I'm Jen, the founder, engineer, designer and customer support at Lunch Money. I am a company of one.

From Twitter to Solo Founder

After working at Twitter for 4 years, I quit to travel the world. While living in Japan as a digital nomad, I started building Lunch Money to solve my own problem - I needed a better way to track finances across multiple currencies with my partner.

Optimizing as a Company of One

With 600+ users and $45,000 ARR, I've learned to optimize every aspect of running a solo business. I handle customer support, engineering, product and marketing all by myself. Finding opportunities for process optimization is honestly one of the more fun parts of running a business.

• Launch new features to beta testers
• Complete a major code refactor
• Close 13+ tickets for feature improvements
• Send out a newsletter
• Handle 239+ inbound support tickets

What Makes It Bearable

The variety keeps it interesting. I love being able to switch between tasks to keep the job interesting and my mind refreshed while still being productive overall.

Safeguards for Solo Engineering

At 500+ users, I can no longer push code directly to production. Every major feature lives in a feature branch. I code review my own work with a clear head - always taking a break first before reviewing.

I also implemented an internal beta-testing program. As an engineering team of one, it's nearly impossible to always get it right the first time.