I built a SaaS without knowing how to code – am I an idiot?
It's called learnfrom.co, a platform for creating, hosting and selling online courses. I started building it because I wanted to solve a problem I had with existing course platforms. I kept running into things I wanted to change, so I started building them myself. The problem: I wasn't really a software engineer. Instead, I started using AI to build the product. I'd describe what I wanted, let it write the code, test it, fix things when they broke, and repeat. That somehow turned into a real product. LearnFrom is now used by 100+ creators and businesses, with real students and real payments…
What it does
Turn your knowledge into a scalable business. Create and sell online courses with ease.
Upload your content and start earning from your expertise. No monthly fees, no subscriptions — you only pay a small fee when a student enrolls. Your cost goes down as your audience grows. Other platforms charge sky-high monthly fees, overload you with features you'll never use and even put limits on your growth. We’ve cut out the noise and kept the tools that actually matter. From building your course to getting paid, everything is designed to be simple, seamless, and stress-free. Upload videos, add resources, and organize lessons with drag-and-drop. Create a polished learning experience your students will love. No tech skills required. Grow without limits. Whether you have 10 students or…from learnfrom.co
In the maker’s words, at launch
It's called learnfrom.co, a platform for creating, hosting and selling online courses. I started building it because I wanted to solve a problem I had with existing course platforms. I kept running into things I wanted to change, so I started building them myself. The problem: I wasn't really a software engineer. Instead, I started using AI to build the product. I'd describe what I wanted, let it write the code, test it, fix things when they broke, and repeat. That somehow turned into a real product. LearnFrom is now used by 100+ creators and businesses, with real students and real payments going through it. And that's where I'm starting to get uncomfortable. "It works" and "it's well engineered" are obviously not the same thing. So I'm bringing it to HN to find out how much trouble I'm actually in. If you were reviewing this before I'd let more customers depend on it, what would you look for first? Security? Authentication? Authorization? Data isolation? Payments? Architecture? Performance? AI-generated code? Something I haven't even thought about? Please assume I'm guilty until proven innocent.
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