If you are self funded it will be much harder to do free or freemium.

If you are funded it’s a way to build trust.

If you’re looking for ideas don’t build a generic form tool. Ding places where forms are so horrible according to the words of strangers who have to fill them out or better yet deal with submitted forms - ask to learn more to see if you could help.

The amount of time and salary you save is what it’s worth.

Two books I highly recommend checking out is software as a science (it’s recent and relevant) as well as the saas playbook (yellow cover). These will shed some light on how the 97% of entrepreneurs who do not or can not raise still find a path to success.