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Fake It ‘Til You Make It - to Federal Prison: Founder Shares His Story
TickCross
e-Commerce
United States
Other
No Data
Benja
Andrew J. Chapin
May 8, 2023
Lost in the Idea Maze After Joining YC & Raising $462,000
TickCross
Software & Hardware
United States
Bad Market Fit
Observa
Rob Picard
February 7, 2023
Building a Nutrition B2B SaaS That No One Demanded
TickCross
Health
United States
Bad Market Fit
$0-$10k/mo
WePlate
Alex Hu
January 31, 2023
Going From University Professor to Agency Founder
TickCross
Services
United States
$100k-$500k/mo
Design In DC
Ziad Foty
January 24, 2023
Spending $477,924 on Building & Growing a Finance Blog
TickCross
Finances
Romania
$0-$10k/mo
FinMasters
Ionut Neagu
October 30, 2022
Bootstrapping a Twitter-Related SaaS to $41K/Mo
TickCross
Social Media
France
$25k-$100k/mo
Tweet Hunter
Tom Jacquesson
May 28, 2022
Building India’s Leading Social Commerce Platform
TickCross
e-Commerce
India
No Data
Woovly
Neha Suyal
May 24, 2022
Growing a Digital Product Business to $10K/Mo
TickCross
e-Commerce
Germany
$10k-$25k/mo
BaseTemplates
Maximilian Fleitmann
May 5, 2022
A Female Founder’s Reflections of Shutting Down an Education NPO
TickCross
Education
United States
Other
No Data
Sisu Academy
Becky Lebret
March 17, 2022
Building a Collaborative Branding Platform and Serving Unicorn Startup Brands
TickCross
Design
Latvia
No Data
Corebook
Janis Verzemnieks
January 26, 2022
Building & Selling a SaaS for +$1M in 8 Months
TickCross
Marketing
Indonesia
$10k-$25k/mo
Headlime
Danny Postma
January 18, 2022
Disturbing Virtual Office Status Quo with +200k Collaborative Hours Hosted
TickCross
Productivity
Remote
No Data
Plutoview
Arkadiy Baltser
January 11, 2022
Making $24k in MRR by Building a Second Brain for Teams
TickCross
Productivity
Remote
$10k-$25k/mo
Fibery
Michael Dubakov
January 11, 2022
Helping 3,000+ Businesses Talk to Their Customers with a No-Code Chat Marketing Tool
TickCross
Marketing
India
No Data
WotNot
Mitul Makadia
January 4, 2022
Growing the Fastest Calendar SaaS to Thousands of Users
TickCross
Productivity
Remote
No Data
Vimcal
John Li
December 21, 2021
Growing an All-In-One No-Code Tool After Raising $1.5M
TickCross
Software & Hardware
United States
No Data
Bildr
Mark Magnuson
December 21, 2021
Growing a Form Builder to +100 Customers in 8 Months
TickCross
Software & Hardware
Denmark
$0-$10k/mo
Reform
Peter Suhm
December 14, 2021
Growing a Photobooth Startup to Six Figures per Month
TickCross
Services
United States
$100k-$500k/mo
Photobooth Supply
Brandon Wong
December 14, 2021
How a Non-Technical SaaS Founder Built a $1.5M ARR Business Working From 30+ Countries
TickCross
Software & Hardware
Remote
$100k-$500k/mo
ZenMaid
Amar Ghose
December 7, 2021
Bootstrapping a User Feedback SaaS to $20,000 MRR in 3 Years
TickCross
Software & Hardware
Netherlands
$10k-$25k/mo
Upvoty
Mike Slaats
November 30, 2021
Bootstrapping a Ruby on Rails Educational Platform to $60k MRR
TickCross
Education
United States
$25k-$100k/mo
GoRails
Chris Oliver
November 30, 2021
Growing a B2B Productivity Chrome Extension 20x Year-on-Year
TickCross
Productivity
Australia
No Data
Tactiq
Nick Nikolaiev
November 23, 2021
Shutting Down a VC-Backed Startup to Build an $11k/mo Bootstrapped Business
TickCross
Productivity
United States
$10k-$25k/mo
Rize
Will Goto
November 16, 2021
Bootstrapping a Freemium No-Code Form Builder to $6k MRR
TickCross
Software & Hardware
Belgium
$0-$10k/mo
Tally
Marie Martens
November 9, 2021
Failing at a Humanitarian Moonshot Aimed to Help Syrian People
TickCross
Software & Hardware
United States
Bad Business Model
Syria Airlift Project
Mark D. Jacobsen
November 2, 2021
Building the Bootstrapped SaaS Founder Ecosystem Since 2011
TickCross
Education
United States
No Data
MicroConf
Rob Walling
November 2, 2021
Reaching $6k in MRR Providing Cold Emails as a Service
TickCross
Marketing
Remote
$0-$10k/mo
ZenOutreach
Laura van den Herrewegen
October 26, 2021
Raising $2.6M to Build an AI-Powered Music Stock
TickCross
Music
United States
No Data
Mubert
Alexey Kochetkov
October 26, 2021
Being Early in the Market & Raising $8M as an AI-Generated Content SaaS
TickCross
Marketing
United States
No Data
MarketMuse
Jeff Coyle
October 19, 2021
Bootstrapping a Startup Agency to 40 Employees
TickCross
Services
United States
No Data
Headway
Andrew Verboncouer
October 19, 2021
Helping College Athletes Connect with Brands for Sponsorship
TickCross
Entertainment
United States
$0-$10k/mo
Inked Sports
Tyler Shooshani
October 12, 2021
Building the New Auto Insurance in Mexico to +10k Subscribers
TickCross
Services
Mexico
No Data
Crabi
Cristina Carvallo
October 12, 2021
Bootstrapping a Server Backup Company to Five Figures per Month
TickCross
Software & Hardware
United Kingdom
$10k-$25k/mo
SnapShooter‌
Simon Bennett
October 5, 2021
Building a Free Photo Editor and Making $100k/mo as a Solo Founder
TickCross
Design
Czech Republic
$100k-$500k/mo
Photopea
Ivan Kutskir
September 28, 2021
Raising +$1M and Failing to Build a Wellness Mobile Interface
TickCross
Health
United States
Bad Market Fit
Siempo
Andrew Murray
September 21, 2021
Raising $3M to Build and Grow a Platform for Device Protection
TickCross
Services
United States
No Data
AKKO
Jared Brier and Eric Schneider
September 14, 2021
Making $15k/mo Helping Brands Understand Customer Reviews
TickCross
Software & Hardware
Romania
$10k-$25k/mo
FeedCheck
Adrian Balcan
September 7, 2021
Pivoting and Growing a Remote Client Portal SaaS for Agencies
TickCross
Software & Hardware
Remote
No Data
ManyRequests
Robin Vander Heyden
September 7, 2021
Making +$15k/mo Helping Businesses Sell More on Amazon
TickCross
Software & Hardware
United States
$10k-$25k/mo
Xena Intelligence
Akhil Suresh
August 31, 2021
Pre-Selling a Programming Course and Making $550k in Revenue
TickCross
Education
Canada
$25k-$100k/mo
CSS For JS Developers
Josh Comeau
August 31, 2021
Seven Figures a Month Selling Cleaning and Sanitizing Products
TickCross
e-Commerce
United States
+$500k/mo
Zogics
Jeff Stripp
August 24, 2021
+$20M/mo Selling Health Products to Help People Feel Better
TickCross
Health
United States
+$500k/mo
LifeWave
David Schmidt
August 24, 2021
Growing an Employee Scheduling Tool to Five-Figures a Month
TickCross
Software & Hardware
Germany
$10k-$25k/mo
Aplano
Tadeus Gregorian
August 17, 2021
Surviving COVID and Becoming the Digital Experiences Marketplace
TickCross
Software & Hardware
Sweden
No Data
Ombori
Andreas Hassellof
August 17, 2021
Growing a Financial Comparison Company to $100k/Month
TickCross
Finances
Remote
$100k-$500k/mo
Financer
Johannes Larsson
August 10, 2021
​​Turning a $300 Investment into a $60M Sunglasses Empire
TickCross
e-Commerce
Spain
+$500k/mo
Hawkers
Alejandro Betancourt
August 10, 2021
Growing a B2B Lead Generation Agency to $18k/Mo
TickCross
Marketing
Macedonia
$10k-$25k/mo
BizzBee
Dancho Dimkov
August 3, 2021
Making $80k/mo Building the World's First Relaxation Beverage
TickCross
Food & Beverage
United States
$25k-$100k/mo
Leilo
Sol Broady
August 3, 2021
Growing a SEO Productized Service to $12K in MRR
TickCross
Marketing
Remote
$10k-$25k/mo
Embarque
Julian
July 27, 2021
Failing to Scale an Indian AgriTech Startup with $335k ARR
TickCross
e-Commerce
India
Bad Management
FreshConnect
Tarun Gupta
July 27, 2021
Bootstrapping a Side Hustle to $3k MRR with No-Code Tools
TickCross
Education
Scotland
$10k-$25k/mo
No Code Founders
Joshua Tiernan
July 20, 2021
Starting a Running Retreat Business Just Before the Pandemic Hit
TickCross
Health
United States
No Data
Endeavorun
Jake Tuber
July 20, 2021
Making $17k/mo While Helping People Get Better at Coding
TickCross
Education
United Kingdom
$10k-$25k/mo
Frontend Mentor
Matt Studdert
July 13, 2021
How to Avoid Creative Burnout and Build a +$1k MRR Business
TickCross
Productivity
Argentina
$0-$10k/mo
ResumeMaker
Fernando Pessagno
July 13, 2021
How to Make Six Figures a Year Playing Golf and Drinking Cocktails
TickCross
Education
United States
$25k-$100k/mo
LocationRebel
Sean Ogle
July 6, 2021
How Flexiple Reached $1M ARR in 4 Years and $2M in 4 Months
TickCross
Software & Hardware
India
$100k-$500k/mo
Flexiple
Karthik Sridharan
July 6, 2021
Growing a Self-Improvement Blog to $25k/Mo
TickCross
Education
United States
$10k-$25k/mo
EdLatimore
Ed Latimore
June 29, 2021
Failing to Sell a GovTech Product Because of No Market Need
TickCross
Software & Hardware
Russia
No Market Need
MyCity
Stepa Mitaki
June 29, 2021
How Pandemic Panic Led to a $10K Paid Community Launch
TickCross
Education
Germany
$0-$10k/mo
Blogging for Devs
Monica Lent
June 22, 2021
Spending $12K to Build a Product With Poor Market Fit
TickCross
Productivity
Turkey
Bad Market Fit
Patron.ai
Ömer Taban
June 22, 2021
Reaching $8k MRR in a Year Selling Software to Real Estate Agents
TickCross
Marketing
United States
$0-$10k/mo
The Agent Nest
Molly Wolchansky
June 15, 2021
Launching a BodyBuilding App Without a Clear Marketing Strategy
TickCross
Health
United Kingdom
Lack of Experience
Raw Gains
Jack Ellis
June 15, 2021
Aiming to Build a Design Agency From Scratch to Seven Figures
TickCross
Design
Remote
$25k-$100k/mo
Flexy
Garik Avetisyan
June 8, 2021
Raising $300k to Build a Marketplace Without a Focus on Revenue
TickCross
Marketing
United States
Bad Business Model
Adproval
Matthew Anderson
June 8, 2021
Losing €150,000 Building a Community for Young Entrepreneurs
TickCross
Education
Germany
Bad Market Fit
Young Entrepreneurs' Program
Fabian Tausch
June 1, 2021
Reaching +200k Monthly Visits as a 10-Year Old Running Blog
TickCross
Health
United States
No Data
StrengthRunning
Jason Fitzgerald
June 1, 2021
Building a No-Code Ad Production & Design Tool to $50k in 2 Months
TickCross
Marketing
United States
$25k-$100k/mo
Viewst
Victoria Duben
May 25, 2021
From a Failing Referral SaaS to $25k MRR Fully Bootstrapped
TickCross
Marketing
United States
$25k-$100k/mo
GrowSurf
Kevin Yun
May 25, 2021
Failing to Build a Profitable Marketplace Using No-Code Tools
TickCross
Software & Hardware
United States
Bad Market Fit
LocalTown
Michael Novotny
May 25, 2021
Beating COVID and Growing a Travel-Related Startup
TickCross
Travel
United States
$10k-$25k/mo
Bounce
Cody Candee
May 18, 2021
From Meeting on Tinder to Building a Designers Marketplace
TickCross
Design
United States
No Data
Awesomic
Roman Sevastyanov
May 18, 2021
Bootstrapping a Swag Empire to Millions in Monthly Revenue
TickCross
Design
United States
+$500k/mo
SwagUp
Michael Martocci
May 18, 2021
From Screwed MVP to an $8k MRR Bootstrapped Startup in 3 Years
TickCross
Education
Switzerland
$0-$10k/mo
MentorCruise
Dominic Monn
May 11, 2021
Building a Fitness Empire to a Multi Six-Figure Business in 10 Years
TickCross
Health
United States
$25k-$100k/mo
Impossible
Joel Runyon
May 11, 2021
Raising €250k to Build an HR Platform & Failing to Find Product-Market Fit
TickCross
Software & Hardware
Belgium
No Market Need
Hello Tyro
Pierre Tillement
May 11, 2021
Spending Thousands While Failing to Build a Meal-Planning App
TickCross
Health
United States
Bad Market Fit
Refolo
Lola Ojabowale
May 4, 2021
Scaling an AI Writing Assistant to $90k MRR in 8 Months
TickCross
Software & Hardware
United States
$25k-$100k/mo
CopyAI
Chris Lu
May 4, 2021
From Pivot To Pandemic: How The Kimp Team Launched & Scaled
TickCross
Design
Canada
No Data
Kimp
Senthu Velnayagam
May 4, 2021
How to Burn $55k by Confusing Market Validation with Market Hype
TickCross
Education
United States
No Market Need
Pactero
Wes Wagner
April 27, 2021
Making $10k/Month Building the All-in-One Tool for Freelancers
TickCross
Services
India
$0-$10k/mo
Refrens
Naman Sarawagi
April 27, 2021
Making $100k/Mo Designing and Building an Active Chair
TickCross
Design
United States
$25k-$100k/mo
QOR360
Turner Osler
April 20, 2021
Growing an Online Coworking to €5k/Mo with No-Code Tools
TickCross
Education
Spain
$0-$10k/mo
SinOficina
Bosco Soler
April 20, 2021
How a Startup Failed due to Being Early in the eBook Market
TickCross
Productivity
Netherlands
Lack of Focus
openmargin
Marc Köhlbrugge
April 20, 2021
Trying to Raise Money Without Building the Product First
TickCross
Software & Hardware
United States
Poor Product
Cam.ly
Dane Jensen
April 13, 2021
Building a VRBO Competitor Without a Clear Value Proposition
TickCross
Travel
United States
Lack of Experience
Vacation Bird
Gene Maryushenko
April 13, 2021
Acquiring & Growing a Scraping SaaS to $400k/Mo
TickCross
Software & Hardware
United States
$100k-$500k/mo
Scraper API
Zoltán Bettenbuk
April 13, 2021
How a Machine Learning Developer Started a Cold Email Service Business
TickCross
Marketing
United States
$10k-$25k/mo
Cold Email Studio
Andrew Pierno
April 6, 2021
Improving Streamers Game: Why a Remarketing Tool wasn't well Received by Fans
TickCross
Marketing
Brazil
Bad Market Fit
RingDaddy
Isaac Medeiros
April 6, 2021
Growing a Waitlist to 50k Users after Pivoting during COVID
TickCross
Software & Hardware
France
$0-$10k/mo
Station
Julien Berthomier
March 30, 2021
A Juicy $3,000 Mistake: Starting with a Product before Market Validation
TickCross
Food & Beverage
Thailand
No Market Need
Juice Startup
Wit Sumathavanit
March 30, 2021
Building a TikTok Analytics Platform While Losing Motivation to Market the Product
TickCross
Marketing
Russia
Lack of Experience
Toki
Vladimir Esaulov
March 23, 2021
Creating Video Content for YC Companies and Achieving 1.2 Billion views
TickCross
Social Media
Australia
No Data
Vidico
Michael Pirone
March 23, 2021
From AR/VR to Dropshipping: Two Side Projects Affected by Timing and Politics
TickCross
Software & Hardware
Belgium
No Market Need
Reality Hunt
Toby Allen
March 16, 2021
Building a Product Too Difficult to Use: How Signups Didn't Translate to Active Users
TickCross
Analytics
Indonesia
Dependence on Others
Creator Growth Lab
Andrew Kamphey
March 16, 2021
Building a Product After Seeing a Market Need: How Salonist Thrived in the Asian Market
TickCross
Software & Hardware
India
No Data
Salonist
Neeraj Gupta
March 16, 2021
A Startup Rollercoaster: How Lernin Games Failed to Dominate the Game-Based Learning Industry
TickCross
Education
Spain
Bad Business Model
Lernin Games
Jordi Miró
March 9, 2021
Turning a Failed Blog into a Multiple Six-Figure Business
TickCross
Education
United States
$25k-$100k/mo
Career Sidekick
Biron Clark
March 9, 2021
Starting a Dual-Sided Marketplace: The Struggle to Balance Supply and Demand
TickCross
Education
Hungary
Competition
Teacher Finder
Andrew Davison
March 3, 2021
Building a Multi-Million Dollar Company with Zero Industry Experience
TickCross
Health
Australia
+$500k/mo
The CareSide
Gareth Mahon
March 3, 2021
Transitioning from Desk Job to Building a $60k/mo Cleaning Business
TickCross
Services
United States
$25k-$100k/mo
DeluxeMaid
Finn Pegler
February 24, 2021
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