Ask HN: What are some hacks of real founders who did things that don't scale?

Re:Ask HN: What are some hacks of real founders who did thin... by philip1209 on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @02:50PM (#18401799)

Thanks! We're approaching the 2-year anniversary of starting Moonlight. That's a long time to work on a business!

It's been a long journey to understand what customers want. I think that a subscription product is our future, and we didn't figure that out until last week! But, we even tested that manually - and, in doing so, have done more net revenue in the previous seven days than we did in the first year of our business.

We've fortunately been ramen profitable this year, but I hope that in 2019 we can start to focus on growth!

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Re:Ask HN: What are some hacks of real founders who did thin... by paulie_a on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @03:17PM (#18402017)

I'm sorry to say but 2 years is not a long time when starting a business. That's just getting started. It's a long road. The fact you are profitable is great, but it's a marathon not a race.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some hacks of real founders who did thin... by philip1209 on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @03:20PM (#18402039)

I definitely agree! I more refer to the fact that we have not yet hit the turning point of clear product/market fit after two years.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some hacks of real founders who did thin... by sjcsjc on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @06:26PM (#18403220)

Sprint?

A marathon is a race ;-)

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