Iain Cambridge
@iain.bsky.social
An indie hacker building the future of SaaS subscription management and billing.
Working on @billabear.com.
Posts about building a SaaS, tv shows, and random stuff.
Working on @billabear.com.
Posts about building a SaaS, tv shows, and random stuff.
I've finally added the audit logging I wanted in BillaBear for months.
You'll be able to see what has been happening in BillaBear and by who. You'll also be able to see who made what changes to Customers, Subscriptions, and more.
#buildinpublic
You'll be able to see what has been happening in BillaBear and by who. You'll also be able to see who made what changes to Customers, Subscriptions, and more.
#buildinpublic
February 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I've finally added the audit logging I wanted in BillaBear for months.
You'll be able to see what has been happening in BillaBear and by who. You'll also be able to see who made what changes to Customers, Subscriptions, and more.
#buildinpublic
You'll be able to see what has been happening in BillaBear and by who. You'll also be able to see who made what changes to Customers, Subscriptions, and more.
#buildinpublic
A new integration for BillaBear is incoming!
It's nice to get started with the CRM integrations!
#buildinpublic
It's nice to get started with the CRM integrations!
#buildinpublic
February 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
A new integration for BillaBear is incoming!
It's nice to get started with the CRM integrations!
#buildinpublic
It's nice to get started with the CRM integrations!
#buildinpublic
Work in progress but I'm changing the billing page design for the cloud billing page. I think it looks cleaner this way.
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
January 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Work in progress but I'm changing the billing page design for the cloud billing page. I think it looks cleaner this way.
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
I've reorganised the dashboard for BillaBear. Make the chart not take up the whole screen and have panels at the side.
Now for more charts.
#buildinpublic
Now for more charts.
#buildinpublic
January 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I've reorganised the dashboard for BillaBear. Make the chart not take up the whole screen and have panels at the side.
Now for more charts.
#buildinpublic
Now for more charts.
#buildinpublic
I'm adding a payment totals chart to BillaBear that splits up the amounts by plans.
January 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I'm adding a payment totals chart to BillaBear that splits up the amounts by plans.
My first attempt at a new hero.
Development is so much easier and faster for me than design.
#buildinpublic
Development is so much easier and faster for me than design.
#buildinpublic
January 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
My first attempt at a new hero.
Development is so much easier and faster for me than design.
#buildinpublic
Development is so much easier and faster for me than design.
#buildinpublic
January 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I'm working on the new marketing site for BillaBear. I'm starting off with the menu design.
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
January 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I'm working on the new marketing site for BillaBear. I'm starting off with the menu design.
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
The basics newsletter integration is done. I started off with EmailOctopus but I'll add some more soon.
You can choose the marketing list which is only added to if marketing opted in to. And the announcement list which everyone is added to since it's not for marketing.
#buildinpublic
You can choose the marketing list which is only added to if marketing opted in to. And the announcement list which everyone is added to since it's not for marketing.
#buildinpublic
December 29, 2024 at 6:24 PM
The basics newsletter integration is done. I started off with EmailOctopus but I'll add some more soon.
You can choose the marketing list which is only added to if marketing opted in to. And the announcement list which everyone is added to since it's not for marketing.
#buildinpublic
You can choose the marketing list which is only added to if marketing opted in to. And the announcement list which everyone is added to since it's not for marketing.
#buildinpublic
I've made it easier for people who are onboarding on BillaBear to know that Stripe needs to be configured before they can do certain actions.
A nice small task to break up the tons of work it's taking to create an accounting integration framework.
A nice small task to break up the tons of work it's taking to create an accounting integration framework.
December 27, 2024 at 1:37 PM
I've made it easier for people who are onboarding on BillaBear to know that Stripe needs to be configured before they can do certain actions.
A nice small task to break up the tons of work it's taking to create an accounting integration framework.
A nice small task to break up the tons of work it's taking to create an accounting integration framework.
I'm starting to wonder if my computer is wanting me to stop working it's complaining that classes that do exist don't exist.
December 22, 2024 at 6:14 PM
I'm starting to wonder if my computer is wanting me to stop working it's complaining that classes that do exist don't exist.
December 19, 2024 at 2:28 PM
I'm adding a new invoice generation setting. BillaBear will be able to allow you to bill periodically (a month after creation, etc) or at the end of the month.
The invoice settings is starting to come together. I'm sure more settings will be added soon.
#buildinpublic
The invoice settings is starting to come together. I'm sure more settings will be added soon.
#buildinpublic
December 18, 2024 at 10:35 AM
I'm adding a new invoice generation setting. BillaBear will be able to allow you to bill periodically (a month after creation, etc) or at the end of the month.
The invoice settings is starting to come together. I'm sure more settings will be added soon.
#buildinpublic
The invoice settings is starting to come together. I'm sure more settings will be added soon.
#buildinpublic
It's kinda cool seeing the difference between the changelog for the last major release and this next major release.
There has definitely been more features but the last release had a massive tax system added so it wasn't as bare as it seems.
There has definitely been more features but the last release had a massive tax system added so it wasn't as bare as it seems.
December 17, 2024 at 11:31 AM
It's kinda cool seeing the difference between the changelog for the last major release and this next major release.
There has definitely been more features but the last release had a massive tax system added so it wasn't as bare as it seems.
There has definitely been more features but the last release had a massive tax system added so it wasn't as bare as it seems.
A small but nice very useful improvement to BillaBear's customer list UI. The ability to see the name name in the list view.
Plus it's now possible to filter by company name to make it easier to find customers.
#buildinpublic
Plus it's now possible to filter by company name to make it easier to find customers.
#buildinpublic
December 17, 2024 at 11:13 AM
A small but nice very useful improvement to BillaBear's customer list UI. The ability to see the name name in the list view.
Plus it's now possible to filter by company name to make it easier to find customers.
#buildinpublic
Plus it's now possible to filter by company name to make it easier to find customers.
#buildinpublic
It’s good to be back watching @eisbaerenberlin.bsky.social after missing a few games because of a foot injury.
December 15, 2024 at 1:35 PM
It’s good to be back watching @eisbaerenberlin.bsky.social after missing a few games because of a foot injury.
Today I'm creating a feature comparison matrix for BillaBear and a bunch of competitors.
So boring but rather needed
#buildinpublic
So boring but rather needed
#buildinpublic
December 12, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Today I'm creating a feature comparison matrix for BillaBear and a bunch of competitors.
So boring but rather needed
#buildinpublic
So boring but rather needed
#buildinpublic
Probably a session state issue but I can't logout
December 6, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Probably a session state issue but I can't logout
Over half a million lines of addition for BillaBear.
December 4, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Over half a million lines of addition for BillaBear.
With the BillaBear's customer view, I decided to go for usability over prettiness. I jammed as much information and controls in the main view as possible.
One of the main complaints customer support have with UIs is the number of clicks to do something.
#buildinpublic
One of the main complaints customer support have with UIs is the number of clicks to do something.
#buildinpublic
December 4, 2024 at 11:00 AM
With the BillaBear's customer view, I decided to go for usability over prettiness. I jammed as much information and controls in the main view as possible.
One of the main complaints customer support have with UIs is the number of clicks to do something.
#buildinpublic
One of the main complaints customer support have with UIs is the number of clicks to do something.
#buildinpublic
Added some extra panels to the dashboard for BillaBear to show latest customers, payments, and subscription events.
The plan is to make it easy to see the latest billing activity.
The plan is to make it easy to see the latest billing activity.
December 3, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Added some extra panels to the dashboard for BillaBear to show latest customers, payments, and subscription events.
The plan is to make it easy to see the latest billing activity.
The plan is to make it easy to see the latest billing activity.
I guess this is a good starting place for the paylink for invoices. Does the job and has all the info but just isn't that good and super basic.
December 2, 2024 at 2:28 PM
I guess this is a good starting place for the paylink for invoices. Does the job and has all the info but just isn't that good and super basic.
The interesting result of opening up PHPStorm on a rather small project.
November 29, 2024 at 1:55 AM
The interesting result of opening up PHPStorm on a rather small project.
I'm tweaking the onboarding for BillaBear's cloud offering.
I'm thinking I should move the progress step indicator to the top instead of the bottom.
#buildinpublic
I'm thinking I should move the progress step indicator to the top instead of the bottom.
#buildinpublic
November 27, 2024 at 2:26 AM
I'm tweaking the onboarding for BillaBear's cloud offering.
I'm thinking I should move the progress step indicator to the top instead of the bottom.
#buildinpublic
I'm thinking I should move the progress step indicator to the top instead of the bottom.
#buildinpublic