The Open Startup Movement
Highlights
- ▸Public MRR / user-count / cost dashboards build trust faster than any marketing copy — users back a transparent person, not a branded company
- ▸Open startup works for bootstrappers because the founder is the brand; it doesn't work for VC-backed teams because numbers become political internally
- ▸Transparency is also an operating discipline — posting your numbers publicly forces honesty with yourself before it matters to anyone else
Original excerpt
A few years ago I sold all my stuff to explore the world, creating 12 startups in 12 months and building $1M+/y companies as an indie maker such as Nomad List and Remote OK. I'm also a big pusher of remote work and async and analyze the effects it has on society. Follow me on Twitter or see my list of posts. My first book MAKE is out now. Contact me
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