Balsamiq, a bootstrapped startup featured here some time ago, makes $10k in 6 weeks

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Post by ph0rque » Wed, Jul 30, 2008, 8:30 PM UTC

Balsamiq, a bootstrapped startup featured here some time ago, makes $10k in 6 weeks
balsamiq.com

Re: Balsamiq, a bootstrapped startup featured here some time ago, makes $10k in 6 weeks

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Post by tstegart » Wed, Jul 30, 2008, 8:32 PM UTC

Congratulations on the write-up on RWW as well by the way.

Re: Balsamiq, a bootstrapped startup featured here some time ago, makes $10k in 6 weeks

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Post by balsamiq » Wed, Jul 30, 2008, 9:00 PM UTC

Thanks for posting news about Balsamiq here on HN ph0rque. I am quite excited by the RWW review, it's incredible to read about my own company on the #1 blog I read every morning...I still can't quite believe it.

Re: Balsamiq, a bootstrapped startup featured here some time ago, makes $10k in 6 weeks

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Post by ericb » Wed, Jul 30, 2008, 9:33 PM UTC

When will you startups learn? Single founder companies can't succeed.

badness=true

Re: Balsamiq, a bootstrapped startup featured here some time ago, makes $10k in 6 weeks

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jul 30, 2008, 9:39 PM UTC

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Post by balsamiq » Wed, Jul 30, 2008, 9:43 PM UTC

ericb wrote: post #4

When will you startups learn? Single founder companies can't succeed. badness=true

Hi there. I don't intend to stay a one-person-company for long, but right now I can't afford to hire anyone and I don't want to get external funding. Care to elavorate on why I won't be able to succeed?

Re: Balsamiq, a bootstrapped startup featured here some time ago, makes $10k in 6 weeks

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Post by ph0rque » Wed, Jul 30, 2008, 9:47 PM UTC

balsamiq wrote: post #6

ericb wrote: post #4

When will you startups learn? Single founder companies can't succeed. badness=true

Hi there. I don't intend to stay a one-person-company for long, but right now I can't afford to hire anyone and I don't want to get external funding. Care to elavorate on why I won't be able to succeed?

I think he was being sarcastic...?

Re: Balsamiq, a bootstrapped startup featured here some time ago, makes $10k in 6 weeks

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Post by balsamiq » Wed, Jul 30, 2008, 9:49 PM UTC

ph0rque wrote: post #7

balsamiq wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi there. I don't intend to stay a one-person-company for long, but right now I can't afford to hire anyone and I don't want to get external funding. Care to elavorate on why I won't be able to succeed?

I think he was being sarcastic...?

Oh, oops. Why is sarcasm the hardest thing to convey via email/IM/simple text? Hey maybe a one-person startup could takle _that_ problem! :)

Re: Balsamiq, a bootstrapped startup featured here some time ago, makes $10k in 6 weeks

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Post by captk » Wed, Jul 30, 2008, 9:54 PM UTC

Congrats.

May want to invest in some web design though, your site layout is pretty obviously copied from 37Signals' Basecamp...

http://www.basecamphq.com/

Re: Balsamiq, a bootstrapped startup featured here some time ago, makes $10k in 6 weeks

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Post by balsamiq » Wed, Jul 30, 2008, 9:59 PM UTC

captk wrote: post #9

Congrats. May want to invest in some web design though, your site layout is pretty obviously copied from 37Signals' Basecamp... http://www.basecamphq.com/

Hi there, the design is mine (and sadly it shows), but when I did design it I was at the peak of my 37signal fanboy phase, so I'm not surprised you see similarities.

I am working on a new design with a graphic designer friend...so there's hope. :)