The Startup Ideas Podcast
The best businesses are built at the intersection of emerging technology, community, and real human needs.
Stand on Shoulders of Giants
Build MicroSaaS products using existing platforms, APIs, and services rather than creating everything from scratch
Decision Rule
When choosing between building a feature yourself or using an existing service, default to using the existing service unless it's core to your differentiation
How It Works
Reduces development time, leverages proven solutions, allows focus on core value proposition, and provides access to established ecosystems
Failure Modes
Over-dependence on third-party services that could change terms
Using services that don't integrate well together
Choosing expensive services that hurt unit economics
Not understanding the services you're building on
Example Decision
“Instead of building payment processing, user authentication, and database infrastructure, a founder uses Stripe, Auth0, and Supabase to focus entirely on their core PDF processing feature”