Today's the four-year anniversary of quitting my Google dev job to create my own bootstrapped software business. 2021 was a big growth year, as my revenue went from $63k to $477k. I built a team and had learned to become a manager instead of a solo coder. mtlynch.io/solo-developer…


Thanks, very interesting read! As the magnitude of those numbers grow, does that change how you think about funding? It seems like your personal risk goes up a lot when dealing with expenses in the 100k’s and no buffer but your own savings.


Oh, good question. I'm reluctant to take funding but for probably bad reasons (fundraising feels intimidating, don't want a quasi-boss). I don't think there's going to be a situation where I'd have to put up $100k+ unless I have a lot coming in, but we'll see.


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