Why We Just Entered the SaaS Singularity

Hey friend,

This past weekend, I did something wEiRd.

I locked myself in for 24 hours and built 3 working SaaS from scratch.
(Not brainstormed. Not wireframed. Built. Shipped. Showed them to people.)

Why?

Because something’s changed.
And I wanted to test how far the new rules go.

The short version?
We just entered the SaaS Singularity.
a moment where the cost and time to build software have collapsed.
Not dropped. Collapsed.

It now takes less time to ship a working product than it does to binge a Netflix season.
And if that’s true, then everything else we’ve been told about building startups… is probably outdated.

So in this edition of One wEiRd Idea, I’m not giving you theory.
I’m sharing what I learned by actually doing it.

Here are 3 uncomfortable, valuable, momentum-generating lessons from building 3 SaaS in 24 hours.

You’ll learn:

1. Start spotting patterns before the crowd does

2. Why speed without an audience is like a Ferrari on an empty runway

3. And why the new game isn’t about one big idea (it’s about ten lil ones)

Let’s dive in.

Lesson 1: The Best Startup Ideas Start as Tiny Glitches in the Matrix

Here’s what I’ve learned after building 3 startups in 24 hours:

Big ideas don’t walk in wearing capes.
They show up as small bugs. Glitches.
Something that feels off, but we’ve all gotten used to ignoring.

And if you notice the glitch and act before it becomes obvious, you win.

Let me show you what I mean.

Glitch #1: Everyone’s Launching. No One’s Spotting What’s Missing.
That’s how Weird Startup Ideas was born.
We’re flooded with “What’s hot” lists.
But nobody’s asking: What’s not here that should be?

So I built the reverse-Product Hunt.
Not a gallery of what’s trending. But a radar for what’s missing.
The next big startup will come from a white space, not a red ocean.

Glitch #2: Founders Aren’t Failing Because of Bad Ideas. They’re Building the Wrong Ones for Their Personality.
That’s FounderMatchr.
Startups die when founders chase ideas that don’t match their wiring.
Wrong idea. Wrong energy. Wrong founder-fit.
So I asked: What if founders could get a personality-aligned startup suggestion… like a Myers-Briggs for builders?

Glitch #3: In Small Towns, People Don’t Need Courses. They Need a Push.
Shuru Shortcut came from watching Tier 2/3 India. (‘Shuru’ in Hindi means ‘Start’)
Everyone wants to “start something.”
But education isn’t the answer.
They don’t want a 10-module masterclass.
They want a “click here and go” button.

Each of these ideas started as a small annoyance.
A wrinkle in the system.

But when you spot the wrinkle early and pull that thread, you unlock massive leverage.

So here’s the real secret:
Don’t chase trends. Chase friction.

That’s where the weirdest and most valuable ideas live.

Here’s a simple formula I’ve come up with to spot wEiRd startup ideas:
It’s like [known behavior or app] but for [ignored context or asset], because [people currently waste/ignore/misuse it], and that’s a missed opportunity to [save time / make money / gain edge].

Or just use Weird Startup Ideas. In a day, I should have it with the exact prompt that I used in my custom GPT last week.

Lesson 2: Not Speed. You Need Eyeballs on the Build

Let’s kill the old myth:
“If you build it, they will come.”
Not anymore.

We don’t have a builder problem today.
We have an audience problem.

Code used to be the bottleneck.
Servers were expensive. Dev cycles were long.
You needed a team, funding, and time to ship anything.

That world’s gone.
Today, I can build a SaaS product between lunch and dinner.
No-code tools. LLM copilots. Auto-marketing agents.
We’ve got a thousand ways to ship.

But shipping ≠ traction.
During my weekend sprint, I shipped 3 startups.
The tech didn’t make the difference, but the audience did.

I had people watching.
Not just cheering… but testing and DMing.
That momentum created real lift.

Here’s the new founder equation:
Speed × Visibility = Compounding Leverage

If you’re fast but invisible?
You’re sprinting in a blackout.

But if you’re fast and people are watching?
Every launch fuels the next. Every build attracts more eyes.
You create a flywheel… one that doesn’t need venture funding to spin.

So how do you get there?

• Share before you ship.

• Build in public (I didn’t quite do this!)

• Let your audience be part of the process.

In the new SaaS era, your code is cheap, but your distribution is gold.
Your audience isn’t the reward. It’s the foundation.

Lesson 3: The New Game Is 10 Smart Swings

Old startup advice was simple:
“Pick one idea. Go all-in. Burn the boats.”

That made sense… when building took years and millions.
You had to pick wisely. One wrong move? Game over.

But today it’s no longer true.
You can spin up an MVP in 24 hours.
AI writes your copy. No-code tools handle your backend.
You can ship, test, learn, and pivot… all before lunch.

This isn’t theory.
It’s precisely what I did last weekend:
3 (actually, 5) micro-startups. 24 hours. Zero regrets.

Some were bangers. Some were meh.
But each one gave me data about the user, the message, and the market.

And that’s the lesson:
You don’t find the winner by sitting in a cave.
You build your way to it... one swing at a time.

Modern founders are portfolio managers.
Not just betting on one idea. They’re running mini-experiments with asymmetric upside.

• Low cost to try.

• Fast feedback.

• No ego in the iteration.

That’s how you build momentum.
Not from waiting for “the right idea.”
From shipping your way to it.

So here’s the new mental model:
Be prolific, not precious.
Bet on motion. Bet on momentum.
Because the more shots you take, the more targets you see.

This isn’t startup roulette.
This is startup pinball. And the pros keep the ball in play.

Bonus Lesson: Anyone Can Start a SaaS Now (Thanks to Vibe-Coding)

You don’t need to be an engineer.
You don’t need to raise $500K.
You don’t even need to know what you’re building… yet.

All you need is a vibe.
A problem worth poking.
And the willingness to press “deploy” before you’re ready.

That’s what I did.

With tools like Bolt, Supabase, and OpenAI, I shipped full SaaS apps in hours.
Not drafts. Live products.

This isn’t no-code.
This is vibe-code. Aka building by instinct, iteration, and story.

It’s not about technical skill anymore.
It’s about momentum.

And anyone can catch it.

That’s it for this week’s edition of One wEiRd Idea.

I didn’t write this to impress you.
I wrote this because I needed to hear it myself, and maybe you did too.

The tools are here.
The window is open.
And the next wave won’t wait.

So…

Don’t sit on your “big idea.”
Build 10 small ones instead.
Test fast. Share loud.
And let momentum do the compounding.

Talk soon,
Karthik

P.S. Let me know if you’d like me to share my end-to-end process to create Weird Startup Ideas.

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