Building a SaaS Platform from Zero, Part 2: The Product Architecture That Powered the Business

The multi-tenant database solved our scaling problem. Data updates that had previously taken weeks now flowed to subscribing clients automatically. Onboarding went from a technical project to a configuration exercise. The foundation was solid. But a database isn't a product. Our clients weren't paying for a well-designed schema; they were paying for access to healthcare … Continue reading Building a SaaS Platform from Zero, Part 2: The Product Architecture That Powered the Business

Building a SaaS Platform from Zero, Part 1: From a Dozen Databases to One

When I walked into The Ignition Group for the first time, the company had about a dozen paying clients and a proof of concept that had been duplicated for each of them. In one of our first conversations, the founder was straightforward with me: "We know this setup isn't going to work long-term. That's why … Continue reading Building a SaaS Platform from Zero, Part 1: From a Dozen Databases to One