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just_to_ask_sam

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    Comment #14290848

    How does this work? I got a D- for my Freshdesk KB

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    Comment #13976561

    Of course, but the feedback has always been completely different, depending on the size of the business/customer. It'd range from "price is too high" (value) to "you don't do X" (x…

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    Comment #13976544

    Indeed, it would be around $600k after paying back investors and such. Even if I did net the $600k (3x my current annual salary), I wonder if I could use it to recreate something I…

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    Comment #13976531

    Thanks for the idea. I'm already doing this – my burn rate is $6k for my team of 3 (support, sales, dev).

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    Comment #13976519

    OP here. I've considered this "passive income" approach, and perhaps am in this right now – I haven't been doing much work on the business, just collecting checks. I often wonder w…

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    Comment #13976489

    Hi, OP here. Thank you for your comment. I'm baffled by how many wonderful people have shared their POV & experience. I don't believe my employees would know what to do. I've spoke…

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    Comment #13973590

    Thanks for your input, it makes a lot of sense. However, I'm worried reducing churn to less than 1% is very very hard (I don't know if you've ran a SaaS with 1% churn – It's not as…

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    Comment #13973524

    Thanks for your comment – another thing I'm worried about is what next? I've been doing this so long, that, unfortunately, I've gotten quite comfortable at it, and worry that I wou…

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    Ask HN: Should I sell my SaaS (400k rev)?

    Hi All, For the sake of my employees, customers, and reputation, I've decided to use this alias. I started a SaaS co 6 years ago, in a very popular/crowded industry. It's grown to …

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    Comment #10363264

    Hi Sam! I'm the CEO & Founder of a 4-person SaaS company – profitable as most of our employees are outside the US. We're 4 years old, and are now doing ~$30k/mo in revenue. I start…