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Yah my feelings about running a startup are completely different for bootstrapped/hacked up companies (I think that's the term?)

• jaxn 6y ago
  The downsides are still there it takes the same level of commitment, dedication, and obsessive effort to bootstrap. It has taken me 5 years to bootstrap a niche b2b saas to $1m ARR. It is both awesome and terrible.
  • imprettycool 6y ago
    It doesn't have to be stressful or full-commitment. I'm cool with $50k ARR.
    • tonyedgecombe 6y ago
      I'm not even sure revenue is that good of a signal of the work put in. Didn't the Basecamp guys start off on just 10 hours a week inbetween their day job.
      • dasil003 6y ago
        By day job do you mean running 37signals the new media design firm at the dawn of the web? I wouldn’t really isolate the “day job” part here, it was sort of the quintessential dogfood SaaS.
  • Axsuul 6y ago
    That's an amazing achievement to have reached that milestone!