# Mihir Thakkar > Field notes from Mihir Thakkar on building SaaS products, software teams, technical tradeoffs, pricing, consulting, and founder execution. This site is a personal blog for readers interested in practical software product decisions, bootstrapped SaaS, engineering leadership, and the business of software. ## Core Pages - [Home](https://mihirthakkar.in): Blog index, author context, and contact information. - [Sitemap](https://mihirthakkar.in/sitemap.xml): XML sitemap for all published HTML pages. ## Articles - [Build the Thinking Muscle: A 4-Question Framework for Smarter Teams](https://mihirthakkar.in/build-thinking-muscle-4-question-framework.html): A simple four-question framework managers and founders can use to help teams move from asking what to do toward diagnosing problems, weighing options, and making better decisions. - [Scaling Mindsets, Not Just Code: Building High Performance Engineering Teams](https://mihirthakkar.in/scaling-mindsets-not-just-code.html): High-performance engineering teams do not just execute faster. They learn to think at the right level, own outcomes, and make better decisions without waiting for constant direction. - [Buy vs Build Decisions in Software Product Development](https://mihirthakkar.in/buy-vs-build-software-product-development.html): My team members often ask, “Why are we building this ourselves when there’s a library we could use?” Most developers who have worked with me know my strong dislike for external plugins and... - [Planning by Doing: A Practical Approach to Software Project Planning](https://mihirthakkar.in/agile-planning-by-doing.html): Meet Sarah, a software developer, working on a new e-commerce platform. Her team had spent weeks building a complex checkout system, carefully coding every detail based on initial... - [From Clients to Customers: My First Year as a Bootstrapped SaaS Founder](https://mihirthakkar.in/one-year-bootstrap-journey.html): Last year, I stepped away from a leadership role at a fairly large company — not for a flashy startup idea or VC money but to build a sustainable, profitable business. No AI hype, no pitch... - [How to Price Your SaaS Product for Profitability: A Strategic Approach](https://mihirthakkar.in/saas-value-based-prcing.html): Pricing a SaaS product is fundamentally different from pricing a traditional business. In most product-based businesses, pricing is often determined by calculating the cost of goods sold... - [The Business of Software - Unfiltered and Unplugged. Part 1 - Understanding Services Firms](https://mihirthakkar.in/business-of-software-understanding-services-firms.html): A practical look at how software services firms actually work: how they make money, what drives salaries, how teams are structured, and the risks hiding behind client projects. - [How Configurability Is Killing Your Product](https://mihirthakkar.in/configurablity-trap.html): It is easy to think that giving users a bunch of options will make your product better. If they can tailor it to their needs, they'll love it, right? Unfortunately, this approach often... - [The Journey from Delivering Custom Software Solutions to Building Scalable Products: How to Make the Leap](https://mihirthakkar.in/product-mindset.html): Many software services / consulting companies aspire of building software products at some point in their journey. They are often drawn by the allure of scalability and growth. However... - [Good, Great, and Gruesome Businesses](https://mihirthakkar.in/good-great-gruesome-business.html): Any device, system or process can be abstracted solely in terms of its inputs and outputs, without any comprehension of its internal mechanisms – In systems theory, we call this the black... - [AI as the Great Equalizer for Global IT Consulting - Breaking Linguistic and Cultural Divides](https://mihirthakkar.in/ai-equalizer.html): In the ever-evolving digital world, AI has established its dominance as a force that's here to revolutionize industries, transform traditional processes, and create groundbreaking... - [Off-The-Shelf VS Custom Software Solutions](https://mihirthakkar.in/off-the-shelf-vs-custom-software.html): Examples of Off-the-Shelf software include Content Management Systems (CMS) like SharePoint, Drupal, or WordPress, which can be configured for various business needs. The customizable... - [What Engineering Schools In India Need To Learn From Their US Counterparts](https://mihirthakkar.in/engineering-schools-india.html): India produces more than 1.5 million engineers every year but less than 10% of these graduates are actually employable. Engineering education in the United States, on the other hand, is... ## Optional - [Contact](mailto:mihirt@rapidquest.in): Email Mihir about SaaS products, product-market fit, or software execution.