44: How much did we actually make this year?

Episode notes

In this episode, we look back on our first full year of building SixSides and share our top 5 moments each – from the emotional, to the hilarious, to the surprisingly profitable. Chapters (00:00) - Intro - uncaffeinated Mitch, cafe loyalty, QR code banter (02:14) - What are we doing - year in review, top 5 moments, full transparency on numbers (03:05) - Revenue and expenses - $15k in, $10.5k revenue, $23k spend, what surprised us (07:34) - Bootstrapping chat - when funding might make sense, momentum and market advantage (10:57) - Putting more money in - hiring ahead of revenue, marketing role, managing risk (13:39) - Top 5 moments begin - Mitch’s #5: starting the podcast (18:09) - Gav’s #5: starting this venture together (19:58) - Mitch’s #4: meeting in person in June (21:11) - Gav’s #4: The Founders Collective as a living case study (23:06) - Mitch’s #3: Volunteering WA win and the payoff (25:41) - Gav’s #3: designing “holy shit moments” and seeing them work live (28:29) - Mitch’s #2: Laracon AU stress test - will the app fall over?