I tried to build a SaaS. I'm shipping tiny libraries instead.
The author initially attempted to build a SaaS product but realized that their strengths lay in coding rather than marketing. They pivoted to creating small, focused libraries that address specific issues with the Anthropic SDK. This approach allows them to leverage their coding skills while building a portfolio of work without the pressures of traditional product development.
- ▪The author created three small libraries for the Anthropic SDK in just five days.
- ▪Each library is under 500 lines of TypeScript and has zero runtime dependencies.
- ▪The goal is to demonstrate coding ability and achieve organic distribution through npm.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3948385) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } nuan xiang Posted on May 24 I tried to build a SaaS. I'm shipping tiny libraries instead. #saas #startup #testing #typescript I tried to build a SaaS. I'm shipping tiny libraries instead. For 7 days I poured energy into ChatProof — a testing framework for AI chat UIs. The problem was real: every team building Claude/GPT wrappers hits the same streaming-render bugs, and existing e2e tools weren't built for non-deterministic LLM output. I had a competitive analysis. I had a PRD.
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