How I'm launching a SaaS being 17 years old

Hey IndieHackers community! My name is Benicio and I'm excited to share my journey of launching a SaaS product while still in high school. I recently made the designs and landing page for Studone, an all-in-one science-based study app that uses proven techniques to help students learn smarter and achieve better grades. Here's how I did it:

Finding the Idea

As a student myself, I struggled with finding a study method that worked best for me. After reading about the benefits of spaced repetition and other scientifically-proven techniques, I decided to create an app that incorporated them all in one place. I surveyed my classmates and received positive feedback, so I knew I was onto something. Plus, existing solutions like Notion seemed too complicated to set up and resulted in a lot of customization needed from the user. I wanted something simple yet effective.

Executing the Idea

Even though I received positive feedback from my colleagues, I decided to get some extra validation in Discord. Fortunately, I got a lot of people interested and they had the same problem as me. In addition, I found a guy that also codes and wanted to help me build this project, just because he liked the idea and thought it would be super useful. It wasn't easy balancing schoolwork and developing the app, but I was determined to see it through. I researched and implemented the best study techniques, such as spaced repetition, progress tracking, and a community feature to keep students motivated and accountable. Currently, we have made all the designs so far, and we're expecting to have a working prototype by the end of next week.

Future Plans

We have got a lot of work left to do. Mainly, finishing the MVP and going through the cycle of Build-measure-learn. I strongly want this to succeed. Once we launch the beta, I thought of giving a free trial (7 or 14 days) and then a small payment per month, something cheap like 10 usd / month per user, since our app is for students.

Launching a SaaS product at 17 has been an incredible experience so far, and I'm excited to see where Studone takes me. If you're interested in learning more or want to try out Studone for yourself, check out our website at https://studone.app. I'd love to hear your feedback and answer any questions you may have. Thanks for reading!