Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: iTeleport
Published in 2010, this chronicle by @spencerfry details the mechanics of building a profitable, self-funded business without venture backing.
Core Principles for Independent Builders:
Charging customers from day one acts as the ultimate filter for building software that solves genuine, high-urgency problems.
Keeping fixed overhead low and leveraging lean infrastructure allows founders to stay alive until market tailwinds kick in.
Small, repetitive improvements in customer retention and conversion rates yield massive returns over multi-year horizons.
Community Debate Themes:
The community focused on B2B customer acquisition channels, cold email vs SEO distribution, and balancing full-time employment with side-project development.
CATEGORY Bootstrapping & MRR →
HISTORICAL ERA Web 2.0 Genesis (2007–2013)
COMMUNITY SCORE 45 points
TOTAL DISCUSSIONS 13 comments
Wow, $5000 in sales in one day? I haven't hit that in a single month. Any tips for those us of that don't have any marketing experience? I've tried to get features on blogs and tech sites but haven't had much luck.
If anyone's interested, we're hiring :)
http://www.iteleportmobile.com/jobs ↗
I love the BP&P series, but this one makes me sad. There isn't much to learn here other than that these guys won the app-store lottery.
Just bought it. Sweeeeeet app.
$25 is a lot easier to swallow for a universal app when you have an iPhone and iPad.
Interesting case study in this series. Is iTeleoport just a VNC client?