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Why we picked it A focused essay on how vertical software companies grow past their first small market by layering on second and third products. It names the concrete strategies (adjacent verticals, embedded fintech, app ecosystems) that expand a capped market. Read it as the planning guide for the second act your short answer warns you will need.
How Second Acts Unlock Vertical SaaS
From Fractal Software (Medium) by Fractal Software 9 min read
- One product in a niche eventually hits a hard ceiling.
- Second products expand TAM using distribution you already own.
- Plan the next act before growth in the first stalls.
