# Start with user accounts, workspaces and teams

> The entity types to always start with when building a Software as a Service.

Source: https://curiouslychase.com/posts/start-with-user-accounts-workspaces-and-teams/

Looking back on the past year as [I’ve been building a SaaS (Software as a Service) from scratch](https://curiouslychase.com/posts/startup-learnings/), I think one the most foundational mistake I made was not thinking in terms of workspaces (we started with a single team) in the way I thought about how we would model relationships between individuals and groups of people.
# User
A user is someone who has created an account on the SaaS. They have profile information and the content they create is associated with them.

# Workspace
A workspace is strictly a **billing** and **membership** entity**.**

## Minimum Roles
-   Owner - The role that is able to pay for the workspace. They have all the permissions and privileges of an admin and a member
-   Admin - The role is able to create teams and add members
-   Member - The role is able to do basic actions in a workspace

# Team
A team is able is where all of the action happens for the SaaS. It has **Admin** and **Member** roles.