https://baremetrics.com/blog/new-features-will-not-save-your-business

As a founder, you ooze optimism. It’s a necessary coping mechanism to deal with the volatile up’s and down’s of creating somethin…

https://baremetrics.com/blog/product-launch-sequence

Our 7 day launch sequence for announcing anything

If you launch something on the internet and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? I…

When you’re building a business based on recurring revenue, what you want is predictability. The “recurring” part has a pretty strong measure of that, but getting more of that recurring payment upfro…

https://baremetrics.com/blog/reflection-business-updates

It’s easy to focus on forward momentum. Looking to the future naturally has an optimistic flair and so we spend more time thinking about it a…

When I hear the words “company culture” my gut reaction is generally to contort my face in some way that conveys “Ewwwwwwww”. It’s just one of those buzz phrases that gets thrown around without anyon…

Today we’re launching the biggest update in Baremetrics history: we’re expanding our platform to support Braintree and Recurly, in addition to the Stripe support we’ve always had (with more data sour…

It’s a common startup benefit to have a “loose” or “unlimited” vacation policy. “Take all the time off you need!” “We don’t babysit you, take off whenever you need off!” But does anyone actually take…

You’ve plastered your job listing on every job board and social network known to man. Now comes the fun part: sifting through the hundreds or even thousands of applications. But how? How do you narro…

There’s a lot of talk about “work/life balance” and figuring out how to find some sort of perfect equilibrium wherein your personal life is completely divided from your work building a startup. This …

https://baremetrics.com/blog/founder-mistakes

Bless our little founder hearts. We’re eternal optimists who have great intentions paired with a propensity to try things that common sense would say is …

We just rolled out a change to Buffer’s very public revenue dashboard that resulted in a $25,000 increase in MRR. This article provides some backstory in to how we originally calculated metrics and t…

When you’re building a business, cash is king. Cash lets you do things like hiring and customer acquisition, and the more of it you’ve got at any given time, the faster (theoretically) you can grow. …

Three months ago, we introduced a Free plan…and it nearly brought Baremetrics to its knees. Let’s take a look at what we did, how it affected our business and how it was ultimately a failure.

When I …

While customer feedback is crucial to your startup, it’s also something most founders have a love/hate relationship with. How do you decide if feedback is valuable or not? How do you keep complaints …

I’ve long considered myself a “maker”. Heck, it’s the first word in my Twitter profile, so you know it’s official. I’ve been making things for the web since the late 90’s. When I was splitting my tim…

As an entrepreneur, one of the biggest sources of stress you have with your startup is likely your competition. It’s easy to become really paranoid about each move they make, each feature they launch…

If recurring revenue is a rainbow leading to a pot of gold, then churn is the dirty leprechaun trying to keep it all from you.

Okay, so my rainbow leprechaun metaphor is a little weak, but you get th…

When you’re just getting started and you’re strapped for cash, you typically do all sorts of things to pinch pennies. It’s just part of surviving, and it’s a healthy thing to do when you’re not actua…

As a Founder, you’ve got your hand in everything imaginable, from legal paperwork to hiring to product management to support and everything in between. You’re pulled in every direction from everyone …

https://baremetrics.com/blog/startup-guide-to-1-on-1

If there’s one thing I’ve found to be true over the past year and half of building this company, it’s that I’m completely winging it. Sure, I’ve r…