Action Army #36: From $1,300 to $30,000 in revenue
Growing a SaaS product from nothing to something
Action Army #36: From $1,300 to $30,000 in revenue launched on August 25, 2016 with 71 votes, #814 of 3,856 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
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