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Depending on how you define SaaS: I started Tarsnap in 2006 (launched in 2008) and it was a profitable one-person company for many years. (Now it's a profitabl
by cperciva 8y ago
Depending on how you define SaaS: I started Tarsnap in 2006 (launched in 2008) and it was a profitable one-person company for many years. (Now it's a profitable two-person company.)
Mind you, it isn't a side project -- this has been my full time job for a dozen years. Starting a successful SaaS company as a side project is much harder.
- csomar 8y agoIt's sad you have dropped Bitcoin support!
- chubot 8y agoCongrats on running it sustainably and profitably for so long. I imagine that TarSnap must have done very well since many tiny HN startups used it 10 years ago, and some of them are now huge. When those companies are growing like crazy I'm sure they just pay the bills and don't think about switching!
- AlchemistCamp 8y agoDid you ever take patio11's advice about charging more?