This founder built $10K MRR business on Notion in 14 months with this tech stack 😱😱

Most people still consider PHP as an old tech stack. But Julien still uses PHP for this $10K MRR Micro SaaS.

Who doesn't love Notion? Julien explains how he found this simple idea when comparing with Airtable.

At FounderBeats, we interviewed Julien on more insights on how he survived while most people often fail at building profitable business. He also mentioned how helpful it is to have audience.

Some interesting notes
How long did it take you to acquire your first 50 customers, and what was your growth strategy?

It took me 6 days to acquire the first 100 users, and around 2 months to get the first 50 customers. It took me 4.5 months to get the firs 50 paying customers.

I only relied on organic acquisition channel: social medias (facebook groups, reddit, twitter, Product hunt), word of mouth & SEO. Because the product is a form that's embed by users, I have a lot of backlinks, and NotionForms domain rapidly got a great domain authority score, helping a lot with SEO!

Which technology stack are you using and what challenges and limitations does it pose?

I'm using the PHP framework Laravel in the back-end, PostgreSQL for the database, a single page Vue.js app for the front-end, and TailwindCSS for the styling. I recently switched to a fully serverless architecture on AWS, which allows me to avoid any scaling-related issue.

What have been some of the biggest insights you've gained since starting your entrepreneurial journey?

This whole entrepreneurial thing is all about calculated risks. If your goal is to reach a certain level of financial freedom, and you want to be as free as possible, then it's not a "risk" to give entrepreneurship a try. In fact it's pretty much the only way to achieve that. Take the risks you can take!

Also, having an audience is so helpful that it feels like a hack! Start building yours today!

More founder insights around building profitable Micro SaaS around Airtable from Julien here