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Just check out the number of posts you see on HN where you have people that started "successful" small (< 10 people) SaaS businesses. In basically all instance
by hn_throwaway_99 2y ago
Just check out the number of posts you see on HN where you have people that started "successful" small (< 10 people) SaaS businesses.
In basically all instances:
1. These stories get a ton of upvotes because they're actually quite rare.
2. The total income to the founder is still considerably (like way considerably) less that a senior dev at a FAANG.
- keiferski 2y agoBig sample size issue here. I don't know why anyone would want to share that they have a profitable one person business, as it only invites competition. The people actually doing that are almost certainly going to keep it a secret.