The SaaS Bootstrapper: Mike Perham - Turning an open source side project into an $80K/month business
Growing a 1 man side project to a $1 Million/year business
The SaaS Bootstrapper: Mike Perham - Turning an open source side project into an $80K/month business launched on November 16, 2016 with 63 votes, #892 of 3,636 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
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