Francesco Di Lorenzo launched Typefully, a write-only interface for Twitter, after weeks of work and refinement.

Launch Day Numbers

• 16,400 Pageviews
• 1,432 Signups
• 1,843 Drafts created
• 256 Threads published
• $155 Revenue (from tip jar)

The Perfect Launch Formula

The traffic breakdown: Hacker News (6.3k), Twitter (2.1k), Product Hunt (1.9k). They finally managed to hit the HN frontpage with an interesting product, no-bullshit title, and sparking controversial discussion.

From Side Project to Business

Typefully started as co-founder Fabrizio's personal side-project. Francesco jumped in to make the editor fast and write server-side code. With help from Ali on positioning and copy, they knew they had a winner.

Scaling Up

Launched with a tip-jar, but $150 on a crazy launch day showed it wouldn't pay bills. They added paid features. By 2024, Typefully reached $100K+ MRR.

Advice at Scale

"Build the basics right, focus on speed and reliability. There's no cutting corners when you want to build a lasting product."