Nothing gives indie founders a better quality of life than recurring revenue. 🥰
The only thing that compares is a one-time sale product (course, book, downloadable software) that does massive revenue when it launches, and then consistent sales in the years that follow.
(Without needing a lot of re-launching, complex sales funnels, or CPC ads)
(Without needing a lot of re-launching, complex sales funnels, or CPC ads)
The risk with one-time sales is you can have a reasonable launch ($10k - $30k) but then have it peter out.
Then, it's like squeezing juice from a squeezed lemon. 🍋
But, if you get a really good launch ($100k - $500k) you have the margin to figure out how to make it sustainable
Then, it's like squeezing juice from a squeezed lemon. 🍋
But, if you get a really good launch ($100k - $500k) you have the margin to figure out how to make it sustainable
I'm still slightly bearish on MRR that's connected to info-products (newsletters, memberships, etc).
That MRR seems much more fragile, and not as reliable as what you get with SaaS.
I could be wrong (we might be in a new era of Substack newsletters that have amazing retention).
That MRR seems much more fragile, and not as reliable as what you get with SaaS.
I could be wrong (we might be in a new era of Substack newsletters that have amazing retention).
One info-product sector that I'm extremely bullish on is anything related to software developers improving their technical skills/abilities.
Launch after launch, that niche is showing incredible revenue numbers (especially if you become an influencer on a topic).
Launch after launch, that niche is showing incredible revenue numbers (especially if you become an influencer on a topic).
We're also seeing the power of building popular open-source frameworks and then offering paid SaaS/utilities/content on top of that.
- @laravelphp (mature + growing)
- @tailwindcss (growth/traction phase)
- @flybayer's Blitz.js (developing)
(If I could) I'd invest $$$ in all 3.
- @laravelphp (mature + growing)
- @tailwindcss (growth/traction phase)
- @flybayer's Blitz.js (developing)
(If I could) I'd invest $$$ in all 3.
💯 The “it helps me sleep at night” factor is huge.
When I was doing one-time sales, I was always anxiously thinking about the next launch.
Once we hit “default alive” with @TransistorFM, my stress went down considerably.
When I was doing one-time sales, I was always anxiously thinking about the next launch.
Once we hit “default alive” with @TransistorFM, my stress went down considerably.
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