RE: Is the problem you are trying to solve big and frequent enough that it is viable to build a SaaS around it? Let's use the 2x2 metric provided above to determine it.
Big &amp; Infrequent - a massive pain when it occurs, but frequency is low. It is a pleasant location for a SaaS to be! Travel planning and financial reporting are two examples. 
Small &amp; Frequent - Not a major issue, but as it occurs too frequently, it becomes problematic. Examples - Expense tracking, data visualization (could be solved through SaaS). 
(A short tip/observation: if organizations are still using Excel too often to solve a certain problem, but your SaaS offers a solution, you're probably on the right track.) 
Large and frequent - the ideal location to be! Project Management (tool) is a great example for this one. 
Small and infrequent - not worth attending. 
<h3 id="heading-important-points">Important points:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Some problems are not worth solving.</li>
<li>Dogfooding is one of the most effective techniques to shape your SaaS product. If not, consider getting some early-adopters/test users.</li>
</ul>
The next time you think of starting a SaaS business, consider taking a look into these types of metric systems. In this way, you’ll be able to “take decisions from a state of awareness, and not ignorance.”

RE: Is the problem you are trying to solve big and frequent enough that it is viable to build a SaaS around it? Let's use the 2x2 metric provided above to determine it.

**Big & Infrequent** - a massive pain when it occurs, but frequency is low. It is a pleasant location for a SaaS to be! Travel planning and financial reporting are two examples. 

**Small & Frequent** - Not a major issue, but as it occurs too frequently, it becomes problematic. Examples - Expense tracking, data visualization (could be solved through SaaS). 

(A short tip/observation: if organizations are still using Excel too often to solve a certain problem, but your SaaS offers a solution, you're probably on the right track.) 

**Large and frequent** - the ideal location to be! Project Management (tool) is a great example for this one. 

**Small and infrequent** - not worth attending. 

### Important points:
- Some problems are not worth solving.
- Dogfooding is one of the most effective techniques to shape your SaaS product. If not, consider getting some early-adopters/test users.

The next time you think of starting a SaaS business, consider taking a look into these types of metric systems. In this way, you’ll be able to “take decisions from a state of awareness, and not ignorance.”

In this short post, we discuss whether building a SaaS product around a particular problem you're trying to solve is feasible enough or not.

What to consider before starting a SaaS business.

What to consider before starting a SaaS business: A 2x2 matrix to guide you.

Writing down all the FAQs that we receive every now and then. Do you want to know about anything that we are capable of answering? Feel free to reach out to us!
