{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Napkin Math","title":"From $0 to $1M+: Inside Tiiny Host's Bootstrapped Journey with Elston Barretto","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/821f6945\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4126,"description":"Elston Baretto, founder of Tiiny Host, joins us to break down how he grew his drag-and-drop file hosting platform to 2M+ users with zero market research. We cover the SEO and PLG tactics that got him to $100K, the freemium/trial tweaks that pushed him past $1M, how AI tools like Claude Code reshaped his engineering workflow — and the wild side of running a hosting company, from phishing takedowns to an actual FBI subpoena.Timestamps:00:00 – Intro & origin story 09:08 – Journey to $100K (SEO, growth, churn) 32:02 – From $100K to $1M (PMF, hiring, pricing) 43:16 – AI's impact on engineering and growth 57:14 – Dark side of hosting: phishing, FBI, blacklists 1:09:14 – Advice for indie hackers & closing","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GSqM2o0Mo6pQ8uotfwL5Y_MGLA1zRgwW9kTzy0_mYg0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNjQw/MDhhODg2M2U4NGJi/ZTNmNTYxODFhZDE1/M2EyZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}