How I Built and Launched a SaaS App in 2 Days
I actually launched my weekend project
A little over a week ago, I launched RailsWork, a job board for Ruby on Rails developers. In this post, I’m going to talk about the why of my project and also the how, and the tools I’ve used along the way. Feel free to skip around 👀
Like a lot of folks, I have a bad habit of starting projects and then completely abandoning them for the next big thing. I actually managed to launch 2 iOS apps last year, and 2 Android apps the year before that. Funny enough, I’ve spent the last year doing more web application development than mobile, and I figured it’s time that my side project portfolio reflected that.
I wanted to create a web app that accomplished a few goals
- Force me to learn something 📚
- Show off my skills in web application development 🧑💻
- Solved a problem I face (more on this later) 👀
- Makes me some money 💰
Beyond that, I wanted to actually launch the application and get it in the hands of people.
Starting With The Problem
I’m a college student and spent a lot of time in the last few years looking for jobs and internships. Right now, a lot of my…
