The Lighthouse Blog

Loops is an email engine for already-launched SaaS. Lighthouse is the toolkit for the launch arc itself. Honest comparison for indie founders.

RouzbehJune 19

Practical guide to writing your first launch email as an indie SaaS founder: subject line, structure, the one link, plus a copy-paste template.

RouzbehJune 18

Twelve-step pre-launch checklist for indie SaaS founders: validate, build the waitlist, run the survey, prep the launch email, plan post-launch.

RouzbehJune 17

Tally is a free form builder. Lighthouse is a launch toolkit where the form is one of four pieces. Honest comparison for indie founders.

RouzbehJune 16

Substack if the publication IS the product. Lighthouse if the newsletter is one piece of a launch toolkit. Honest comparison for indie founders.

RouzbehJune 15

A TestFlight beta waitlist filters who gets in before you hit Apple's 10,000-tester cap. How to set one up, what to ask, and how to invite.

RouzbehJune 14

Beehiiv if the newsletter IS the product. Lighthouse if the newsletter is one piece of a launch toolkit. Honest comparison for indie founders.

RouzbehJune 13

Best product feedback tools for indie founders in 2026: Canny, Featurebase, Nolt, Frill, Sleekplan and Lighthouse compared on price and fit for a small product.

RouzbehJune 12

A waitlist with survey questions tells you who signed up, what they want, and what they would pay, before you write any code. Why email-only is a vanity metric.

RouzbehJune 11

Validate your idea before you build: five small experiments, what each one tells you, and how to read the result honestly. For indie founders.

RouzbehJune 10

Best newsletter tools for a small list in 2026: MailerLite, Beehiiv, EmailOctopus, Kit, Buttondown, Substack, Sender, and where Lighthouse fits.

RouzbehJune 9

How to get your first 100 users in 2026: where they actually come from, a week-by-week plan, and the do-not-scale tactics that work.

RouzbehJune 8