Also interested in folks doing this for their enterprise market and any available analysis on how to approach that market.
My perspective is Enterprise is hard to hit with SaaS. It's also hard to build an integrated (AD/Network/Data/Files) desktop solution. It still seems more viable to start with a standalone, offline, Desktop solution that individual enterprise employees might consider trying / e.g. something like an app that replaces excel with better efficiencies. Maybe while building some SaaS-like component (advanced processing in cloud, API integrations, etc) that still opens the door for non-enterprise users. Ultimately while building a portable/cots cloud based solution. Further letting you evaluate ways to pivot in either SaaS or COTs in the future.
Im still not confident that an MVP approach shouldn't just always accommodate seemless accessibility (SaaS) for a larger general market, and that I shouldn't discount enterprise requirements for non-corporate LAN user bases.
> It still seems more viable to start with a standalone, offline, Desktop solution that individual enterprise employees might consider trying / e.g. something like an app that replaces excel with better efficiencies. Maybe while building some SaaS-like component (advanced processing in cloud, API integrations, etc) that still opens the door for non-enterprise users.
This is currently my approach -- not making a living (yet hopefully) -- but will report back soon. I have a baddie of a productivity tool that can fragment features to a few pay per use web APIs that I'll package with a front end for non-enterprise.
A slight tangent: It's very, very challenging to enable collaboration in these types of environments. Magic Wormhole [0] has been an interesting solution I've wanted to integrate, but haven't yet.
Wails because I imagine extensive Golang based services (preference/experience) in any cloud env. .NET would be my other approach for O365 based integrations.
No approach, or cross platform framework, really seem quite right. But I figure time and money would be the important factors in any serious avenue I want to take things.
My perspective is Enterprise is hard to hit with SaaS. It's also hard to build an integrated (AD/Network/Data/Files) desktop solution. It still seems more viable to start with a standalone, offline, Desktop solution that individual enterprise employees might consider trying / e.g. something like an app that replaces excel with better efficiencies. Maybe while building some SaaS-like component (advanced processing in cloud, API integrations, etc) that still opens the door for non-enterprise users. Ultimately while building a portable/cots cloud based solution. Further letting you evaluate ways to pivot in either SaaS or COTs in the future.
Im still not confident that an MVP approach shouldn't just always accommodate seemless accessibility (SaaS) for a larger general market, and that I shouldn't discount enterprise requirements for non-corporate LAN user bases.