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This is an excellent article for any developer hoping to build a software product or looking for some inspiration. A summary of some of the points in the artic
by open-source-ux 5y ago
This is an excellent article for any developer hoping to build a software product or looking for some inspiration.
A summary of some of the points in the article:
- Carrd has 2 million users (paid and unpaid) and $1 million in ARR (annual recurring revenue).
- "AJ" is the sole developer of Carrd (the company is himself, his business partner Donny, and a few contractors).
- The scope of Carrd has been intentionally limited from the beginning (a one-page site builder). That simplicity is its appeal.
- Carrd was beginning to be noticed by the VC world and it’s been beneficial for Carrd to take on investors.
- Investors have helped with networking, connections, knowledge and mentorship.
- One investor put him in touch directly with an engineering team at AWS (Amazon Web Services) to walk him through infrastructure planning and deployment.
- The preconceived notions AJ had about the “evils of VC” have been unfounded.
There is much more in the article.