LayerVault boasts over 1,500 users just two weeks after launch.

Re:LayerVault boasts over 1,500 users just two weeks after l... by parfe on Tuesday October 18, 2011 @12:26PM (#3125821)

Congratulations on so many users. I'm on the verge of giving my 2 weeks notice to strike out on my own.

Am I naive to think "All I need to be sustainable is 100 paying users"?

Did you have a portion of those 1,500 users lined up before you started implementation? Before launch? How did you

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Re:LayerVault boasts over 1,500 users just two weeks after l... by mpunaskar on Tuesday October 18, 2011 @12:39PM (#3125871)

>>>>>>> Did you have a portion of those 1,500 users lined up before you started implementation? Before launch? How did you <<<<<<<

I would like to know the same.

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Re:LayerVault boasts over 1,500 users just two weeks after l... by allang on Tuesday October 18, 2011 @12:51PM (#3125924)

We actually ran a closed beta program for a month or so with an invite system. We released invites slowly while we got the product up to speed, and then launched.

And, yes — there's more to going fulltime than hitting X customers. How much cash do you need in the bank to avoid cash flow issues? What's your margin like — is it really X users, or is it X*2? What's your churn rate? If you don't know the avg. lifetime of a customer, you may be out in the cold.

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Re:LayerVault boasts over 1,500 users just two weeks after l... by kellysutton on Tuesday October 18, 2011 @12:49PM (#3125916)

We had a closed beta of one month. We kicked it off on HN about 6 weeks ago:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2941589

Couldn't have done it without HN!

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