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Taylor Otwell

06/13/25

@ EO

The underdog mentality in web development motivated me to prove that PHP could be a great way to build applications quickly.

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How a Solo Dev Went From $0 to $57M RaisedㅣLaravel, Taylor Otwell

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How a Solo Dev Went From $0 to $57M RaisedㅣLaravel, Taylor Otwell

06/13/25

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Taylor Otwell

06/13/25

@ EO

I created Laravel to build web applications faster, not with the intention of making it a popular open-source framework.

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Mathilde Collin

10/25/18

@ Y Combinator

Working at a small startup helped me discover my passion for software, as I found it rewarding to build something that could change how people work.

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Guillermo Rauch

06/03/25

@ Accel

The web allowed me to throw a couple of files into a folder, boot up my web server, and share a hyperlink with anyone in the world, which got me hooked on coding.

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Guillermo Rauch

06/03/25

@ Accel

When I started my company, I wanted to begin with open source foundations, focusing on real-time web applications and making things fast.

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Nate Blecharczyk

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

I started programming at a young age, which built my confidence and set me on a path to entrepreneurship, showing that early experiences can be crucial for future success.

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Guillermo Rauch

06/03/25

@ Accel

I realized that JavaScript could do amazing things on the client side, but you also need the server side, which is why I went all in on Node.js.

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Michael Paulson

03/23/25

@ Lex Fridman

The fundamental problem in web development is that many developers choose to start from scratch instead of learning from existing codebases, which contain valuable wisdom and solved problems.

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Diana Hu

04/22/23

@ Y Combinator

Even if you start with a less scalable technology, like PHP, you can optimize it later as your user base grows, as seen with Facebook's evolution.

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Avni Patel Thompson

09/22/17

@ Y Combinator

I started with a simple tech stack using free tools to test my idea, which led to my first bookings and rapid growth in my service.