YC Retweets: Lessons from $1M to $10M ARR in 18 Months
ycombinator · x · 2026-09-04
YC retweets Chris Pisarski's thread sharing lessons from growing ARR from $1M to $10M in 18 months: 1) Found new ICPs (recruiting firms and Series A/B founders) for higher ACV; 2) Deployed FDEs (technical sellers) throughout the sales process; 3) Launched self-serve, which contributed most.
Related event: YC founder shares lessons from scaling $1M to $10M ARR in 18 months(2 posts)→
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