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Kyle Nolan
Side Project Financial Planner: 2+ Years to $10K MRR
Kyle built ProjectionLab because he wanted a better plan for his own financial future. There were 0 paid users when he posted to Hacker News. Hacke...
$10K MRR в 2 years·Соло
SaaSФинансы🇺🇸 US
MP
Mike Perham
How I built a $1M+ business selling open source software
Sidekiq started as an open source project in 2012. I was frustrated with existing Ruby background job solutions and built something better. The Ope...
$100K ARR в 4 years·Соло
SaaSИнструменты для разработчиков🇺🇸 US
Arvid Kahl
From $0 to $55K MRR in 2 years, then a life-changing exit
My partner Danielle was an online English teacher. Every day after teaching, she'd spend hours writing personalized feedback for each student. I watch...
$10K MRR в 2 years·Команда
SaaSОбразование🇩🇪 DE
Paul Copplestone
8 databases to 800 in 3 days after accidental Hacker News launch
We launched accidentally on Hacker News and went from 8 hosted databases to 800 in 3 days. The "Open Source Firebase Alternative" positioning resonate...
$100K ARR в 2 years·Команда
SaaSИнструменты для разработчиков🇺🇸 US
Lukas Hermann
Built first version in a weekend, now €20K MRR with 85% profit margin
Stagetimer started as a weekend project. I posted it on Reddit and it took off. Now doing €20K MRR with 85% profit margin. The Reddit Launch I b...
$10K MRR в 3 years·Соло
SaaSПродуктивность🇺🇸 US
Rick Blyth
Built extension in a weekend, sold for 6 figures in 5 hours
I built my first Chrome extension in a weekend. After growing it alongside other micro-SaaS products, I sold it at full asking price in 5 hours. Th...
$10K MRR в 1 year·Соло
Chrome ExtensionE-commerce🇺🇸 US
Wade Foster
Found customers in help forums, charged $100 for beta, built to $140M ARR
Zapier started by finding customers in help forums. We charged $100 for beta access to filter for committed users. With only $1.4M in funding, we buil...
$100K ARR в 10 years·Команда
SaaSИнструменты для разработчиков🇺🇸 US
Uku Täht
Built a privacy-first analytics tool to $3.1M ARR with 8 people
Plausible grew to $3.1M ARR as a privacy-first alternative to Google Analytics. The privacy focus isn't a gimmick - it's our core value. The Slow S...
$100K ARR в 3 years·Команда
SaaSИнструменты для разработчиков🇺🇸 US
DK
Dmytro Krasun
3 years to $10K MRR, 8 more months to $20K - slow growth is valid
ScreenshotOne took 3 years to reach $10K MRR and another 8 months to hit $20K. Long, slow growth is a valid path to success. The Long Road Many...
$10K MRR в 4 years·Соло
API / Инструмент для разработчиковИнструменты для разработчиков🇺🇦 UA
Rob Walling
Bootstrapped to acquisition: Drip sold to Leadpages
I bootstrapped Drip from zero to acquisition by Leadpages. The key was focusing on a specific niche and building in public. The Pivot Drip start...
$10K MRR в 1 year·Команда
SaaSМаркетинг🇺🇸 US
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