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Jan 3

- Ich musste mir CHF 50K leihen, um mit

über die Runden zu kommen - Ich bat mein Team um eine Lohnkürzung - Der Umsatz von

@Wortspiel

ist um -22% gesunken - Ich erkrankte an Covid-⁠19 und war danach einige Wochen depressiv - Ich bin mitten in der Scheidung

2022 war das härteste Jahr meines Lebens:

My business plan? Avoid going back to this. (h/t

@dvassallo

)

Nov 2, 2022

Es ist egal, wo die Server stehen.

schrieb über den Irrglauben, dass europ. Unternehmen den Datenschutz mit US-Diensten gewährleisten können, solange die Server in Europa stehen. Ich habe den Artikel mit Erlaubnis des Autors ins Deutsche übersetzt:

Es ist egal, wo die Server stehen - Friendly

Vor zwei Jahren hat der Europäische Gerichtshof das Privacy-Shield-Konzept für ungültig erklärt. Europäische Unternehmen haben seitdem versucht, das Urteil zu befolgen – allerdings ohne die Art zu...

Nov 2, 2022

Es ist egal, wo die Server stehen.

Es ist egal, wo die Server stehen - Friendly

Original post by

in English:

American data spies will never care where the servers are

In the two years since the European Court of Justice invalidated the Privacy Shield concept, European companies have been scrambling to pretend to comply with the ruling, without changing anything...

It doesn't matter where the servers are.

wrote about the misconception that European companies can ensure privacy using US services as long as the servers are located in Europe. I have translated the article into German with the author's permission:

Es ist egal, wo die Server stehen - Friendly

I recently sat down to write up the history of

so far. Here it is:

The history of Friendly began in early 2020 with the goal of offering a privacy-friendly alternative to the marketing tools of Google, Meta & Co. This has grown…

Aug 16, 2022

Once again for July 2022 we at

are sharing all of our costs including salaries. And here's our latest #OpenStartup report: friendly.ch/july-2022

Aug 9, 2022

📈 July 2022 #OpenStartup report for

: we crossed $14K MRR! 💳 MRR: $14,004 (+1%) 💵 One-time rev.: $95 (-94%) 🧾 P&L: $1,035 (+73%) Also: - Our customer tracked > 1M pageviews - Loss up because less 1-time revenue

We Crossed $14K MRR and Tracked 1 Million Pageviews: Open Startup Report July 2022 -

Friendly

Our monthly recurring revenue surpassed $14k for the first time and Friendly Analytics tracked more than one million pageviews: welcome to our Open Startup Report for July 2022.…

Replying to

Inspired by

's fresh Q&A about starting and growing 🙂 Friendly [💰$14k MRR]

Aug 8, 2022

For an interview with

@bemicrofounder

, I broke down the channels through which

's customers have come to date: 31% 🤝Partners & Affiliates 22% 🧑Personal Network 9% 💸SEA 7% 🔎SEO 6% 🔗Links 2% 🤴Existing customers - 13% 🌈 (Various) 11% ❓ (Unknown)

MicroFounder

@bemicrofounder

Aug 7, 2022

"Start with the audience, not the idea ;-)" 💳 Revenue: $14k/mo by

microfounder.com/startups/frien

(1M ARR as solo bootstrapped founder) -

@joelgascoigne

(bought out existing investors to control own destiny) -

@arvidkahl

("calm business", "the bootstrapped founder")

Heavy inspiration for this post and our attitude came from: -

@jasonfried

and

("until the end of the internet") -

@dvassallo

("small bets") - Paul Jarvis ("company of one")

We're at $14,000 MRR at

and we don't want investors. Here’s why:

We Have an Exist Strategy, Not an Exit Strategy: Why We Don’t Want Investors -

Friendly

We get asked time and again why we don’t want investors at Friendly as a tech startup. It’s not that we haven’t received any offers yet. But we…

📈 June 2022 #OpenStartup report for

: We're getting closer to profitability! 💳 MRR: $13,727 (+2%) 💵 1-time rev: $1,482 (-19%) 🧾 P&L: - $590 (-79%) Also: - Revenue > CHF 13k for the 1st time - Major update, introducing custom objects

Getting Closer to Profitability, More Revenue and a Major Update: Open Startup Report June 2022 -...

We are nearing profitability again, our revenue rose above CHF 13’000 for the first time and Friendly Automate gets an important update: welcome to our Open Startup Report…

Jun 26, 2022

I'm writing down in a structured format everything that was only in my head, so that everyone from the team can do it from now. And I am looking forward to the first vacation in 7 years in which I can completely switch off 😎 /end

The result: the companies are running no worse than before. And I feel much, much better. My focus since then has been on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and processes. /7

But otherwise I won't make the 10 years. And probably achieve less if I continue to work 150% for longer and burn out in the process. Since then, I've stuck to my self-imposed time limit (except in emergencies). /6

In that moment I decided to make bold decision: I would radically apply the pareto principle and not work more than 20% for each company while expecting 80% of the results for it. If that's not enough, then so be it. /5

That finally changed when I struck Covid in April feeling super sick first and then depressed. I started to question my life. I was sad because I realized how little time I had for what's really important – like spending time IRL with family and friends. /4

Pulling something off for 10 years while working too much is not realistic. But I was still working my unsustainable schedule because I got so used to it and didn't question it anymore. 3/

I always told myself that I will reduce my workload if I achieved X. That was obviously a lie. This tweet from

@levelsio

was an eye-opener to me. I realized I have to run any company for at least 10 years to really see it's full potential. 2/

Quote Tweet

@levelsio

Sep 26, 2021

The reason I'm still working on my sites is that my previous "career" was making electronic music. I started around 2003 but I quit in 2008 I saw artists that started in the same time around me take off only after 10y. So now I want to at least keep working on smth for 10 years!

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Jun 26, 2022

Here's why you should work less, not more! Since I founded

@Wortspiel

in 2015 I was all the time working more than 100%. Founding

in 2020 made things even worse. I felt like a slave to my own companies. /1

Okinawa is an Island in Japan with the highest life expectancy. The secret? Almost everybody gardens. Entrepreneurship is a marathon not a sprint. Be sustainable Find your gardening. h/t

@gregisenberg

Jun 20, 2022

What is your tech stack? I'll start: - PM:

- Tax:

- Meetings:

- Comms:

- Payments:

- Support:

- Scheduling:

- Translations:

- Email & Cal:

- Mktg. Automation:

Here's exactly what we spent at

in May. We share it to help other founders with comparative data. Check out our latest #OpenStartup report to find out how much revenue we made and what else moved us: friendly.ch/may-2022

Jun 21, 2022

📈 May 2022 #OpenStartup report for

: 💳 MRR: $13,490(+3%) 💵 One-time revenues: $1,839 (+126%) 🧾 P&L: - $2,801 (-59%) Also: - Friendly is nominated for the TOP 100 Swiss Startups - A look back at our team retreat in Switzerland

+3% Revenue, a Retreat in Switzerland and One Nomination: Open Startup Report May 2022 -

Friendly

More revenue and less loss, a look back at our second retreat and a nomination for Switzerland’s most important startup award: welcome to our Open Startup Report for…

Jun 20, 2022

What is your tech stack? I'll start: - PM:

- Tax:

- Meetings:

- Comms:

- Payments:

- Support:

- Scheduling:

- Translations:

- Email & Cal:

- Mktg. Automation:

Always think long term. (Image credit:

)

Don't focus on the goal. Focus on the process.