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Is this realistic or am I delusional

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Hi everyone,

I'm a software engineer with 8 years of experience, mostly in backend systems, architecture, and cloud.

I'm working on a SaaS idea on the side. It is starting to look more like an enterprise B2B product than a small side project. Progress has been slow working alone, so I'm considering bringing in 1-2 entry level developers.

Before doing that, I want honest feedback on whether this setup is actually viable.

Current idea:

Early-stage product, no revenue yet

No company/entity registered yet

Hire:

1 frontend developer

1 backend developer

Pay: NPR 15,000 to 25,000 per month

My role:

Architecture and system design

Guidance + active coding

I also have a full-time job

Constraints:

Remote work

Not a stable or guaranteed long-term role (initially)

around 12 months uncertain timeline. If i feel like the product won't sell... I'll definitely scratch off the product and the team. I'll definitely pay for all the time they've worked.

People can leave anytime

No guaranteed raises or promotions early on

If it works, compensation and team size will increase

Questions:

Is this setup realistic for building a business?

Does hiring 2 juniors make sense here at all?

Would this be fair from a junior developer's perspective?

What would you change in this approach?

Not hiring yet. Just trying to validate whether this approach is reasonable or fundamentally flawed.

Appreciate honest feedback.

Posted May 5, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC

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