Founder's Guide
The Complete SaaS Development Checklist
A stage-by-stage guide to building, launching, and scaling your SaaS product—from initial validation to exit-ready. Built from 50+ real-world checklists and Reddit war stories.
192 items • 7 stages
Stage 4 / 33 items
Pre-Launch Polish
The difference between 'it works' and 'it's ready'. Fix the things users notice immediately and the edge cases that break at 2am.
Make terminology consistent throughout app
Differentiate CTAs clearly
Test mobile responsiveness on real devices
Verify signup completable on mobile without zooming
Make core action reachable in one click from dashboard
Ensure navigation is understandable without explanation
Provide feedback after every action
Offer undo for destructive actions
Verify back button behavior works correctly
Ensure page titles and URLs make sense
Measure and optimize time to first value
Reduce signup form to minimum required fields
Add progress indicator for multi-step onboarding
Allow skip for non-essential setup steps
Optimize default settings for most users
Test welcome email deliverability
Guide first-run experience to core value
Provide sample data or templates
Test with slow network (3G throttling)
Test in incognito/private mode
Test in Chrome, Safari, and Firefox
Test with ad blockers enabled
Test with very long text inputs
Test with special characters in inputs
Test file uploads with maximum sizes
Test timezone handling
Test concurrent sessions (same user, multiple tabs)
Build admin panel for user management
Add user impersonation feature for debugging
Allow admin to trigger password reset
Make subscription status viewable/editable by admin
Show user activity log
Document supported browsers