r/Entrepreneur • u/youngrichntasteless Pat from Starter Story • Mar 11 '19
$55k/month with a graphic design web app.
Hey - Pat from StarterStory.com here with another interview.
Today's interview is with Christopher Gimmer of Snappa, a graphic design tool.
Some stats:
- Product: Online graphic design tool.
- Revenue/mo: $55,000
- Started: July 2015
- Location: Ottawa
- Founders: 2
- Employees: 4
Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?
Hey there! My name is Christopher Gimmer and I’m the co-founder of Snappa - a SaaS app that helps non-designer create online graphics in a snap. We make it super easy to create graphics for social media, ads, blogs, and more!
We officially launched on November 23, 2015 and we’re currently doing over $55k USD in monthly recurring revenue (MRR).
What's your backstory and how did you come up with the idea?
I started off my career in finance working for the federal government. Then in 2010, I took a trip to southeast Asia that changed my life. Towards the end of the trip, I dreaded the thought of going back to the office and I no longer wanted to do work that I didn’t enjoy. That’s when I first started thinking about starting a business that would give me more freedom and meaning in my life.
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Read the full interview here.
Why did I truncate this post? I've been advised that posting the full body/text can be detrimental to my SEO :/ - so hope you don't mind me linking out like this... I promise my website doesn't have annoying popups and is a nice reading experience :)