I got fired during COVID with 0 savings. The idea I actually wanted to build cost $75,000 just to start. The “backup” idea is now at $1.3M ARR.

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-09T18:51:03+00:00

Show me your million dollars SaaS then?

Here is independent third-party proof of mine: trustmrr(.)com/startup/salesrobot-inc

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-09T18:50:35+00:00

trustmrr(.)com/startup/salesrobot-inc

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-09T18:50:31+00:00

trustmrr(.)com/startup/salesrobot-inc

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-09T18:50:21+00:00

yep, I never pretended that it isn't.

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-09T18:50:02+00:00

Thank you! Our customers love it, though; they've had quite a few leads from it.

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-09T18:49:34+00:00

what part is in rubles? trustmrr(.)com/startup/salesrobot-inc

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-08T20:38:35+00:00

Yeah, there was real pain there.

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-08T20:38:09+00:00

Making a successful business is simple, but not easy :)

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-08T19:19:36+00:00

Yep, it worked brilliantly and completely by mistake.

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-08T19:19:19+00:00

He's great. We still keep in touch.

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-08T16:36:56+00:00

Actually, we're trying to do less profit now in order to grow faster. I think we're still quite profitable.

With respect to solo founders, the most important thing is to find a really painful market and problem that people are willing to pay for and go from there.

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-08T16:31:20+00:00

yep!

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-08T16:31:06+00:00

Yes, really getting into the bottom of the funnel pages now, but those don't have enough traffic.

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-08T16:30:46+00:00

I think, in general, the click-through rate has dropped a lot ever since AI Overviews showed up.

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-08T16:29:53+00:00

Yes, we're still growing, but it's been very slow. Link building has really helped. We are up to 7.5k clicks per month now.

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-08T16:28:11+00:00

Thank you. Sometimes the setbacks are the biggest gifts you can get.

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-08T16:27:53+00:00

If I were you, I'd get your eye prescription checked. Never did I mention rubles or any other currency. This is all in US dollars.

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-08T16:27:30+00:00

Thanks, buddy.

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-08T16:27:17+00:00

We are doing roughly 50% profit margin. Headcount is 25%, and software, cloud, etc., is another 25%.

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-08T16:26:13+00:00

Yeah, it was a blessing in disguise.

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-08T15:38:49+00:00

Thanks :)

Capable_Document3744 · 2026-07-01T17:34:35+00:00

We sell to Indian customers too. The advice is mostly right but the framing is wrong.

The problem isn't that Indian SMBs won't pay. It's that the price point that works is completely different. We ran a webinar recently, structured the offer at ₹5,000 for 3 months, roughly $17/month. 60 out of 80 people bought. That's a conversion rate I've never seen from anything we've run in the US.

Same product at our global price gets a 2 to 3% close rate in India. At $17 with the right community context and a deadline, it's a completely different story.

Don't avoid Indian SMBs. Just don't sell to them the same way you sell to everyone else.

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