This is how Iuliia and Marc built a $900K/year SaaS. But their approach was different: make it open-source. Today, we'll dive into why that was the best decision for their business.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Who are Marc and Iuliia
1:15 - Idea for Papermark
2:06 - What is Papermark
3:04 - What is open-source
4:18 - How do they make money
5:03 - Benefits of open-source
6:36 - Get compliant fast
7:44 - Opportunities to build now
9:06 - Growth from 0 to $900K
10:05 - Numbers behind Papermark
10:54 - Tech stack
11:46 - Costs & margins
12:13 - How to succeed with open-source
13:54 - The final word

How We Built It: $900K Open Source SaaS