I saw this presentation at MicroConf. It was very impressive. Incredible progress and traction in such a short timespan.

Even more impressive is that the demo version of Bare Metrics uses their own data! Incredible transparency - thanks for the inspiration!

https://demo.baremetrics.io/dashboard

I didn't know about MicroConf. If you are the kind of person who attends MicroConf, would you know if there are websites like TechCrunch, geared towards 'micro' startups? The kinds of startups which are generating enough revenue to replace a salary or two?

Not really techcrunch style, but here are some resources that at least give a pulse of the microISV/lifestyle scene:

http://www.tropicalmba.com/

http://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/

http://www.kalzumeus.com/blog/

How did you get the 1st 50 or 100 users? What Marketing strategies were most useful for you. I've been building products but needs traction to get to 5K level for some of my side projects.

Just spoke to Josh over the phone, really nice guy explained how he did marketing and development, basically he primary tool was Twitter!

I'm not a customer of Baremetrics but Josh the guy who made it is a great guy and I hope to one day be able to actually have a need for one of his products.

He answered my completely unrelated questions I emailed him the other day about the technology he was using which I thought was really cool. It's awesome to see someone putting lean startup practices to work and being successful at it. As a new developer trying to learn as much as possible this is very motivating.

Happy to say I think I was follower #1 on their twitter account and an early customer. It's been the best Stripe analytics tool I've ever used, and I wish them tons of luck going forward. Great work, and props on being so transparent!

:) Thanks so much! Really means a lot.