About
Abul Kashem
I design SaaS products structured for both humans and AI systems. I help technical founders build faster with clarity, avoiding the structural errors that cost years.
I studied Software Engineering and began my career teaching programming at an IT training institute.
My early years were spent teaching — first as a junior faculty member, later as a full-time lecturer. Teaching forced me to simplify complex systems. If you cannot explain something clearly, you do not understand it deeply.
Alongside teaching, I built software for local and enterprise clients, including Maersk, APL, OCL Depot, Premium Shipping, and Asia GI Pipe. That phase grounded me in real operational systems — procurement, logistics, accounting, infrastructure. Software is not abstract. It must survive real-world constraints.
In 2006, we shifted fully into online services, focusing on SEO. In 2008, we launched BDHire, providing full-time and part-time virtual assistants to global clients. That business grew through discipline and long-term relationships.
The shift to SaaS
Around 2016, I began studying SaaS seriously.
There were no structured playbooks available at the time. Validation frameworks were unclear. We built outreach and SEO tools for our own internal use, attempting to create a complete system. The learning curve was steep. Building software is one challenge. Building a product with real demand and sustainable distribution is another.
Over the years, I made mistakes — over-scoping, building before validating, delaying distribution.
Those lessons reshaped my thinking: most products fail not because of poor engineering, but because of weak idea selection, unclear MVP boundaries, and distribution treated as an afterthought.
Where I am today
Today, my focus is clear: I design and build SaaS products structured for both humans and AI systems.
The future of software is not dashboard-heavy tools. It is API-first, machine-consumable, structured systems that can interact with agents, automation layers, and intelligent workflows. Products must serve users — and be readable by machines.
At the same time, I document and share the systems I use to eliminate early-stage founder mistakes. My goal is simple: help technical founders build faster with clarity, avoiding the structural errors that cost years.
Currently building
These are not isolated tools. They are part of a broader direction: building distribution-aware, AI-ready product systems.
I write publicly about SaaS opportunities, validation discipline, and distribution-first architecture.
For founders who prefer clarity over noise.
If you are building your first SaaS — or rebuilding your thinking — you may find my work useful.
I am building long-term systems.