Most SaaS founders either block their API routes waiting for slow tasks or add a job queue service before they have any paying customers -- here is the practical path for adding async background processing to your Next.js SaaS using your existing Neon DB so you scale without adding infrastructure.
Most Next.js SaaS founders only discover they need caching when a user complains about a slow dashboard -- here is the three-layer strategy that fixes 90% of slow pages using tools already in your stack, no Redis required.