So, my company is officially doing well enough that I can imagine spending some time blogging. It’s taken two years to get to this point, and there’s still a ton of stuff to get done before we’re really out of startup mode. But, we’ve established product/market fit and we’re passing “ramen profitable“.
On the one hand, I am not surprised by our success at all. I knew the needs of non-profits and, through Daniel’s involvement, we assembled a very impressive team. It was kind of a foregone conclusion. The only real dangers were the possibility of competitor popping up that was more informed *and* better financed, my having missed some key information about the needs of the market, or our team not staying together because of poor human relations.
On the other hand, I’m freaking out because I’ve been in a desperate survival mode since we started this. Being a CEO is scary. Especially when you work with an accomplished team and it’s your first time. I’m glad that it was a small pond and involved very moderate amounts of money. It would have been that much harder with larger amounts in play and VC’s breathing down my neck.
But it looks like we’ve done it. We’ve bootstrapped our own company into existence.