I think, as bootstrappers, we need to abandon the "long slow SaaS ramp of death" trope.
1. That talk is nearly 20 years old (lots has changed)
2. I'm not sure it ever really applied to most successful bootstrapped businesses?
3. For many SaaS I know, the ramp was pretty fast.
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I agree it’s overused, but don’t think it should be fully “abandoned.” Compared to info products, WP plugins and other one-time sale products SaaS takes much, much longer to grow. There’s still something to it. Even though, I agree, the specifics of her talk don’t apply 100%.
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I think my concern is that it's become a "default" stance: "Whelp, I'm growing slowly, but that's ok. Must just be in the slow SaaS ramp of death." Makes it easier to ignore bad fundamentals...https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1366192185348030465 …
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I haven’t seen that, but that’s just dumb. Abandoning something because people misunderstand it feels like baby and bath water. Perhaps education and understanding the nuance is a better approach.
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The point of Gail's talk was: "It takes a long time to get to scale." But... does it? If the average bootstrapper is hitting $10k MRR in 221 days, that seems pretty fast?https://twitter.com/Shpigford/status/997550774438842368 …
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Oops, misread that. It's actually 495 days to hit $100k ARR
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Yeah, that's a while. This is also only measuring the ones that survive that long. Many many many didn't make it 495 days.
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I’m still confused: why are we using a model/metaphor for indie bootstrappers that came from a public corp building SaaS in early 2000s, who needed $21 million in capital to reach profitability?
I think it’s ok to question the underlying assumptions there. 
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I guess, but I think the SaaS ramp is much more applicable for most bootstrappers than say, studying what Basecamp did.
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