Two years ago, I had a course called StartYourSaaS.
I was riding high off our last acquisition and feeling invincible.
I figured I could get a SaaS built and sold fast enough to make an interesting course.
We sold around $20,000 to $30,000 worth of these courses, added all the students into our Slack community, and I dove into building my SaaS.
Started building, hiring devs, reporting progress.
Fast forward to February of 2025 - about a year and a half after launching StartYourSaaS - I still didn't have a SaaS with revenue.
I'd sent cold emails, booked meetings, but they never converted because the software wasn't built.
We got in rooms with multi-million-dollar companies who wanted our solution, but we couldn't demo it because it didn't work.
In our private community, people got frustrated: "Where's the SaaS? Where's the SaaS?"
The pressure was on, and you can't just leave your people hanging.
So, I wrote what's called a "post-mortem" in the startup world - a blog explaining why the business failed.
I thought that would be my easy out.
Write the post-mortem, people say, "Oh, he couldn't do it," and move on.
They did.
Nobody was really mad.
They understood.
But something stuck with me.
In that post-mortem, I wrote that my biggest weakness wasn't sales - I could close deals.
It wasn't marketing - I could generate leads.
It was product.
Building the SaaS...
I compared it to building a house without knowing construction, something else I can't do.
Writing those lines planted a seed: I was failing because I didn't know how to code.
When the universe or God gives you that clarity, you'd be stupid not to listen.
Here's how you identify your weaknesses:
State a dream - name a big thing "at random."
My first three thoughts were run for president, start a billion dollar company and become a famous rock star.
These dreams aren't random. They're insights into your psyche.
My three dreams might be totally different from yours.
Why did I pick "start a billion-dollar SaaS company" instead of "become a supermodel" or "win a nobel prize?"
That choice reveals something about me.
Once you've stated a dream, dissect it.
Let's take starting a billion-dollar SaaS company.
My first thought is: "I don't want to manage people."
One level deeper: "I'm scared what that might look like."
Another level deeper: "When I'm finally that successful, it might be too much pressure."
At this point, my operating system kicks in and rewrites the negative thought into something manageable, but yours might keep going.
Sit with whatever you uncover.
That's how you find your weaknesses.
I'm not saying you need to immediately tackle them - I didn't for about a month.
But once you see your weakness clearly, it's inescapable.
You have to solve it.
About a month later, I started building micro-tools and improving Galadon.
I turned Galadon from a failed AI live-chat SaaS into a suite of valuable tools.
Eventually, I rolled the mastermind into it, making it the premium service tier.
That move meant I had a profitable SaaS - exactly what I'd promised.
I'm not revealing Galadon Gold's revenue here - not yet - but the point is, I patched my hole.
In the last four days, I built a new SaaS without hiring a developer.
I'm keeping this one secret for now, although maybe you guessed it since I shared glimpses recently.
It's fully functional, complete with user accounts, Stripe integration, databases - all the technical stuff that previously cost me over $280,000 real dollars.
It feels incredible because going into it, I thought it was impossible.
I'd bailed on similar projects before.
This time, we pulled it off.
That's what this post is about: patching your holes.
Identify your weaknesses, fix them.
Don't be the guy who says, "I don't know how to code, so I guess I'm screwed," or "I'm not good with girls, so I guess I'll die alone."
I unintentionally made those excuses, then I stopped...
Patch your weaknesses.
Fix your holes.
That's the game.
If you're serious about fixing your weaknesses, Galadon Gold is built specifically for people who want real results, fast.
We provide direct access, weekly live coaching calls, and unlimited personalized support.
Our elite team isn't just talking - they're operators actively crushing their own businesses and ready to help you crush yours.
Alex Berman
Two years ago, I had a course called StartYourSaaS.
I was riding high off our last acquisition and feeling invincible.
I figured I could get a SaaS built and sold fast enough to make an interesting course.
We sold around $20,000 to $30,000 worth of these courses, added all the students into our Slack community, and I dove into building my SaaS.
Started building, hiring devs, reporting progress.
Fast forward to February of 2025 - about a year and a half after launching StartYourSaaS - I still didn't have a SaaS with revenue.
I'd sent cold emails, booked meetings, but they never converted because the software wasn't built.
We got in rooms with multi-million-dollar companies who wanted our solution, but we couldn't demo it because it didn't work.
In our private community, people got frustrated: "Where's the SaaS? Where's the SaaS?"
The pressure was on, and you can't just leave your people hanging.
So, I wrote what's called a "post-mortem" in the startup world - a blog explaining why the business failed.
I thought that would be my easy out.
Write the post-mortem, people say, "Oh, he couldn't do it," and move on.
They did.
Nobody was really mad.
They understood.
But something stuck with me.
In that post-mortem, I wrote that my biggest weakness wasn't sales - I could close deals.
It wasn't marketing - I could generate leads.
It was product.
Building the SaaS...
I compared it to building a house without knowing construction, something else I can't do.
Writing those lines planted a seed: I was failing because I didn't know how to code.
When the universe or God gives you that clarity, you'd be stupid not to listen.
Here's how you identify your weaknesses:
State a dream - name a big thing "at random."
My first three thoughts were run for president, start a billion dollar company and become a famous rock star.
These dreams aren't random. They're insights into your psyche.
My three dreams might be totally different from yours.
Why did I pick "start a billion-dollar SaaS company" instead of "become a supermodel" or "win a nobel prize?"
That choice reveals something about me.
Once you've stated a dream, dissect it.
Let's take starting a billion-dollar SaaS company.
My first thought is: "I don't want to manage people."
One level deeper: "I'm scared what that might look like."
Another level deeper: "When I'm finally that successful, it might be too much pressure."
At this point, my operating system kicks in and rewrites the negative thought into something manageable, but yours might keep going.
Sit with whatever you uncover.
That's how you find your weaknesses.
I'm not saying you need to immediately tackle them - I didn't for about a month.
But once you see your weakness clearly, it's inescapable.
You have to solve it.
About a month later, I started building micro-tools and improving Galadon.
I turned Galadon from a failed AI live-chat SaaS into a suite of valuable tools.
Eventually, I rolled the mastermind into it, making it the premium service tier.
That move meant I had a profitable SaaS - exactly what I'd promised.
I'm not revealing Galadon Gold's revenue here - not yet - but the point is, I patched my hole.
In the last four days, I built a new SaaS without hiring a developer.
I'm keeping this one secret for now, although maybe you guessed it since I shared glimpses recently.
It's fully functional, complete with user accounts, Stripe integration, databases - all the technical stuff that previously cost me over $280,000 real dollars.
It feels incredible because going into it, I thought it was impossible.
I'd bailed on similar projects before.
This time, we pulled it off.
That's what this post is about: patching your holes.
Identify your weaknesses, fix them.
Don't be the guy who says, "I don't know how to code, so I guess I'm screwed," or "I'm not good with girls, so I guess I'll die alone."
I unintentionally made those excuses, then I stopped...
Patch your weaknesses.
Fix your holes.
That's the game.
If you're serious about fixing your weaknesses, Galadon Gold is built specifically for people who want real results, fast.
We provide direct access, weekly live coaching calls, and unlimited personalized support.
Our elite team isn't just talking - they're operators actively crushing their own businesses and ready to help you crush yours.
It's time.
Talk soon,
Alex
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