SimonIron@ retweetledi

The story of how @chatbase got to $9M ARR and why I decided to stay bootstrapped.
@julianweisser thanks for having me!
weisser@julianweisser
$9M ARR. No VC. Solo founder. Solo Founders Podcast ep 6 is live with @yasser_elsaid_ of Chatbase. We talk about: 00:03 Discovering RAG before ChatGPT existed 11:44 First Stripe payment 30 minutes after launch 14:37 "Free solo" founding, beyond indie hacking 27:39 Why bootstrapping changes the definition of success 35:37 The "benevolent dictatorship" of solo founding 44:43 Scaling bootstrapped, profitability from day one 54:14 The B2B playbook: pricing, content, cold outbound 1:08:20 Bear and bull case for solo founding
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