DataFast Turns One: 8 Months to Hit 3K MRR, Now Steady at $30K
marclou · x · 2026-10-24
Indie developer Marc Lou reflects on the first anniversary of his revenue analytics SaaS DataFast: growth was extremely slow at first, taking 8 months to reach just 3K MRR, but after sticking with it, revenue has climbed to around 30K MRR and leveled off, with roughly 220 million monthly page views on the site. His takeaway: building a SaaS is hard and takes time—slow early growth is the norm. DataFast is positioned as a "revenue-first" analytics tool that lets founders integrate their site and connect payment data in under a minute, revealing which marketing channels actually bring in paying customers.
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