Re:My Sixth Year as a Bootstrapped Founder
by testmasterflex on Friday February 16, 2024 @06:19PM
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Always interesting to follow your progress Michael! I managed to sell 100 units last year and feel ashamed compared to your numbers but hey it’s better than the nothing of the previous year!
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Re:My Sixth Year as a Bootstrapped Founder
by mtlynch on Friday February 16, 2024 @09:42PM
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Nice work! I think units sold varies so much by business, so no need to feel shame at all.
Selling 100 units per year is a nice spot to be in because you're making sales frequently enough that you probably have some knobs to adjust and see what impact it has on your results, and that makes it so much easier to improve. That's why I've always been afraid of businesses that rely on enterprise sales, where you're going for 3-4 big deals per year, and the sales cycle is 6-18 months. It seems so hard to know whether you're doing well or poorly until it's too late.
Re:My Sixth Year as a Bootstrapped Founder
by testmasterflex on Saturday February 17, 2024 @01:52AM
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You’re right. I find you very inspiring Michael. Your writing has given me a lot of new ideas on a crossroad I’ve been stuck at recently.