From Side Project to Product: How ClawHosters Became a Real SaaS

Source: Dev.to

I’ve done this four times now—different years, different technologies, completely different markets—but it always plays out the same way.

I solve a problem for myself, then for a few friends. Soon strangers ask if they can have it too, and suddenly there’s a product.

• RLTracker (2017) – 2.4 M trades
• Splex.gg (2021) – 60 % market share
• Golem Overlord (2022) – 20 K daily players
• ClawHosters (2026)

The moment of realization comes when you’re doing the same setup for the eighth time in two weeks, repeating the exact same steps. That’s not helping friends anymore; it’s a recurring problem screaming for a product.

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