bootstrapper101

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by bootstrapper101 6y ago
Timeline: 7 years: Work for someone else. Try 5 ideas on the side. Save money 3 years: Tried 2 ideas and spent all the money 4 years: Worked for someone else. Tried 20 ideas on the side. Last became profitable and then I quit. It was really
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by bootstrapper101 6y ago
My other account (bootstrapper101) got throttled. Maybe @dang can help merge this tomorrow. I could maybe spend 5000 words and still not be able to say all I want to say about this. The ideas were all over the place: Social, Enterprise, Con
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by bootstrapper101 6y ago
I don't know employee strength of many companies. Some companies which feel relatively small that I like are: 1Password (agilebits), Protonmail, Little Snitch (Objective Development). PS: I am getting throttled by HN algorithms. If som
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by bootstrapper101 6y ago
It's a consumer product. It is very draining. In today's world consumer don't want to pay for anything, unless they really want the product and they don't have a way to get it otherwise. Many users would use the product
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by bootstrapper101 6y ago
I am really sorry it came that way. It's been a long day. Thought this was a good opportunity to share my learnings and answer any questions. If there is any way I could help answer any question, I would love to!
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by bootstrapper101 6y ago
I run one of these companies. USD 50M+ ARR, USD 20M+ profit. 3 people company. Could grow 10x if we want to. But we are enjoying staying low and enjoying our family lives. Excellent article by the Canary guys. They seem like really honest p