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Bootstrapped SaaS cost teardown — and the nuance

I wrote a fairly extensive blog post on the cost of https://checklyhq.com at its current stage; ~ $1000 in cost on ~$3600 MRR. I do a deep dive in how the cost is structured, why it's there and what it means in the bigger picture.

https://blog.checklyhq.com/bootstrapped-developer-saas-cost-teardown/

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on December 16, 2019
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