Brian Pennington’s Post

Haven't posted in 10 days, been extremely busy. Update: approved for LemonSqueezy, currently integrating. Integration will be available out-of-the-box: this means you can choose how your users pay you once you deploy the SaaSConstruct template: via Merchant of Records like LemonsSqueezy or Stripe. #saas #indiehackers #startup #buildinpublic

Real conversation with a portco this week: Me: “so you’re telling me you accidentally only monetized only 20% your enterprise customers” Portco: “Yes” Me: “and you’re telling me there is no one on your official Discord but over 6000 on a user created one?” Portco: “Yes” Me: “And you’re telling me a multi-billion dollar company ripped out their old cloud system to run on your architecture and you didn’t know about till this week?” Portco: “Yes” Me: “you’re an idiot. Can I invest more?” #startups #venturecapital

What’s scarier than a new deployment right before the weekend? 😱💻 For engineers keeping an eye on cloud performance and costs, it’s the hidden spikes that come back to haunt them. Take a peek at some of the cost nightmares we’ve uncovered this year… if you dare 👻🎃 #Halloween #ScaryStories #Corporate #Startup #CloudCostOptimization

This week, Planetscale removed their free tier and X/Twitter blew up with complaints. Besides the *huge* pain of having 30 days to migrate your apps away if you're using that tier, I think there are a lot of lessons that startups and businesses can learn around scaling businesses, the tradeoffs of free tiers, profitability, knowing your customers' needs, and charging for the value you provide. So, I wrote about two specific ones: https://lnkd.in/dDi2mmdj #planetscale #freemium #saas #startups

The benefit of starting out with the #Azure Core stack for startups is that it provides a simple monolithic design, which minimizes infrastructure management time while allowing scalability as the startup gains more customers #startups #Azure #cloud #texperts #startups #fintech #Nigeria #Lagos #remote #techstartups #CTO

🔹 Picking the wrong business model for your startup could be fatal  Startups thrive on innovative business models that captivate markets and drive growth. Freemium: Offer essential features for free, charge for premium upgrades. Subscription: Secure recurring revenue through monthly or yearly plans. Marketplace: Connect buyers and sellers on a common platform. Aggregator: Deliver services under a unified brand. Pay-As-You-Go: Charge based on usage, popular in cloud computing. Refer the document by Navdeep Yadav for the rest of the models. What is the business model that works for your startup? #Startup #BusinessModels #Innovation #Growth

Struggling to keep your #fintech startup's infrastructure afloat as you scale? We've all been there. You launch your amazing product, users love it, and growth explodes! But then, your cloud infrastructure starts to struggle. Downtime and scalability and security becomes an issue. We are so excited to share how we helped a fast-growing fintech startup overcome these challenges by building an infrastructure that is: ✅ highly-available ✅ scalable ✅ resilient In our upcoming #DevOps Success Story video, our very own Account Manager of Technology, Hardiksinh Parmar, dives deep into how we help them transform. Learn about the: ♾️ specific challenges faced ♾️ solutions implemented ♾️ incredible results achieved Stay tuned! #FinTech #Startups #DevOps #NOC #SuccessStory

How to optimise your infrastructure - startups and small businesses: Step 1: Optimise your costs Step 2: Scalability and flexibility Step 3: Expert consultation Step 4: Ongoing support Swipe through to find out more, or discuss your startup or small business needs with our cloud experts today. #YourCloudExperts #Startup #ITInfrastructure

Navigating Section 174 can make it tough for startups and mid-sized companies to prioritize innovation. Join Allen Tobin, FD Tax Principal, and Jean Marie Richardson, CEO of iFOLIO Marketing Cloud, as they explore the impact of Section 174 on R&D in the tech industry and share strategies for staying focused on growth despite complex regulations. Watch the full discussion now: https://lnkd.in/eRWgm2kR   #Section174 #TCJA #Innovation #ResearchandExperimentation #ResearchandDevelopment #RandDtaxcredits #Startups #TaxLaw #TechCompanies

Businesses, especially startups, can face infrastructure challenges that hinder their potential. Goshly, a SaaS startup, encountered these hurdles but found its perfect solution with Wowrack. Want to know how Goshly overcame these challenges and achieved seamless efficiency? Discover the full story in this post and see how Wowrack's managed private cloud transformed its operations! #wowrack #managedservice #makeITpossible #privatecloud #cloudsolution