I Built a SaaS on Top of an Open-Source Project and My Database Punished Me for It
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I didn't design my database from scratch. That's the honest truth. When I decided to build my WhatsApp Business API SaaS — targeting digital marketing agencies in India — I didn't start with a blank Postgres schema and a whiteboard. I started with a fork. Specifically, I forked Whatomate, an open-source Go-based WhatsApp platform, and told myself: "The hard part is done. I just need to add billing and org management on top." That was about six months ago. Since then, my database has quietly hu