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Jon Yongfook
BannerbearMy 2-year journey to $10K MRR as a solo founder
When I quit my job in January 2019, I had a 2-year runway. For almost 1 year I made no money and burned through my savings. That's because I was doing...
$10K MRR in 2 years·Solo
API / Herramienta para DesarrolladoresHerramientas para Desarrolladores🇯🇵 JP
Adam Wathan
From open source to $2M+ with Tailwind UI
We built Tailwind CSS as an open source project, then launched Tailwind UI as a commercial product. It made over $500K in the first three days. Bui...
$100K ARR in 1 month·Team
SaaSHerramientas para Desarrolladores🇨🇦 CA
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Marc Lou
From Paris waiter to $250K in 5 months selling a code boilerplate
My journey took me from being a Paris waiter to an $80,000/month solopreneur over seven years of persistence. After 17 failed projects, I found succes...
$100K ARR in 5 months·Solo
Producto de InformaciónHerramientas para Desarrolladores🇫🇷 FR
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