Mia Jones

Lead Designer. Film-buff. Taker of walks.

16 Articles

SaaS

Sketch: How Focus, Community, and Saying 'No' Built a Design Disruptor

Bootstrapped success, funded by sales, later shifted to subscription model

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By Mia Jones Apr 3, 2025 6 min read

SaaS

How SaaS Founders Can Book More Demos That Actually Convert

Book fewer demos but make each one count toward revenue

By Mia Jones Apr 1, 2025 2 min read

SaaS

Tailscale: Quietly Powering a Better Internet

How a dev-first VPN solved a $10B problem—without marketing hype

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By Mia Jones Mar 26, 2025 5 min read

SaaS

Kushank Aggarwal's Journey to 1M Followers and $35K/Month in Revenue

Kushank Aggarwal shares how he built a $35K/month indie business

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By Mia Jones Mar 22, 2025 3 min read

SaaS

Testimonial: How One SaaS Made Collecting Customer Reviews Effortless

Testimonial makes collecting and sharing customer reviews stupidly easy

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By Mia Jones Mar 18, 2025 2 min read

Hiring

From Resume Template to $5M SaaS: How Jacob Built Rezi

A viral Reddit post turned into a $5M AI resume SaaS

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By Mia Jones Mar 15, 2025 3 min read

AI

From Zero to $40M ARR in Months: How Bolt.new Is Killing DevOps and Speedrunning SaaS

What do you want to build?

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By Mia Jones Mar 14, 2025 3 min read

Pivoting

Mark Cuban Says Laid-Off Tech Workers Should Start Businesses—Here’s Why He’s Right

Mark Cuban says layoffs spark startups—here’s how to start yours

By Mia Jones Mar 2, 2025 3 min read

The StoryGraph: How Nadia Odunayo Built a Better Alternative to Goodreads

"Because life's too short for a book you're not in the mood for."

By Mia Jones Feb 17, 2025 3 min read

How We Nailed YC on Our First Try: A Family Affair

Quit FAANG, moved in with mom, shipped 7 products, got into YC — simple!

By Mia Jones Feb 13, 2025 3 min read

Pitching

The Investor’s Bias: Why We Overvalue Pedigree in Startups

Investors love Ivy Leagues for the network, not just the degree.

By Mia Jones Feb 11, 2025 4 min read

SaaS

From Frustration to 25 Million Users: How Aytekin Tank Built Jotform

Learn how Aytekin Tank built Jotform into a thriving SaaS success

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By Mia Jones Feb 8, 2025 4 min read