u/Money_Refrigerator80

Fala, pessoal.

Eu estou desenvolvendo um SaaS de nicho e queria contratar alguém para uma revisão técnica antes de abrir um beta pago. O app lida com dados comerciais/financeiros dos usuários, então minha maior preocupação é não lançar algo com falhas óbvias de segurança ou arquitetura.

Não tô procurando uma auditoria enterprise nem um pentest completo agora. Queria algo mais pragmático: alguém sênior olhando o projeto e apontando riscos reais, launch blockers e prioridades.

O que eu imagino revisar:

- autenticação/sessões

- autorização e isolamento de dados por usuário

- endpoints sensíveis

- banco de dados/permissões

- logs e mensagens de erro

- backup/restore

- exportação/exclusão de dados

- deploy/produção

- riscos em importação de arquivos

Minhas dúvidas:

1. Que perfil eu deveria procurar: full-stack sênior, AppSec, DevSecOps, arquiteto, fractional CTO?

2. Onde vocês recomendam achar alguém confiável?

3. O que seria um escopo realista para uma revisão inicial?

4. O que seria uma red flag nesse tipo de contratação?

5. Quanto vocês acham razoável pagar por uma revisão pontual?

Tenho orçamento limitado e não quero contratar uma “auditoria” gigante antes de validar melhor o produto, mas também não quero lançar algo irresponsável.

Valeu!

Hello,

I’m building a niche SaaS that helps users manage business data and finances. Before launching, I’m trying to understand which professionals I should consult, especially because the product involves sensitive business/financial data.

The app includes user accounts, financial records, invoices/payments, manual bank balance tracking, transaction imports, forecasts, tax/discount calculations, and data export.

My main concerns are:

- Security and privacy

- Terms of use and privacy policy

- Backups, data export, and what happens if the product shuts down

- Legal/accounting requirements before charging users

- Technical review before launch

- Running a small beta safely

- Prioritizing correctly with a limited budget

I don’t have a large budget, so I’m trying to avoid hiring the wrong people or overbuilding before validating the product (I confess I've been overbuilding for some time now).

Questions:

1. Which professionals should I speak with before launching? I can only think of UI/UX Testers, Product Managers, and Marketing Professionals.
2. If I can only afford 2-3 consultations, which ones should come first?
3. What are the minimum things I should have in place before charging users?
4. Are there any red flags I should watch out for when hiring advisors/consultants?
5. For those who launched a SaaS handling financial/business data, what do you wish you had done earlier?

Any practical advice would be really appreciated. I’ve tested the core value proposition end to end and everything seems to work, but I’m concerned about launching without the right legal, security, and operational measures in place. I’m also dealing with some imposter syndrome and worry that an early buggy launch could damage trust before I have a chance to improve the product.

Hello,

I’m building a niche SaaS that helps users manage freelance/business finances. Before launching, I’m trying to understand which professionals I should consult, especially because the product involves sensitive business/financial data.

The app includes user accounts, financial records, invoices/payments, manual bank balance tracking, transaction imports, forecasts, tax/discount calculations, and data export.

My main concerns are:

- Security and privacy

- Terms of use and privacy policy

- Backups, data export, and what happens if the product shuts down

- Legal/accounting requirements before charging users

- Technical review before launch

- Running a small beta safely

- Prioritizing correctly with a limited budget

I don’t have a large budget, so I’m trying to avoid hiring the wrong people or overbuilding before validating the product (I confess I've been overbuilding for some time now).

Questions:

1. Which professionals should I speak with before launching? I can only think of UI/UX Testers, Product Managers, and Marketing Professionals.

2. If I can only afford 2-3 consultations, which ones should come first?

3. What are the minimum things I should have in place before charging users?

4. Are there any red flags I should watch out for when hiring advisors/consultants?

5. For those who launched a SaaS handling financial/business data, what do you wish you had done earlier?

Any practical advice would be really appreciated. I’ve tested the core value proposition end to end and everything seems to work, but I’m concerned about launching without the right legal, security, and operational measures in place. I’m also dealing with some imposter syndrome and worry that an early buggy launch could damage trust before I have a chance to improve the product.

Thanks!