By Justin Duke
Wanted to send a weekly newsletter about interesting links. TinyLetter was shutting down, Mailchimp felt like overkill, and Substack didn't exist yet.
Built the first version in a weekend in 2017. Iterated slowly over years while keeping his full-time job.
Someone he'd never met paid $29/month for the Pro plan. He stared at the Stripe notification for five minutes.
Proof that you don't need to raise money or quit your job to build a real, useful product.
Be the newsletter tool that people recommend to their friends because it just works.