* Yes, software startups by solo founders are very much still viable.
* No, the age of apps/SaaS is not ending
* It is not oversaturated either. There are ALWAYS new ideas to build, new products in demand, and new ways to make money.
* It always seems like the low-hanging fruits have been "taken", because you've observed them being successful (it's a reductive argument). They probably weren't low-hanging when they were originally built - just in retrospect. Similarly, some of the app/SaaS ideas being built by solo founders right now may seem low-hanging in a few years.
The crispest example someone once gave me for why the world never actually runs out of things to build (easy or otherwise) was:
* New technical innovation A emerges (it can be anything - a new sensor on a phone, a new form factor, a new feature in software, a new API, etc.)
* Product B emerges that cleverly uses innovation A.
* Product C emerges that competes with Product B
* Service D emerges that helps compare Products B & C
Repeat ad infinitum...
Unless you believe we've reached the end of the first step (no new technical innovations!), then we haven't even come close to running out of things to build.
* Yes, software startups by solo founders are very much still viable.
* No, the age of apps/SaaS is not ending
* It is not oversaturated either. There are ALWAYS new ideas to build, new products in demand, and new ways to make money.
* It always seems like the low-hanging fruits have been "taken", because you've observed them being successful (it's a reductive argument). They probably weren't low-hanging when they were originally built - just in retrospect. Similarly, some of the app/SaaS ideas being built by solo founders right now may seem low-hanging in a few years.
The crispest example someone once gave me for why the world never actually runs out of things to build (easy or otherwise) was:
* New technical innovation A emerges (it can be anything - a new sensor on a phone, a new form factor, a new feature in software, a new API, etc.)
* Product B emerges that cleverly uses innovation A.
* Product C emerges that competes with Product B
* Service D emerges that helps compare Products B & C
Repeat ad infinitum...
Unless you believe we've reached the end of the first step (no new technical innovations!), then we haven't even come close to running out of things to build.