I wanted to start small discussion and maybe there's someone who could provide some feedback/share his/her experiences on this topic. How you can use Outsystems to build, prototype, validate and in the end - sell or publish as SAAS to commercial usage. I'm thinking about both mobile and web applications, with focus on mobile apps. While Outsystems is great and fast to build prototypes, I'm quite troubled regarding finalizing any of my products. One idea I have - build prototype, validate on free users, then find someone who would invest in my idea. Yet, seeing how free enviroment is working, I find it difficult to belive that I'll be able to convince any investors to my apps having only tests users use it.
Do you have any ideas how this might work?
I would contact OutSystems Sales to discuss this. The main problem with using OutSystems for personal endeavours is the rather steep licensing costs, which depends on the number of (expected) users and the size of the software factory (measured in Application Objects). So make sure you have a clear picture of those costs before starting a multi-months journey to develop commercial-grade software, to prevent having to shutter everything because of these high licence costs.
That's my concern, though Im not really into learning new tech or hiring someone to develop app for me that's why I'm curious if anyone was able to get funds using free environment only.
Hi, you could also reach out to companies who already built a SaaS product with OutSystems, e.g. Emilian https://www.emilian.io/
In regards to an OutSystems Sales Rep i would suggest to reach out to Yves Reust (OutSystems Germany) who can definitly help you (yves.reust@outsystems.com).
A side note: OutSystems is great way to build an MVP and then look for potential candidates to seed your further progress. If you have a good idea and if you are looking for a company that helps you build an MVP using OutSystems AND seeds your idea, please reach out to me (a full business plan incl. market research and revenue calculation is a requirement).
Best
Stefan