Your SaaS forecast: Cloudy with a chance of GraphQL
summary
Claims that a micro SaaS can be production ready on day one using NextJS + AWS CDK and managed AWS services while targeting $5k–$10k MRR. Shows an actual recipe app wired with Cognito auth, AppSync subscriptions, Amplify hosting, S3/CloudFront, DynamoDB as the data store and Stripe for billing. Demonstrates Stripe webhooks updating DynamoDB so billing state enables feature access and the live demo works end to end.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:40Who this talk is for and what to expect
- 3:05Micro SAS applications
- 6:13Building micro SAS with AWS
- 8:41AWS for SAS apps
- 10:26Core SAS services
- 11:29Cognito authentication
- 12:30DynamoDB design
- 13:34GraphQL with AppSync
- 16:45AWS vs frankenstack
- 17:07Live demo
- 24:33Conclusion and call to action
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