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These 6 founders bootstrapped 3 boring web design businesses into $1.25 BILLION in ARR.
They proved that you could turn a sleepy agency business into a SaaS empire.
Let's break down this underrated strategy:
There are 2 popular SaaS-building strategies:
1. Bootstrap - eat ramen & build software. Hope that one day you get a customer.
2. Raise VC $$$ - hire a team & build software. Hope that one day you get acquired.
But there may be a better way.
The hybrid model is using an agency biz to bootstrap a software service.
It works. Here's your proof:
@jasonfried & @dhh - 37signals, 100k+ customers
@benchestnut & Dan Kurzius - Mailchimp, sold for $12B
@davegreiner & Ben Richardson - Campaign Monitor, $154mm rev in 2019
To start:
-buy an existing agency that serves your target customers
-build from scratch
Buying saves time. Building comes with more flexibility.
The agency becomes your platform business.
Here are the advantages of having a platform business:
-No VC required
-Product/market fit is almost guaranteed
-Acquiring the skills you need to run a successful agency will give you an edge in the SaaS world
/No VC required
• A successful agency has steady profits
• Those profits can be reinvested into developing software
• This lets you build at your own pace & control your destiny
The SaaS products in all 3 examples started as side projects & took time to develop.
/All 3 companies were scratching their own itch:
•MailChimp → customers didn’t have a good way to send emails
•Basecamp → had trouble managing multiple projects by email
•Campaign Monitor → didn't like existing email marketing tools
Building something your company or customers need guarantees a product/market fit.
/Acquiring the skills you need to run a successful agency will give you an edge in the SaaS world
Most successful agency founders are good at:
1. sales & marketing
2. managing people
3. capital allocation
Here's why that matters:
Sales & marketing:
Most agencies sell a commoditized service. To stand out they:
• position themselves well
• charge a premium price
• find good customers
VC-backed startups spend 30-50% of their funds on marketing. It takes resourcefulness to compete against that.
Manage people:
• Agency salaries are low
• Fighting turnover is hard
• Need to use incentives other than money to keep talent
Software dev salaries are high. If you’re competing against FB & Google for top talent, you will probably not outspend them.
Capital allocation
• Agency cashflows can be lumpy
• Need to get the most out of every $1 to survive
This skill is helpful when your VC-backed competitor has $10 in the bank for every $1 you have.
These companies inspired us when we started Kilo.
We acquired a website co. that served gym owners.
Once we hit $100k MRR, we started making software to help our customers more.
Things took off from there.
It was way less risky & stressful than building from scratch.
TLDR
Buy or build a profitable agency, then build SaaS.
Why?
-Agency profits can be reinvested
-You're guaranteed product/market fit
-Your skills will give you an edge in the SaaS world
This model has been proven by some of the most successful SaaS founders.
I hope you've found this thread helpful.
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