Side project passed $2.5k/mo revenue after 2 years (Phoenix and Vue)
Several years ago, I had a client whose salespeople were using Excel to generate sales proposals. This was inefficient and the resulting documents looked awful, so I developed a new process for them using a no-code platform. It featured a web form that was tied to a workflow engine, and a fancy PDF got emailed to the customer to sign. When the client loved the solution, I knew I was on to something. However, the no-code platform wasn't very customizable, so I decided to rebuild the process as a SaaS product. The client's CTO wanted in and we became cofounders. Today, we passed the…
Side project passed $2.5k/mo revenue after 2 years (Phoenix and Vue) launched on April 18, 2021 with 381 votes, #33 of 3,754 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches.
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This is a SaaS proposal generation tool built with Phoenix and Vue that helps sales teams create professional documents efficiently. It combines web forms with a workflow engine to streamline the proposal process, automatically generating branded PDFs for customer signatures. The product is designed for sales organizations looking to replace manual processes like spreadsheet-based proposal creation. After two years of development, it reached $2,500 in monthly recurring revenue.
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Several years ago, I had a client whose salespeople were using Excel to generate sales proposals. This was inefficient and the resulting documents looked awful, so I developed a new process for them using a no-code platform. It featured a web form that was tied to a workflow engine, and a fancy PDF got emailed to the…
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