My tiny startup just hit $1k MRR (solo-founder)
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.
Published in 2023, this chronicle by @jayra details the mechanics of building a profitable, self-funded business without venture backing. Key verified financial milestone: $1k MRR.
Core Principles for Independent Builders:
Charging customers from day one acts as the ultimate filter for building software that solves genuine, high-urgency problems.
Keeping fixed overhead low and leveraging lean infrastructure allows founders to stay alive until market tailwinds kick in.
Small, repetitive improvements in customer retention and conversion rates yield massive returns over multi-year horizons.
Community Debate Themes:
The community focused on B2B customer acquisition channels, cold email vs SEO distribution, and balancing full-time employment with side-project development.
CATEGORY Bootstrapping & MRR →
HISTORICAL ERA Post-ZIRP & AI (2023–2026)
COMMUNITY SCORE ★ 5 points
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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.
Congrats!
What's the difference between $/mo on avg and recurring revenue? Is the former turnover?
Amazing!
What is your source of revenue? Is it classic ad-sense revenue?
Congrats! Hope you keep building and sharing updates on HN