In this episode, Wes Bush interviews Olly Meakings, founder of <a href="http://Senja.io" target="_blank">Senja.io</a>, about his journey bootstrapping a testimonial collection tool to $800K ARR. Olly reveals his unique story of building the business with a co-founder he's never met in person, their product-led approach, and how they maintained motivation through the challenging early years.

Key Takeaways:

[00:01:31] Origin story and meeting his co-founder Wilson via Twitter [00:06:38] Launching with the most generous free plan in the market [00:11:49] Shipping 100+ features per year while struggling financially [00:24:22] Year 3 breakthrough - growing from $20K to $60K MRR [00:29:05] Moving to a four-day workweek [00:38:09] Current team structure - just two co-founders and one technical hire [00:51:30] Knowing yourself and building a support network as a founder

Links

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivermeakings/?originalSubdomain=uk" target="_blank">Olly Meakings on LinkedIn</a>

<a href="https://senja.io/" target="_blank">Senja</a>

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