I feel incredibly lucky that I managed to jump on board the path of building a startup. Having hit upon a product that solved a...
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The Third Option: Why I Encourage Students to Create Startups
I’ve realized I am very much in a bubble. Everyone I know is building a company. Amongst my circle of friends, that is the norm. This, however,...
Why You Should Keep Working On Your Bad Idea
“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give...
Raising Funding as a First-Time Founder
When I meet with outstanding first-time entrepreneurs, I can really feel the passion and determination they have, and I know that if they will just...
Why No One Will Steal Your Startup Idea
When you’ve got a great idea, share it. It might seem like counterintuitive advice, but that’s the philosophy that’s building Buffer: An emphasis on transparency and openness around almost...
The Mistake We Made in Measuring Our Revenue: Confusing Bookings Revenue with MRR
We recently realized that we have been miscalculating our true monthly and annual recurring revenue. I wanted to write up some of the details around...
How being hacked impacted our startup’s key metrics
Buffer was hacked on October 26th, resulting in several thousand spam posts appearing on Twitter and Facebook. Here is the impact on our numbers. Last...