Tim Bennetto's Simple SaaS Stack to Launch Fast (and Stay Lean)

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✨Hey there, tech stackers! 🚀

Building your first SaaS? Tim Bennetto, founder of social media management tool Pallyy is, and he’s doing it with a stack that’s fast, affordable, and solo-founder-friendly. Most of these tools have generous free tiers—and they cover everything from user support to CDN performance.

Let’s break it down 👇

Meet your new assistant (who happens to be AI).

Skej is your new scheduling assistant. Whether it’s a coffee intro, a client check-in, or a last-minute reschedule, Skej is on it. Just CC Skej on your emails, and it takes care of everything:

• Customize your assistant name, email, and personality

• Easily manages time zones and locales

• Works with Google, Outlook, Zoom, Slack, and Teams

• Skej works 24/7 in over 100 languages

No apps to download or new tools to learn. You talk to Skej just like a real assistant, and Skej just… works! It’s like having a super-organized co-worker with you all day.

Get 10 meetings free

🔧 Tim’s SaaS Stack (Mostly Free!)

💾 Backend & Code

• MongoDB – The NoSQL database of choice. Flexible, scalable, and supported by tons of libraries.

• Nuxt.js – Vue-based framework that makes it easy to build full-stack apps quickly.

💳 Subscriptions & Hosting

• Stripe – The industry standard for payments, billing, and subscriptions.

• Render – An easy-to-use PaaS for deploying apps and services (a strong Heroku alternative).

📢 Customer Feedback & Support

• Canny – Great for public roadmaps, feedback boards, and feature voting.

• Crisp – Live chat and multi-channel customer support in one clean interface.

📸 Media & Assets

• ImageKit – Powerful image CDN with on-the-fly optimization, transformation, and resizing.

📊 Analytics & Monitoring

• Plausible – Lightweight, privacy-first web analytics without cookies.

• Cronitor – Track cron jobs and scheduled tasks with real-time alerts.

🤖 AI Prompt Tip

This combo will make your billing workflows smarter—and prevent churn without lifting a finger.

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