There's almost no public content on how to monetize a Chrome Extension.

Google invited us to do a podcast about it, sharing our learnings on how two bootstrapped guys grew Pretty Prompt to 40,000 users, 25% on annual plans, with ~7% weekly growth, with no VC money.

Today we're starting to build a Mac App.
@Pretty Prompt is coming to desktop, I am superduper excited.
The logic: We built a tool to help people craft better prompts.
It's on us to make that tool work wherever people actually work.
AI is moving to desktop. Not just in the browser. Everywhere.
For months, the number one request has been a native desktop app.
It's brand new territory for us, especially for me.
We had never built a Chrome extension before Pretty Prompt but we learned by doing.
Now, we are doing it again: Figuring it out as we go.
Pretty Prompt has 45,000 users today. And it started right here on Product Hunt.
Will the Mac App take us to 100,000?
Who wants to be a beta tester?
would love to have you onboard.
PS: I have no idea how this will work out. Send coffee

March was a big one for @Pretty Prompt.

Did you know we don t follow a strict roadmap?

We take a more "nimble" approach:

I used to think the hardest part of building a product was building the product.

Turns out, creating superfans is harder.

The real challenge is getting people to love your product:

Still feels unreal. Last week, we crossed 10,000 people using Pretty Prompt!

Just 3 months after launch .

What started as a weekend hack to solve our own problem, is now loved by so many users around the world!

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 .

I am so excited about this one!

You can now use Pretty Prompt right inside @Lovable (in beta)

We ve been working super hard to take Pretty Prompt beyond the generic ChatGPT world, and stepping into Vibe Coding.

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:

Making something people want.

It s a bit cringe but it s true.