On Friday I took my first salary as a founder. Paid by revenue. Not investment. My first one ever. So proud. Most startups die before they make $1. We ve been making revenue for 8 months. Even after pivoting from @Dolphin AI. I don t take this lightly. But it isn t about money. It s about the milestone. The fact that something didn t exist and now it does. Something people want. Are happy to pay for. And happy to be part of. @Pretty Prompt keeps surprising me week after week.
And it all started here on PH . If I could talk to my 2023 self, I d say: "Just keep pushing". Doesn t matter if you don t come from a CS degree, or didn t go to an Ivy League.
What matters is your ability to adapt, and move fast. This is proof. And I m super proud. I took my wife out for dinner. If I was motivated before Wait for what we ll do next with Charlie, my co-founder! Here s to the next Pretty milestone. And building things people want.
This community helped turn a scrappy weekend project into something used by 25,000+ people from all around the world. So it felt right to share this here first:
On Jan 31, we are launching Pretty Prompt 1.0 right here on Product Hunt.
First day back with my co-founder Charlie, and we showed up ready to build! Feels a bit like the first day back at school: excited, a little nervous, ready to dive in .
Charlie (@cerwindcharlie)and I have been thinking a lot about what really matters when building a startup. And honestly, it all comes down to one thing:
I was doubting myself about whether I should post this. It's hard to share your real story in front of thousands of people and not be critical about it. But it s out !
All the slides from the HubSpot x Pretty Prompt event - Preview here
Feels a bit cringe. But you do what you have to do to grow your company, and maybe these learnings help other builders scale their products as we did.
