Mizanur Rahman is the founder of Dorik, a SaaS company based in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Dorik is a no-code platform for building websites. At the time of this episode (October 2023), more than 1.5 lakh websites had been built on it and it had more than 80,000 customers. The video title calls it a million dollar SaaS startup built in Bangladesh.
In this episode Ahmed Fahad asks whether a world-class SaaS product can be built from Bangladesh, and from Sylhet in particular. Mizanur explains how Dorik grew from a side project into a million dollar company, how it acquires customers, what to keep in mind as an entrepreneur and how to manage a team. They also talk about his coding journey, his income from Upwork, why Dorik raised funding and why it is still based in Sylhet.
What the conversation covers
- Mizanur's coding journey and student life
- Getting clients and earning from Upwork
- The journey from design products to Dorik
- Where Dorik is now and its future goals
- Why Dorik raised funding
- Why Dorik is still based in Sylhet
- How Dorik grew with SaaS, and its marketing strategy
- Dorik's accomplishments and a milestone for the company
- Whether you need to move to Silicon Valley to build SaaS
- Suggestions for future tech entrepreneurs
The conversation is in Bangla.