I'd pay $2k/mo out of my own pocket to keep using Cursor
Published in 2024, this chronicle by @siddseethepalli details the mechanics of building a profitable, self-funded business without venture backing. Key verified financial milestone: $2k/mo.
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 Post-ZIRP & AI (2023–2026)
COMMUNITY SCORE 19 points
TOTAL DISCUSSIONS 6 comments
Hype man hypes, man. Tale as old as time.
"Try it and you'll love it, I guarantee it!" barks the huckster on the side of the road.
But forget all that. Even if I were to completely concede the claims being made here are technically legitimate, I would still not ever touch this tool…just as I would never take a "wonder drug" to cure what ails me if the side effects are undeniable and unacceptable. And yes, that's exactly what's going on here…the very real social, political, economic, ethical, and humanist side effects of generative AI are undeniable and unacceptable.
Been using copilot for a while and just made the switch to cursor, it's pretty sweet but the hype around it is crazy. I did notice that the tab complete were a bit higher quality but it was not leaps beyond what copilot were suggesting. Maybe I have to dig into the other features to get into the hype.
"Something that's probably highly underrated is how much more pleasant it makes writing code."
Hard agree
I have a feeling this person would soon change their minds when the bills start coming in.