Hey there. Long time no see.

Last week I visited Egypt, and many things happened on tour. I've even been in hospital with a stomach infection. Photos are here.

That was tough. Will write a thread about it.

Besides that, I want to present you our December summary, show community life, and a few cool micro-startups.

Enjoy!

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🙌 December summary

For me, growth is about long-term relationships and customers' loyalty to a company.

These two metrics will show you how "successful" your startup is.

I see how people frequently use our website, send me bug reports, show appreciation. And that motivates me a lot.

We did great work to grow in December. I hope January will give us more opportunities to spread the word about Microns.

Slow and steady wins the race.

👨‍👩‍👧 Community spotlight

This week we discussed a set of new features people want to see on Microns. I count every vote and feedback.

The first thing we decided was to implement monthly subscriptions.

But why?

Many people can't afford a yearly subscription or don't want to pay all at once.

When I start a company, I reinvest all revenue entirely into growth.

A yearly subscription gives you a great chance to sponsor creators, start a challenge or make a giveaway. But with a monthly subscription, to do something similar is much more challenging.

Considering this, I decided to make a monthly subscription starting at $24. And yes, we launched it today.

Of course, yearly subscription is better because I can easily reinvest that money into growth immediately by sponsoring some newsletters and communities.

For example, like I did this week for @workspacesxyz community👇

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👀 Looking for a partner

🎗 We are seeking an additional contributor that can help us grow our product. Equity would definitely be on the table, and we would be looking to keep things as fair as possible given the levels of contribution to the project. Feel free to ask me questions directly at [email protected].

💁‍♂️ Hi, I am looking for a partner to help me spread my digital product to other markets. I have a very successful product on the Polish market, but I have no idea and skills to sell it in other countries. Feel free to contact me.

🤖 Our product AI-based design software is ready to go. I and my co-founder are looking for a third co-founder as a marketing manager. We are prepared to give you equity and expect a medium-time commitment. If you'd like to join us feel free to message us under the email [email protected], please include your Linkedin Profile in the first message.

If you’re stuck and looking for a tech, growth, or investment partner, shoot me an email. Let’s build more awesome micro-startups together 🚀

📰 Looking for new owners

Notion Websites Donation Widget

• $0 in ARR
• Business model: commission
• Perfect for creators, musicians, artists
• 0 customers
• Built with Rails, Stripe, Tailwind
• Founded in 2020

🔥 Asking Price: $4,000

Theatre Streamings Directory

• $135 in ARR
• Business model: affiliate and adverts
• Perfect for theatre loving people
• 800 users
• Built with Gatsby, Airtable, Netlify
• Founded in 2020

🔥 Asking Price: $7,000

Crypto Startup Job Board

• $1,000 in ARR
• Business model: pay for a job listing on the site
• Perfect for crypto startups and job seekers
• 13 customers
• Built with Softr, Airtable, Zapier, Stripe, Mailerlite
• Founded in 2021

🔥 Asking Price: $30,000

💡 Wisdom from subscriber

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Let me know if you have a story about selling, buying, or partnering on the project. I will cover it here so other readers can learn.

Stay awesome,

Ilya Novohatskyi