Top SaaS tools that doubled our productivity in 30 days

Three months ago, my startup was dying slowly—like WiFi on a rainy day. We were using old-school spreadsheets to manage everything: projects, clients, invoices. It was chaos.

My team was frustrated, deadlines were slipping, and investors were already sending me “just checking in” emails that smelled like panic.

One sleepless night, I was doomscrolling Twitter when I saw a thread:

“Top SaaS tools that doubled our productivity in 30 days.”

Out of desperation, I clicked. The first on the list was a project management software I’d never heard of. The reviews were glowing:

“Saved my business.”

“Simple, beautiful, effective.”

“10x productivity.”

I signed up for the free trial immediately.

By the next morning, we were onboarded, and within a week, my team was moving like the Avengers assembling. Tasks were organized, deadlines visible, communication smooth.

I even posted on LinkedIn about how this SaaS changed our workflow. The CEO of the software liked my post. I felt like I’d unlocked a cheat code.

Fast forward three weeks, and our productivity skyrocketed. Clients were happy. Investors were impressed. I started recommending this SaaS to other founders like I was their brand ambassador.

Then came the twist.

One Monday morning, I logged in… and the dashboard was blank. All our data—projects, files, client history—gone. At first, I thought it was a glitch. Then an email came in:

“Your account has been suspended due to a billing issue.”

Apparently, my trial had expired, and the payment failed because my startup debit card had insufficient funds. They said they’d delete the data if payment wasn’t made in 24 hours.

I panicked. Called their support. They said politely,

“Please make payment to restore access.”

Easy, right? I tried. But the payment gateway kept declining my card.

I borrowed a card from a friend—still failed.

Turns out, their payment processor didn’t accept Nigerian cards at that time.

I almost fainted. My entire company’s data was hostage.

At that point, I tweeted (out of frustration) tagging the software company:

“Your SaaS just locked me out with my startup’s entire data. Nigerian cards failing. Do better.”

It went viral.

The next day, the CEO DMed me personally.

“So sorry about this. We’re fixing the payment issue. Meanwhile, here’s 3 months free.”

Bro, I almost cried. They restored our account, added premium features, and even asked me for feedback to improve their African payment system.

Now, we’re still using them—but with multiple backups and a clear lesson:

Never put your entire business life in one SaaS basket without backups.