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Brian Donohue

11/14/18

@ Y Combinator

We're now cash flow positive, which is great, and a lot of that success comes from significantly reducing server costs and continued growth in subscriptions.

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Brian Donohue on Operating Instapaper Through an Acquisition

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Brian Donohue on Operating Instapaper Through an Acquisition

11/14/18

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Loriana Sardar

04/28/25

@ EO

We currently have 20 paying customers and have generated about $200,000 in annual revenue, while raising a round of $1.5 million.

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Justin Kan

05/27/21

@ Justin Kan

We went from burning $250,000 a month to ending 2010 with a million in profit, which was an incredible turnaround for us.

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Larry Ellison

02/27/19

@ Ray Captain

Our hardware business has shifted focus to high-margin products, and while overall revenue may have dropped, our profits have increased significantly, indicating a successful transition.

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Jessica Mah

03/13/14

@ Y Combinator

Now, we have 50 full-time employees and celebrated our first profitable month in January, appreciating every aspect of our business.

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Danielle Morrill

02/24/15

@ Y Combinator

We had a beautiful growth graph, but we realized we were running a business with only a 5% margin, which isn't sustainable for a software company.

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Zach Perret

05/27/25

@ Acquired

We emerged from the recent interest rate cycle stronger, launching major new products and replatforming our strategy, which has led to great business performance this year.

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Y Combinator Cast

11/12/21

@ Y Combinator

We exited beta in June and already have 230 paying clients, expecting to eclipse 1 million in overall revenue for the year.

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Jeff Lawson

05/24/25

@ a16z speedrun

We shifted The Onion's business model to prioritize readers over advertisers, launching a subscription service that has successfully attracted tens of thousands of subscribers.

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Travis Kalanick

10/25/13

@ Y Combinator

We're experiencing 26% month-over-month growth, which means in 12 months, we could be 16 times bigger than we are now, indicating rapid expansion.