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My Startup Isn't Profitable and I'm Not Upset

14 points| dcaldwell | 13 years ago |blog.doddcaldwell.com | reply

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[+] iambrakes|13 years ago|reply
I enjoyed this post. It's actually refreshing to hear that not everyone hits it big and that's okay sometimes. I'm in a similar situation.

As much as I read about the glorious successes and the spectacular failures, its important to also hear about the guys in the middle, working hard and keeping the dream alive. Good luck with Moon Clerk.

[+] nicholassmith|13 years ago|reply
If its opened up your eyes to a new venture then it's been profitable in certain respects, and as long as its not costing you a fortune to run then that's potentially just as valuable.
[+] joshfraser|13 years ago|reply
I love this post. It's another reminder that it's all about the journey, working on stuff you care about and using your failures to launch you into your next opportunity.
[+] youngdev|13 years ago|reply
Hi Dodd, really enjoyed the article. I really liked your design of bellstrike, its really catchy and idea sticks. Btw, you mentioned you are not a developer, so do you outsource all your work? Or did you learn while developing bellstrike. Would you mind sharing the tech stack you picked up?
[+] dcaldwell|13 years ago|reply
Thanks for the compliments on the design. We kept all of the dev work in house. Three full time developers. Now with MoonClerk, Ryan, my cofounder, is a developer and we're contracting out some of the development but mostly with folks who are in our Coworking office or nearby. We develop in Rails.