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Bootstrapped Builders

Grow a profitable software business without investors.

James Carter

Founder, sold two SaaS products

About

For founders building small, profitable software companies. Share revenue numbers openly, get feedback on pricing and landing pages, and learn the playbook James used to grow two products past $40k a month.

  • Monthly revenue threads with real numbers
  • Landing page and pricing teardowns
  • Weekly accountability groups
  • The full $0 to $10k MRR course

Community

  • Priya Shah

    in Revenue, 1h ago

    October: $8,420 MRR, up 18%. Raising the price of the starter plan from $12 to $19 didn't cost a single customer.

    21147 replies
  • Tom Walsh

    in Feedback, 4h ago

    Rewrote my homepage headline using the teardown notes. Can I get a second pair of eyes before I ship it?

    2339 replies
  • James Carter

    in Announcements, 2d ago

    Next Wednesday's hot seat is open. Drop your pricing page below and I'll pick three to tear down live.

    8864 replies

Classroom

  • $0 to $10k MRR

    36 lessons

  • Pricing that customers accept

    14 lessons

  • Selling your company

    Unlocks at level 5

Calendar

  • Hot seat: pricing teardown

    Wednesday, 5:00 PM

    142 going

  • Founder co-working session

    Friday, 9:00 AM

    64 going

Leaderboard

Last 30 days

  1. 1Priya ShahLevel 7+3,120
  2. 2Alex MorganLevel 6+2,480
  3. 3Tom WalshLevel 5+1,760
  4. 4Nina PatelLevel 5+1,655
  5. 5Sam HughesLevel 4+1,210

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