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@benjaminparry was it you I just saw in a coffee shop in Lewes? Been a long time… and I can’t tell from your profile pic ;)

@benjaminparry was it you I just saw in a coffee shop in Lewes? Been a long time… and I can’t tell from your profile pic ;)

Is it normal for a profitable SaaS that's more than 10 years old to achieve:📈 20% YoY active customer growth📈 50% YoY revenue...

Is it normal for a profitable SaaS that's more than 10 years old to achieve:

📈 20% YoY active customer growth
📈 50% YoY revenue growth
📈 30% YoY MRR growth

...while keeping annual revenue per person above $250K?

Asking for a friend who I think is doing rather well.

I’m finding more indiehacker and Ruby folk over on Bluesky recently.Two Starter Packs you might want to check...

I’m finding more indiehacker and Ruby folk over on Bluesky recently.

Two Starter Packs you might want to check out:

https://bsky.app/starter-pack-short/MtpTx2m

https://bsky.app/starter-pack-short/HD2Ty2o

You know what’s cooler than only paying 10% tax (entrepreneurs relief) when you sell your business?Building a business that lasts.Helping...

You know what’s cooler than only paying 10% tax (entrepreneurs relief) when you sell your business?

Building a business that lasts.
Helping your customers long term.
More profit than you need every year.

Maybe a tiny tax break if you decide to go employee owned when you retire.

For the next few days I'm hanging out with people from these ~100 SaaS-related businesses.It's MicroConf Europe, a two-day...

For the next few days I'm hanging out with people from these ~100 SaaS-related businesses.

It's MicroConf Europe, a two-day conference focused on self-funded & indie-funded startups that have launched and are growing to 7-figure revenues & beyond.

Any you know or use?

For Christmas I would like The Skiff to hit £10K MRR again.It'll be 10 years on from the first time we did. Thankfully we don't...

For Christmas I would like The Skiff to hit £10K MRR again.

It'll be 10 years on from the first time we did. Thankfully we don't need to hit it again. Lower costs & lower stress these days.

Long-term businesses have their ups, downs and pleasantly financially boring phases.

Today I am running over one million jobs with Solid Queue using SQLite.Loving Ruby on Rails on a Hetzner EX44.

Today I am running over one million jobs with Solid Queue using SQLite.

Loving Ruby on Rails on a Hetzner EX44.

Both Automattic and WP Engine are PaaS.I think I’m finally brought into the idea that the future is #nopaas...

Both Automattic and WP Engine are PaaS.

I think I’m finally brought into the idea that the future is #nopaas

https://youtu.be/-cEn_83zRFw?si=3weZN40EXn8fT0Ds

Down to the last 16 #friendlyrb participants. 15 countries still represented based on nationality and residency. Incredibly international...

Down to the last 16 #friendlyrb participants. 15 countries still represented based on nationality and residency. Incredibly international conference. And so much more so across the conference as a whole.

More great work by team @friendlyrb

Epic two days at #friendlyrb. It is so very worthy of the name. Can’t remember the last time I met so many new people at a...

Epic two days at #friendlyrb. It is so very worthy of the name. Can’t remember the last time I met so many new people at a conference.

Thank you team @friendlyrb

Heading to Bucharest for @friendlyrb

Heading to Bucharest for
@friendlyrb

A wonderful thing happened:https://youtu.be/OI4DbECnp8A?si=uhaQz6Ek5Qe7rCkQ

A wonderful thing happened:
https://youtu.be/OI4DbECnp8A?si=uhaQz6Ek5Qe7rCkQ

"If you run a site, it’s a good way to make you feel extra tiny."https://flowingdata.com/2024/08/16/one-million-screenshots/

"If you run a site, it’s a good way to make you feel extra tiny."
https://flowingdata.com/2024/08/16/one-million-screenshots/

I built a thing as fun side project at Urlbox.It's a fresh perspective on the web. A way to explore over one million homepage...

I built a thing as fun side project at Urlbox.

It's a fresh perspective on the web. A way to explore over one million homepage screenshots. You can zoom, pan and click to navigate.

It's called One Million Screenshots.

It's built using data collected since the start of this year. We'll soon share that data in new API. It's also been fun to experiment with a few things we're considering adding to Urlbox's core API.

Here's the link:
https://onemillionscreenshots.com

Need a Christmas gift idea for a friend, colleague or loved one who lives in or near Brighton?DM with your budget and I'll suggest...

Need a Christmas gift idea for a friend, colleague or loved one who lives in or near Brighton?

DM with your budget and I'll suggest something I think they'll appreciate for years to come.

A screenshot is worth a thousand tokens.

A screenshot is worth a thousand tokens.

On the train to #ffconf.Looking forward to a healthy dose of getting excited about future of the web and having my ideas challenged.Pleased...

On the train to #ffconf.

Looking forward to a healthy dose of getting excited about future of the web and having my ideas challenged.

Pleased to have found my retro (I think 1st edition) t-shirt.

The Skiff's had it's best 3 months (in every way) since before the pandemic and going strong.At some point I'll ship my own new...

The Skiff's had it's best 3 months (in every way) since before the pandemic and going strong.

At some point I'll ship my own new SaaS.

But first I need to publish some new editions of Brighton Dynamic.

Up to 26 so far: https://brightondynamic.com/

I'll also be continuing to support and advise 4 locally-made B2B SaaS products.Each of them will make a huge difference to the customers...

I'll also be continuing to support and advise 4 locally-made B2B SaaS products.

Each of them will make a huge difference to the customers they serve and have a wider positive impact too.

Unsurprisingly all are built with Rails and most use Urlbox too. 🙂

Details soon.

Some personal news:I'm not taking on any new clients for the next 12 months.Most of my attention will be going to Urlbox. You'll be...

Some personal news:

I'm not taking on any new clients for the next 12 months.

Most of my attention will be going to Urlbox. You'll be hearing more about why I'm focusing on this soon. In short, it really is my favourite developer tool (after Ruby on Rails).

There's more...