Today's Maker: Julien Nahum (@JhumanJ)
May 21st - Shared first version on Reddit, Facebook Groups + Twitter
May 23rd - Someone else hunted it on Product Hunt![Face with tears of joy :joy: š](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png)
May 27th - 100th user tries itJun 24th - Almost sold on TinyAcquisition
Jul 23rd - Launched Pro Plans
Sept 1 - $474 MRR
Oct 1 - $1011 MRR
Nov 1 - $1700 MRR
Dec 1 - $2468 MRR
Jan 1 - $3212 MRR
Feb 1 - $4348 MRR
What are Julienās secrets? Well, after scrolling all the way back in his Twitter, I see a lot of creative marketing, constant shipping of new features, and celebration of milestones. Julien says heās also growing his product by writing SEO articles, creating product guides and posting in Facebook groups.Julien is a software engineer by training, but heās not lost in feature development.
Itās clear that Julien also has a natural instinct for marketing and makes sure to balance that with any product development heās working on. Took some of us years (ahem, me) to learn that. But besides his engineering and marketing talent, what are the baseline habits that are supporting this epic growth? Well, Julien did some introspection and shared 3 habits with me that changed his trajectory.
(And of course, he sent them to me via Notion
)![Backhand index pointing down :point_down: š](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f447.png)
3 Habits that changed Julienās trajectory:
Itās really fun to follow this rocket ship trajectory and we appreciate you taking us along for the ride! Donāt miss out on watching this rising star in real-time. Follow Julien on Twitter here
@JhumanJ
P.S. Every week I research a maker that is on the rise and send out a newsletter just like this. blog.makerofhabit.co if you want that in your inbox![Thumbs up :thumbsup: š](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44d.png)
- Left great Software Engineering job at Amazon Web Services to try his hand in entrepreneurship and build his own SaaS
- Building and growing Notion Forms which recently hit $50,000 ARR (which is more than 2x his revenue in 2 months
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- Ever wanted one of those cool MRR trackers in your Twitter Bio? Julien built a free tool for that
TweetSync
- This guy is non-stop shipping
May 21st - Shared first version on Reddit, Facebook Groups + Twitter
May 23rd - Someone else hunted it on Product Hunt
![Face with tears of joy :joy: š](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png)
May 27th - 100th user tries itJun 24th - Almost sold on TinyAcquisition
Jul 23rd - Launched Pro Plans
Sept 1 - $474 MRR
Oct 1 - $1011 MRR
Nov 1 - $1700 MRR
Dec 1 - $2468 MRR
Jan 1 - $3212 MRR
Feb 1 - $4348 MRR
What are Julienās secrets? Well, after scrolling all the way back in his Twitter, I see a lot of creative marketing, constant shipping of new features, and celebration of milestones. Julien says heās also growing his product by writing SEO articles, creating product guides and posting in Facebook groups.Julien is a software engineer by training, but heās not lost in feature development.
Itās clear that Julien also has a natural instinct for marketing and makes sure to balance that with any product development heās working on. Took some of us years (ahem, me) to learn that. But besides his engineering and marketing talent, what are the baseline habits that are supporting this epic growth? Well, Julien did some introspection and shared 3 habits with me that changed his trajectory.
(And of course, he sent them to me via Notion
![Face with tears of joy :joy: š](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png)
![Backhand index pointing down :point_down: š](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f447.png)
3 Habits that changed Julienās trajectory:
- š Build in Public - I started to be āactiveā on Twitter at the end of May 2021, pretty much when I started to work on NotionForms. Even though I still consider myself a twitter beginner, itās been really helpful to share what Iām building publicly. I met awesome and inspiring people, I got great feedback, people shared my work etc. And thatās also how I got to be featured in this really cool newsletter!
Taking (thoughtful) risks - I left a good job at AWS to focus full time on entrepreneurship. I didnāt even have a project in mind yet, but I knew that this was what I wanted to do. It may sound like a crazy decision to leave without a plan (hi mom), but I donāt think it was. I knew I could easily live off freelancing if I had to, and I had some decent savings from a previous company exit. Not everything is gonna work out but thatās ok. Take the risks you can take!
Maintain a health work-life balance - Working alone is hard, especially when you are working on more than 1 thing (SAAS + freelance in my case). Itās easy to feel overwhelmed, and to feel guilt when youāre not working. Building a company is a marathon not a sprint, so keeping a good work-life balance is super important. When I left my job I was working from my living room, and my computer was pretty much always on, waiting for me to deploy this last feature, or to reply to this customer support request. It quickly became stressful and was taking over my personal life. Hereās what I did:
- š Plan my work with a precise schedule - I know what Iām going to do everyday. And when Iām off, Iām off. Although of course Iām always available in case of emergency. I was lucky enough to be able to setup an office in a small studio located 10 minutes away from my flat. It is now my workplace, and my home is now my home. I leave my computer there every night, so that even if feel the urge to work, I canāt!
Itās really fun to follow this rocket ship trajectory and we appreciate you taking us along for the ride! Donāt miss out on watching this rising star in real-time. Follow Julien on Twitter here
![Backhand index pointing right :point_right: š](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f449.png)
P.S. Every week I research a maker that is on the rise and send out a newsletter just like this. blog.makerofhabit.co if you want that in your inbox
![Thumbs up :thumbsup: š](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44d.png)