Upsilon's March-April Digest
TLDR: 🚀 8 new articles for entrepreneurs and startup founders posted in March and April 🗞️ Latest Upsilon news
Greetings 👋
Spring is in the air, and so is innovation! In March and April, we focused on arming you with the latest strategies and tools to supercharge your projects.
For startup founders, we explored how to stretch your runway and make every dollar count. We also rolled out a tutorial on building a web scraping app from scratch, alongside an in-depth guide to scaling a SaaS business.
If you're at the minimum viable product stage, don't miss our resources on key MVP phases of development and prototype testing best practices.
On the AI front, we unpacked the latest SaaS AI trends, compared leading AI frameworks and LLM libraries, and provided a beginner-friendly guide to developing your first AI-powered MVP.
Missed something? Browse our previous insights and see what fresh resources we've created for you this time!
Flashback: Upsilon's January-February Digest
📝 New Articles
How to Extend Your Startup Runway: Tips and Tricks
Running a startup is a lot like flying a plane. You're cruising along, but suddenly, the fuel light is blinking almost empty. The funding runway is still in the distance, and turbulence in the form of unexpected expenses, slow revenue, and investor cold feet keep shaking the cabin. But there's a lot more to extending your startup runway than just penny-pinching.
Product Development
Building a Web Scraping App in 2025: The Complete Guide. Instead of squinting and searching through endless pages manually, a web scraping app lets you zoom in and instantly collect the data you need with precision and speed. It automates the tedious, repetitive task of data collection, freeing up your time for more important things. Learn how to make your own.
Scaling SaaS: Your Key to Business Expansion. A software-as-a-service product is a lot like a rubber band: it stretches to accommodate growth when needed and shrinks back when things settle down. But if you don't plan for scaling early on, you'll be stuck scrambling to fix things when it's too late. Discover the perfect timing for your scale-up along with the top 10 strategies to achieve it.
Discovery & MVP
Key MVP Stages: From Ideation to Post-Release. The MVP development stages are like the training wheels on a bike. If you're rushing into full-scale product development without these phases, you might be zooming down the hill, only to realize, whoops, you forgot how to steer. Browse the classic MVP timeline and find a step-by-step guide on what you should do at each of the stages.
Prototype Testing: How to Test Prototypes in 8 Steps. Prototype testing is your chance to rehearse before the real thing. It lets you simulate the user experience, spot turbulence (confusing flows, clunky UI, missing features), and fine-tune your design to ensure a smooth sailing. Uncover the different methods you can use to test prototypes effectively.
Artificial Intelligence
How AI Is Revolutionizing SaaS: SaaS AI Trends for 2025. AI-powered SaaS isn't just some shiny add-on. It's the engine driving SaaS, making everything run smoother, faster, and a lot less like you're trying to assemble IKEA furniture without the instructions. Check out the most effective ways to harness AI if you're thinking about integrating it into your software-as-a-service product.
Top AI Frameworks and LLM Libraries in 2025. When deciding to integrate AI functionality into your solution, using LLM frameworks and libraries is like buying a ready-made brownie mix. You don't waste time on gathering all the ingredients from scratch, and the pre-prepared mix simplifies the process. Find out which ones to add to your AI stack to accelerate development.
AI MVP Development: A Basic Guide. Building your first AI MVP isn't about throwing together a minimum viable product using no-code builders or other AI tools in five minutes. This path will lead you to a dead end. If you want something solid and scalable, you'll probably want an MVP that's actually enhanced with real AI capabilities. Spoiler: going custom is the way to do that.
📸 New on Our Instagram
This spring, we're celebrating the passion that fuels our projects and the joy we find in working together. From sharing laughs over brainstorming sessions to high-fiving after successful launches, we believe that love for what we do (and who we do it with) makes all the difference. Check out our Instagram to see what else we've been up to.
🚀 Future Plans
What are our plans? In the upcoming months, we'll be diving deeper into the latest product development trends, bringing you fresh guides and hands-on tutorials. Expect more practical tips and actionable insights tailored to help your projects thrive.
Thank you for being with us in March and April, and stay tuned by hitting "subscribe". So long till next time 💛