Startup hit $1.2M ARR before launch — founder says it nearly cost his company and marriage
avlok · x · 2026-10-31
A founder recounts moving to San Francisco in July 2025 to start a company, signing a contract worth nearly $100k/mo within two months, and reaching roughly $1.2M ARR before launch ($200k in two months), including interviews with YC and a16z. The piece's central warning: the 0-to-1 grind is deeply unromantic and nearly cost him both his startup and his marriage. The retweeter highlights it as candid insight for early-stage founders.
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