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I built this because I was tired of clickbait journalism, sensationalist hype for the industry and endless rumors. I always wanted a way to get a quick TL;DR or what mattered, without a bias toward a particular news org.

Owen Williams Founder

What I learned over a year of asking people for money for the first time

https://medium.com/@ow/what-i-learned-over-a-year-of-asking-users-for-money-for-the-first-time-d01bcdd4e1b?source=friends_link&sk=7f81f60bc235f0a74baa31e977b27838

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Reached $2K MRR

One step after another, we reached $2K MRR. I can't believe it either, but so far we've grown through word of mouth, and a great community that's been supportive of a whole new model.

Launched to the public

I launched to the public, with the MVP version, in November with a Product Hunt post, and formal launch of the community and regular briefings.

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Reached $1K MRR

While in private beta, users could invite others with a specific coupon code. With this model, we reached $1K in MRR!

Launched private beta

Built a MVP platform and launched a preview product for Charged. Sent out an email newsletter to my free subscribers offering a limited-time pricing offer of $5/month that wouldn't ever come back, and waited...

I built this because I was tired of clickbait journalism, sensationalist hype for the industry and endless rumors. I always wanted a way to get a quick TL;DR or what mattered, without a bias toward a particular news org.

Owen Williams Founder