire people and provide a starting point to build their own successful no-code SaaS business in 2024.

What recurring revenue pricing models are suggested?

Charging monthly subscriptions around $29-$49 per customer is recommended for steady recurring revenue.

How can dashboards help companies make better decisions?

Dashboards centralize and visualize data into metrics, statistics, and graphs to provide insights for data-driven decision making.

Outlines

00:00

Introducing 5 No-Code SaaS Ideas for 2024

The first paragraph introduces the video, stating it will cover 5 no-code SaaS business ideas that have potential in 2024. It mentions people who have built successful no-code companies and encourages viewers to use these ideas to make 2024 their breakout year.

05:00

Idea 1 - Data Dashboard

The second paragraph explains the first idea of building a data dashboard to centralize and visualize data for decision making. It suggests focusing on a niche industry and charging small businesses around $49/month. Tools like Airtable and Softr can be used to build a simple MVP.

10:01

Idea 2 - Online Marketplace

The third paragraph covers the second idea of building an online marketplace to connect buyers and sellers. It gives the example of an antique violin marketplace charging 15% commission per $11,000 sale. Tools like Airtable, Softr, and Bubble can be used to build it.

Idea 3 - Sponsorship Matching Platform

The fourth paragraph explains the third idea of a sponsorship matching platform like Swapstack. It made over $300,000 and was built with Airtable, Zapier, and Webflow. The concept could be tailored to specific niches like matching fishing sponsors.

Idea 4 - Customized CRM

The fifth paragraph discusses building a customized CRM for niche industries with specific needs, charging $29-$49/month. A simple CRM can be built in days using Softr and Airtable. It suggests targeting small businesses like dentists or cleaners.

Idea 5 - Custom AI Agent

The sixth paragraph covers the idea of building customized AI agents for different industries using ChatGPT and Synth. Agents can provide Q&A, be deployed as chatbots, and be sold for monthly subscriptions.

Keywords

💡SAS

SAS stands for 'software as a service' and refers to a business model where software is hosted in the cloud and customers pay for access to it on a subscription basis. The video emphasizes how SAS businesses tend to have very high profit margins and valuations. Examples from the script include 'SAS stands for software as a, service' and 'software as a service has 70 to 90% profit margins'.

💡niche

A niche refers to a focused target market or customer segment. The video repeatedly stresses the importance of targeting a specific niche rather than a broad market. For SAS startups, niches allow for more specialized products and higher willingness from customers to pay. Examples include 'The key to being successful with this idea is to focus in on a specific Niche' and 'The beauty of this idea is to build specific for small niches'.

💡no-code

No-code refers to platforms and tools that allow building software applications without needing to write any code. The entire premise of the video is using no-code tools to launch profitable SAS startups. Examples include 'if you start one, of these right now you could end up like, one of these people who either sold, their company or raised millions of, dollars with the power of no code'.

💡MVP

MVP stands for 'minimum viable product' and refers to a pared down early version of a product with just enough features to satisfy early customers and provide feedback. The video advises building MVP versions quickly using no-code tools before investing in more advanced capabilities. An example is 'they built their first MVP, leveraging air table which is a, incredibly flexible database'.

💡revenue

Revenue refers to the income generated by selling products or services to customers. The video emphasizes revenue models for SAS startups like monthly subscriptions and transaction fees. Generating revenue signifies establishing product-market fit. An example is 'when they hit $20,000 in, recurring Revenue every month they were, sold to a company called beehive'.

💡automation

Process automation refers to using software and tools to automatically carry out certain repetitive tasks. SAS startups use automation to reduce human effort for common activities. An example from the script is 'then continue to build, the software so that it's fully, automated but this is the quickest way, to reach Revenue'.

💡CRM

CRM stands for 'customer relationship management' and refers to systems for managing a company's interactions with customers. The video suggests building niche CRM platforms tailored to particular industries and charging monthly fees, such as 'what if we went after, dentists who had a small practice or, cleaners who had specific needs when it, came to cleaning houses notifications'.

💡AI

AI refers to artificial intelligence, specifically building software that can exhibit human-like intelligence. The video discusses startups using AI like GPT-3 to create intelligent bots for answering customer questions. An example is 'Meaning that you can, build an AI startup, and cater it to specific niches'.

💡marketplace

A marketplace is a platform that connects buyers and sellers. The video suggests ideas like building marketplaces for specific niches and charging commissions on transactions. An example is 'people buy and sell, goods and if you are the one who's able, to connect those people then you can, take a commission'.

💡bootstrap

Bootstrapping refers to launching and growing startups with minimal external funding, relying instead on internal cash flows. The video emphasizes cheap launch strategies so founders can bootstrap SAS startups themselves. An example is 'the shortcut to launch this idea because, we're talking about literally crunching, numbers here would be to get the data'.

Highlights

SAS stands for software as a service and it's a highly profitable, scalable, recurring revenue business model

A dashboard centralizes data and shows it in a smart way to help people make better decisions

Focus dashboards on a specific niche like vending machines or law firms to provide the most value

Marketplaces connect buyers and sellers and take a 10-20% transaction fee

Build marketplaces for crazy niches like video games, anime or secondhand shoes

Sponsorship platforms connect sponsors with creators and newsletters

A CRM tracks interactions between a company and customers to improve relationships

Cater CRMs to the specific needs of an industry like dentists or cleaners

You can build a simple CRM in just 3 days for $40 with no code tools

GPT-3 allows you to build customized AI agents for different industries

AI agents can provide question answering, recommendations, and guidance

You can charge a one-time build fee or monthly subscription for AI agents

Get started building instead of overthinking and overanalyzing

Make your dreams happen instead of waiting for them to come true

2024 can be your best business year ever with no code SAS

Transcripts

these five no code SAS ideas have huge

potential for 2024 and if you start one

of these right now you could end up like

one of these people who either sold

their company or raised millions of

dollars with the power of no code so are

you ready to finally make 2024 your

breakout year Well if so here are five

no code SAS ideas that you can steal for

2024 welcome back to the startup Studio

everyone if you think that this video is

just going to be me rambling off General

ideas then you have another thing coming

tell them Molly tell them I'm packing

some serious value in this video that's

that's right I'm not just going to be

giving you the idea I'm also going to

talk about the exact tools that you can

use to build them we'll talk about how

much money you can make from each of

them and we'll also be giving you some

shortcuts so that you can launch the

smart way okay but before jumping into

these ideas what is SAS and why is it

the most influential business model for

2024 SAS stands for software as a

service and it's basically where you

build software once and then you charge

people to get access to it on a monthly

basis and there are three main reasons

why investors love this business model

first of all it is high highly

profitable so average businesses have

profit margins of around 20 30% software

as a service has 70 to 90% profit

margins then because it's software and

you can access it from anywhere in the

world it is incredibly scalable so you

can build it once and have Global reach

and finally because you're charging

people on a recurring basis SAS

businesses are selling for three times

more than traditional businesses and

that's why so many Silicon Valley

investors are pouring hundreds of

millions of dollars in these companies

before you buy a yacht in the Cayman

Islands let's get back to these ideas

the first idea on this list is a

dashboard so basically it is a hub that

centralizes data and that really shows

that data in a smart way for people to

make decisions it can include graphs

statistics charts and it really helps

people make decisions and see things

from a higher level so think of like an

ads management platform for example

where you'd be able to see how each one

of your ads is doing how each ad group

is doing how all the campaigns are doing

how much you're spending and from that

top level view you can start making

decisions as a manager so how does this

work well either you get the user to

input data consistently over time and

then you have specific metrics to show

them or you dynamically pull in the data

and then you organize it in a way that's

easy to understand the key to being

successful with this idea is to focus in

on a specific Niche so for example you

could Target people who are managing

several vending machines who can compare

how each one of them are doing on a

higher level and make business decisions

based on that you could Target it

specifically to law firms or maybe to

retail stores the more specific you are

the better you are going to be at

representing the numbers that that

industry actually cares about right and

focus on small medium businesses instead

of going after these massive companies

at first why well because there's quite

a few of these individual businesses

that you can get to subscribe for a

monthly subscription and you can easily

charge them $49 a month 100 customers

that's $5,000 a month okay Christian but

how do I build it well if you want to

build a simple version of this you can

build it leveraging air table as a

database and softer as a front end if

you're more confident in your no code

skills you can jump into more complex

platforms either bubble if you're trying

to build it as a web app or flut orlow

if you're trying to build it as a mobile

app Okay Christian that sounds awesome

but what are the downsides well one

common downside is that if you are

getting information from another source

and that Source stops providing that

data then you have a broken tool so for

example Twitter at some point decided

that they would only give access to

their API essentially their data for a

very expensive price they completely

change their pricing from one day to

another and for a lot of small medium

businesses they couldn't afford that

price anymore and they had to stop

getting that data from Twitter and the

shortcut to launch this idea because

we're talking about literally crunching

numbers here would be to get the data

crunch the numbers create a report and

then either put the report behind a pay

wall or simply charge them for the

report and of course you're not going to

do that for 100 customers but you could

do it for the first five figure out

exactly how you're supposed to create

that report and then it makes sense to

build it out with software and that my

friends brings me to number two since

the dawn of time people buy and sell

goods and if you are the one who's able

to connect those people then you can

take a commission that's exactly what

people do with marketplaces so here

think of Airbnb upwork Amazon basically

they're just the middlemen for a

transaction and you can usually take a

transaction fee of anywhere from 10 to

20% of the transaction itself it really

just depends on the industry that we're

talking about here in fact a no code

startup that is a Marketplace called

Comet was able to generate $700,000 a

month leveraging no code tools and of

course the idea here is not to build

another Amazon but if you look at chewy

they pretty much built the Amazon for

pet food they're generating more than a

billion dollars a year so think of crazy

niches maybe in the video game Space

maybe in anime maybe secondhand shoes

the beauty of this idea is to build

specific for small niches and to become

the place where people come to shop for

that okay so what tools can you use to

build marketplaces well if you just want

it out of the box you can use a tool

called share tribe now if you'd like to

build a simple version of this you could

build it with air table and softer this

would be my recommendation for launch

and if you want to build a more complex

version you could use bubble let's say

that you do this for antique violins

that sell for $11,000 and you take a 15%

commission that's

$150 multiply that by 100 transactions a

month and you could be making anywhere

between $5 and $155,000 a month that's

great Christian but what's the cheap

code well in this case buyers usually

just want to come to the platform they

want to browse different items and then

they want to select from those items so

what you could do is simply have a

directory of items and then when people

ask to buy them you could facilitate the

transaction manually and make a

commission and then continue to build

the software so that it's fully

automated but this is the quickest way

to reach Revenue wait what did you say

you want them to subscribe to the

channel yeah I agree I agree subscribe

to the channel okay so for this third

idea IDE let me tell you the story of

swap stack they're a no code platform

that allows sponsorships to find the

right newsletters they facilitate the

deal take a commission and make money

and recently when they hit $20,000 in

recurring Revenue every month they were

sold to a company called beehive and

guess what yes they were built with no

code tools so what tools did they use to

do this they built their first MVP

leveraging air table which is a

incredibly flexible database Z happier

which allows you to shoot information

around then they used webflow for the

front end or the website and also had a

couple of slack Integrations as well now

Jake singer who is the founder of this

company was able to generate more than

$300,000 with this idea and I actually

think that this idea could be stolen for

specific niches so for example the other

day I was watching a fishing video and I

realized that this fishing channel had

millions of subscribers and I also

realized there were lots of other

channels with millions of subscribers so

what what if you became the

representative of all the fishing Brands

to sponsor these fishing creators and of

course this is a small Niche but guess

what you become the sponsorship platform

for fishing companies and for the person

out there who makes millions of dollars

with this idea please bring me fishing

okay so similarly to the last one the

way that I would launch this would be

actually by creating a database of

people who are looking for sponsorships

and then approaching some of the

companies that might be good sponsors

and simply connecting them and making

money the other thing that you could do

is find all of the fishing companies

that are sponsoring events sponsoring

newsletters sponsoring different

influencers out there create a database

of contacts that people can reach out to

and then you can sell a subscription to

influencers who want to find more

sponsors for their channels okay so this

brings us to number four which is a CRM

a customer relationship management

platform so these are platforms that

track interactions between a company and

its customers making it easier to manage

and improve their relationships over

time so think of things like customer

support sales and marketing or even

customer feedback now of course we all

know there are dinosaurs in this

industry companies like Salesforce or

sapcrm but here what we're talking about

is targeting small medium businesses

specifically for the needs they have for

the CRM instead of having these massive

products that are super bloated

difficult to use and just frankly

dinosaurs so here the opportunity again

is to cater specifically to a small need

so for example what if we went after

dentists who had a small practice or

cleaners who had specific needs when it

came to cleaning houses notifications

post cleaning reports and thank yous

interactions that other Industries might

not have so really just think of any

industry where these individuals might

have specific needs and become the best

CRM for those needs and then guess what

you can easily charge $29 to $49 a month

you get a 100 customers that's anywhere

between $3 and $5,000 a month in

recurring Revenue meaning that every

single month you make $3 to $5,000 if

you get more customers then each month

you'll make more and more again the

complete beauty of running a software

business so in terms of tools it's

pretty straightforward we built a CRM it

took us 3 days it cost us $40 and we

used softer and air table now keep in

mind it's a relatively simple CRM and we

can create all sorts of automations on

the back end and we actually only Built

the CRM so we could teach people how to

use these two tools to build full web

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or weer no.com Okay so this fifth idea

I'm particularly excited about because

Chad GPT which was built by open AI

actually announced that now you can

build your custom gpts within their tool

meaning that you can build an AI startup

and cater it to specific niches so you

could create a specific agent that would

take care of question and answer for the

automotive industry right so you could

create one for Mercedes-Benz which

really helps people guide them through

their cars is trained on all of the data

that you receive from the Cars

themselves which is publicly available

information and then this agent can very

easily interact and is very smart in

making the recommendations answering

questions about the specific cars this

is a place where the more specialized

you are the better all you have to do is

upload all of the inform information

that you have about this you need to

then train the agent give it a role give

it a mission tell it how you want it to

act give it a name even and boom you can

sell it to companies or you can have

people subscribe to that agent on a

monthly basis Okay Christian but this is

so complicated what are you talking

about and how could I build it with no

code well it's actually not that

difficult you can build one in 10

minutes in chat GPT for simple ones or

you can use other platforms like synth

flow to be able to build out more

complex ones with zero coding skills all

you got to do is you got to upload data

you got to train it on again profile its

role and how it's supposed to sort of

conduct that role and then you can

deploy it as a chat bot you could have

it interact within an app or you could

even chat with it this is actually one

of the latest features that synth flow

has and guess what if you build these

agents as gpts inside of chat GPT you

can also sell them as part of a

Marketplace that they're about to launch

and in terms of generating money if

you're just building a custom bot you

could either charge a one-time building

fee and just deliver them the product

for about $5,000 or you could have them

subscribe to it this really depends on

the industry that you're in and I think

this is a big opportunity because it's

very timely and the people who take the

time to learn it and get the best at it

are the ones who are going to reap the

rewards now the downside of this is that

a lot of people will be building them

just like apps but hey apps are still

making so much money so I wouldn't be

too too worried about the amount of

competition and if I were you I would

learn some no code skills a little bit

of AI and I would start building the

company so that 2024 can be your best

year ever now if you want to launch your

business but you don't know how to get

started a big problem I see is people

overthink they overanalyze and they end

up in analysis paralysis it is way more

important for you to get started if

you'd like support you can contact us if

you don't then just start jump in one of

these tools start playing around with it

and build the company of your dreams cuz

guess what it's not going to be waiting

for you and if you're in the process of

selecting a no code tool to build your

startup then check out this video

because I actually used more than 200 no

code tools and I told you which one were

the best so check it out and don't wait

until your dreams come true make them

happen and I hope you make this year

your best let's go