Today is my last day being a solo founder.
Here's how I've built Pallyy to $74K MRR solo:
➜ Learning to code
Spent 6 months or so learning HTML, CSS, JS and Nuxt.
Every evening would spend a few hrs doing this with CodeCademy (a free learning platform).
➜ Building an MVP
Tim Bennetto
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- If you're looking to start a SaaS, here's what I'm using: - @MongoDB (database) - @nuxt_js (code) - @stripe (subscriptions) - @render (servers) - @cannyHQ (feedback) - @crisp_im (support) - @ImagekitIo (CDN) - @PlausibleHQ (analytics) - @cronitorio (events) -
- Pallyy just hit $900K ($75K MRR) without: - dark mode - in-app pw change - a/b testing - tests - load balancing - a team - validation - pre-sales - investment - followers - paid ads - funnels - real holidays - stopping for 1430+ days Building a successful SaaS is a combination
- Learning to code changed my life, and was 100% free. It took 6 months learning before being able to build Pallyy. Now it's at $75K MRR. If you're looking for a change (I was a locksmith for 10 years), just start coding for 1-2 hours a night. Learn HTML, CSS & JavaScript.
- Pallyy's MRR: - 6 months: $900 - 12 months: 1.4k - 18 months: 1.4k - 24 months: 3k - 30 months: 17k - 36 months: 29k - 42 months: 51k - 47 months: 61k This is what happens when you focus on 1 project.
- Pallyy just hit 58K MRR after 46 months (700k ARR). - learn to code - learn to market - build every day - ship fast - stay small - listen to users - stay bootstrapped - don't quit ^ That's literally how I did it, and how you can too.
- Pallyy has 600K visitors and 1 million API calls/month, on a $7 server. So, tell me why you're going serverless again?
- The first thing you should do after launching a MVP is focus on SEO. - write blogs posts - create free tools - add pages for each feature - make your site fast - optimize titles - share on socials - get back links Can take months or years to kick in, so start early.
- Can't believe Pallyy's getting close to $1M ARR. - i've got no degrees - i'm not a marketing guru - i'm not a 10x developer - i don't do sales Luck plays a part, but here's the most important lessons I've learned along the way: ➜ Do something every day Running your own
- Pallyy just hit $62K MRR with: - one person - zero validation - zero funding - zero marketing skills - zero giving up
- Here's your SaaS marketing checklist for November: ⬜ build a free tool ⬜ build a change log ⬜ do 5 build in public posts ⬜ launch an affiliate program ⬜ publish 3 alternative to pages ⬜ publish 5 "glossary term" pages ⬜ publish 3 blog posts (500 words)
- I'm looking for a buyer for my SaaS, Pallyy: - $1.1M ARR (AUD) - 100% bootstrapped - 300K visitors/mo (mostly organic via seo) - runs on autopilot mostly - 5 years in operation - cheap to run DM if interested
- You can enter a competitive niche and actually do really well, even against huge competition. - make it affordable - make it look like it's from 2024 - make something every day - make everything ppl ask for I've done this and people switch from companies with 100+ staff to mine
- Build "alternative" pages as marketing. They rank easily and bring high quality traffic. Here's how you can do it: ➜ Create a structure You'll need to decide on the features you want to compare for each company. To do this programmatically, use a JSON document (my








