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Is Y Combinator worth it?
Back in late 2016, I started Armory [Http://www.armory.io]in my garage (pictured above) with my two co-founders. We also applied to Y Combinator. I often…
Do things that don't require scale
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SaaS Financial Model
How to build a SaaS financial model you'll actually use: operating model, revenue forecast, hiring plan, scenarios, and forecast vs actuals.
Pricing Low-Touch SaaS
How to approach pricing and packaging a new SaaS app, by example
Hiring the first head of marketing at a startup
(Spoiler: Don’t)
Removing email registration improved retention
Why email registration is dead. How removing it improved retention by a solid 4.5%
What I Learned Going Through YC as a 17 Year Old
This post has been edited to include (under Additional Thoughts) friends and acquaintances who have helped me immensely on my journey.
I sold my side-project for $30k
It started out as a Medium post, turned into a software product, and eventually got acquired for…
Every single step I took to get my side project to $1k/month
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YC Software Startups: Value and Initial Programming Language Used
This article contains a list of the top 50 YC software startups (sourced from the October 2019 YC Top Companies page). It also contains aggregated statistics for valuations and back-end programming languages used. Values in this article are sourced, but I cannot guarantee their accuracy. Find me on Twitter…
Making money building Shopify micro-SaaS apps
A long-form guide on building your first micro-SaaS business on the Shopify platform.
My startup validation process
Leading UK expert on innovation & startup validation. Transform ideas into validated, investable businesses with proven methodologies.
Persisting as a solo founder
I quit my job in January 2020 to build...
The Splitgraph Data Delivery Network – query over 40k public datasets
EnterpriseDB (“EDB”), the leader in accelerating Postgres® in the enterprise, today announced its acquisition of Splitgraph, an early-stage disruptor that provides a Postgres compatible serverless SQL API for building data driven applications from hundreds of datasources. This move is seen as a meaningful step in…
Research Says Solo Founders Perform Better
A recent study suggests that: "Solo founders are more than twice as likely to own an ongoing, for-profit venture than two or more founders
YC Startup School: Build Sprint and Equity-Free Grants
We’re excited to announce our first-ever YC Build Sprint. This is a 4-week period to work intensively towards a defined goal alongside a community of thousands of other founders. The sprint will kick off on August 24 and be administered through our free Startup School platform. Also, we’ll be awarding 20 grants of…
If it's a nice problem to have, don't solve it now
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An Email got us $5k in AWS Credits
The story of our company's most valuable email.
Starting a Business Around GPT-3 Is a Bad Idea
(Update 2023-03: I wrote this in 2020 when GPT-3 was highly hyped, but ultimately made only <1% of the splash that the monstrous ChatGPT made 3 years later. If I had to rewrite this today, I’d 1) think more kindly about defensibility, especially through deep product, user experience, and marketing/distribution (see…
The Cadence: How to Operate a SaaS Startup
You think you need a COO. What you really need is an operating philosophy.
How to Build a Biotech
You’re intrigued by biotech and want to explore ideas in the area. Where do you start?
Two Years to Make $10 in Software Revenue
No Idea What We're Doing Do What Makes Money People Using Our Free Tool We Made $10 I know what you’re thinking. “That title has to be a typo. No one