Series · 23 stories

Bootstrapped builders

No outside money: savings, customers and patience

Stories: 23
With revenue: 17
Median: $25K/mo

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In order

Lowest monthly revenue first: the climb up

1≈₹33,200/moFueler: A Bootstrapped Portfolio Platform Built on Proof of WorkFuelerRiten DebnathIndia · Started 2021
2≈₹1 lakh/moFailTell: A Bootstrapped Platform That Turned Failure Stories Into a Mentoring BusinessFailTellSwagat MohantyIndia · Started 2020
3≈₹1.9 lakh/moHow Pyotam Built a Patented Ayurvedic Alkaline Water Brand in IndiaPyotamNaveen KumarIndia
4≈₹3.8 lakh/moHow two brothers built a $5K/month custom printing store on free toolsPrintstreetRahul GarewalIndia
5≈₹19 lakh/moHow Dohful Cookies Built a $15K/Month Soft-Baked Cookie Brand in IndiaDohful CookiesArushiIndia
6≈₹19 lakh/moHow CodedThemes Grew Into a $20K/Month Template BusinessCodedThemesRakesh NakraniIndia · Started 2017
7≈₹21.8 lakh/moBootstrapped Email Marketing SaaS From India Hits $23K MRRSendXVarun JainIndia · Started 2017
8≈₹23.7 lakh/moHow Bhavik Sarkhedi Built Write Right Into a $25K/Month Content AgencyWrite RightBhavik SarkhediIndia · Started 2016
9≈₹23.7 lakh/moHow Zatun Built a $25K/Month Game Studio Mixing Client Work and Its Own TitlesZatunAbhinav ChokhavatiaIndia · Started 2007
10≈₹28.4 lakh/moHow CandidShutters Built a Profitable Custom Photo Album Business OnlineCandidShuttersPranjalIndia
11≈₹56.9 lakh/moHow Rapid Acceleration Partners scrapped its first platform to win enterprise automation dealsRapid Acceleration PartnersRaghuraman RamamurthyIndia · Started 2017
12≈₹66.4 lakh/moHow Conversion Perk Grew From a ₹2.5L Bet Into a $70K/Month Digital Marketing AgencyConversion PerkDevjeet SinghIndia · Started 2018
13≈₹1.2 crore/moBootstrapped cold email SaaS reaches $1.5M ARR from AhmedabadSalesHandyDhruv PatelIndia · Started 2015
14≈₹2.4 crore/moHow Appscrip Built a $3M/Year Business Selling Clone Apps to StartupsAppscripRAHUL SHARMAIndia · Started 2014
15≈₹2.8 crore/moHow EDIIIE Grew Into a $300K-a-Month Immersive Tech StudioEDIIIEGautam ArjunIndia · Started 2016
16≈₹2.8 crore/moHow a Former Unilever Engineer Built an Ayurveda Beverage Brand Selling 150K Bottles a MonthAuricFounderIndia
17≈₹3.3 crore/moHow Social Beat grew into a $5M-a-year digital agency with 300 employeesSocial BeatVikas ChawlaIndia · Started 2012
18How Clearout Built a Bootstrapped Email Verification SaaS to 20,000 CustomersClearoutGnanaprakash RathinamIndia · Started 2019
19Bootstrapping a Software Agency Through Content and ReferralsMTechZillaSharvin ShahIndia · Started 2021
20From Stone Polishing in Jaipur to Building a Non-Profit English Learning PlatformLitvill Lessons AssociationImran RautanIndia · Started 2022
21A Solo Founder in Pune Built an iPad Travel Scrapbook App From ScratchRoutespunktSudipto PaulIndia · Started 2021
22How a Failed Startup Led to a $2K/Month Video Production MarketplaceVidsagaNikhilesh TayalIndia · Started 2022
23How bip.so Built a GitHub-Style Wiki for Discord Communities and Reached 1,000 Communitiesbip.soNitish ReddyIndia · Started 2020