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News
46 months to $1m ARR
A nice reality check here from David, who shares that it took 46 months to get to $1m in annual recurring revenue. With a lot of hype around companies like Replit growing super-fast, it's good to have a reminder of what is more realistic.
it took us around 46 months to hit $1M ARR btw
— David Park (@Davidjpark96) October 29, 2025
it may seem like everyone on the timeline effortlessly/instantly hits this milestone, but that's not normal or realistic
i was stuck at $2k MRR for 3 years! pic.twitter.com/44KmXFF5P6
Directory boilerplate makes $50k
A really cool result for this maker who made a template for starting directories. Directify has made $50k in just one year.
It's a smart move to latch on to the popularity of making directories, which are very simple businesses to run.
Directify is 1 year old today!
— Serg (@karakhanyanS) October 27, 2025
In this 1 year I achieved following:
- $50K in revenue
- $1.5 MRR
- 3400+ users
- 2900+ directories (websites)
- 500+ people in our community
Happy birthday, my lovely product. pic.twitter.com/Fkj0PF46lm
