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My tiny startup just hit $1k MRR (solo-founder)

by jayra on 6/16/23, 6:58 PM with 5 comments

Hi all, this may seem tiny compared to what some of you make with your side-projects, but I just hit the $1k MRR milestone for www.startups.fyi and I'm over the moon.

The website usually makes around $3-$5k/mo on average, but this is $1k in recurring revenue and that's what makes it so special.

I'm a solo-founder in the UK and though this doesn't go very far, it's a step in the right direction.

  • by nivertech on 6/19/23, 3:20 AM

    Unclear about your business model, but it seems the product (list of bootstrapped side-projects) generates leads for your productized service (brainstorming call - $125 for 30 min). No pricing for listing a project, so assuming it's free.

    $1K/mo / $125/call = 8 calls/mo.

  • by lagrange77 on 6/16/23, 9:30 PM

    Congrats!

    What's the difference between $/mo on avg and recurring revenue? Is the former turnover?

  • by sfmh on 6/17/23, 12:33 AM

    Congrats! Hope you keep building and sharing updates on HN

  • by mattfrommars on 6/17/23, 1:22 AM

    Amazing!

    What is your source of revenue? Is it classic ad-sense revenue?

  • by djubreel on 6/17/23, 9:07 AM

    Nice, Congratulations! Keep building