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Why @obsdmd is 100% user-supported and not backed by VC investors: 1. We want to stay small, we don't need to hire lots of people 2. We follow strict principles that we do not want compromise 3. Our users are happy to support us, we don't need VC money Obsidian wi... See more

Since Q2 2019, Gumroad has grown from $4M in annual revenue to $22M in revenue, and from break even to making $10M in profit a year. I’ve been documenting the journey with public board meetings you can watch on YouTube here–8 hours so far: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_DfN-mKCGNuswqERc6sIA8urYAKARc6s&si=40-j5imlZ_2Qxi3-... See more

Our “small giants” approach optimized for mojo over growth. We wanted a small, talent-dense team with a focus on craft, autonomy, and quality of life for all team members. We banished the term “founder” in favor of “partner” and tried to be transparent with all business matters across the team.

We took some capital from investors in order to invest ... See more

All these books, there is the decision you can make to compromise on the quality of your product or take a shortcut or do something you would never dare do it. I just read the biography of the guy that started In-N-Out. Compared to his contemporaries, the McDonald's and Carl's Junior and all this explosion of fast food that was happening at that ti... See more