How I Built It: $17K/Month Open Source SaaS

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About this video

Nevo built an open source SaaS called Postiz. Over the past few years he has gotten over 25K GitHub stars and grown the app to over $17K MRR. This video breaks down how to market open-source projects in 2026 and beyond.

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:58 Niche Communities Playbook
• 1:40 Who is Nevo?
• 2:14 Business Analytics
• 4:06 Founder Background
• 5:14 Get Compliant with Delve
• 6:22 Why Open Source is a Great Opportunity
• 10:31 Open Source Playbook
• 16:07 Niche Open Source Communities
• 17:15 How the App Works
• 19:05 Tech Stack
• 20:39 Advice for Open Source
• 22:04 Pat's Final Word