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Mohit Singla

• 1d

Recently worked on systems involving:

• Stripe payments (subscriptions + webhooks) • Zoho CRM ↔ Firebase data sync • Multi-tenant SaaS architecture • GraphQL APIs for complex data

One thing becomes clear:

Most problems are not about writing code. They’re about designing the flow correctly.

Data flow. Event flow. User flow.

If those are wrong, the system becomes hard to scale and maintain.

If they’re right, everything else becomes easier.

Still learning and refining this with every project.

#backend #saas #apis #systemdesign

David Lovenburg

pro

• Mar 18

I see SaaS companies make the same mistakes in their websites.

They either get too cute with the heading, over design with colors/animations, or have vague jargon making up their copy.

If someone is looking for tools to solve their problems and have to read your headline 3-4 times to understand it, they’re going to bail and look elsewhere.

The above-the-fold her section has one job: make the visitor feel understood in as little time as possible.

With these companies below, they are mentioning the benefit (save money/time) or mentioning who it’s for (problem solvers), all while the design is beautiful and simple.

These companies understand who they are, the problem they solve, and who their audience is.

When you have clarity like this it becomes easy to convert customers, because they feel like it’s the perfect product for them.

Web Design saaswebsite saasdesign

Akin Gundogan

• Mar 20

Great collection!

Jithin Kumar

max

• Mar 19

Integrated Vercel AI SDK to our Analytics Engine to continuously learn business patterns and improve the accuracy of the metrics with actionable briefing everyday. Coming soon.

saas ai Product Design

David Akinlosotu

• Mar 19

Clean and simple 💯

Monserrat Vazquez

max

• Mar 17

Workflow aidesignflow papervsfigma

Paper or Figma ? Paper.design got $4.2M and teases AI, 3D, and new features. As a freelance brand designer (POV), my biggest workflow challenges are feedback and alignment, not the tool. Which will truly change workflows - new AI tools or better collaboration and feedback?

12 voted

34%

23 voted

66%

35 votes

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Nabeel M. Kasim

pro

• Mar 18

I agree with the point about feedback and alignment. New tools can speed things up, but better collaboration is still what makes the work feel clear and move forward smoothly. ( But here's the truth. I don't like Figma. I'm looking for a better alternative.)