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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 in 3 years·Solo
SaaSProductivity🇺🇸 US
Ajay Goel
24-year SaaS veteran builds $8.6M ARR Gmail tool with $10K investment
After 24 years in SaaS, I built GMass to $8.6M ARR with just $10K initial investment and 11 employees. Bootstrap Forever I've been bootstrapping...
$100K ARR in 7 years·Solo
Chrome ExtensionProductivity🇺🇸 US
AJ
$1K on launch day to $2M ARR with zero marketing spend
Carrd launched on Product Hunt and made $1K on day one. It grew to $2M ARR with absolutely zero marketing spend. The Launch Product Hunt launch...
$100K ARR in 3 years·Solo
SaaSProductivity🇺🇸 US
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