{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Startup to Last","title":"Looking back at 2023 and forward to 2024","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/bc77d9e5\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5295,"description":"This is our yearly recap episode!\nPersonal updates from 2023\nTylerGoals from last year🆗 Take more vacation and make up with with extra work off-hours work\n🆗 Renovate the house\nOther updatesFound a band I like: Caligula's Horse\nFirst time as an adult I feel good about my exercise routine\nRickGoals from last year❌ Get weight below 200lbs\n❌ Write a newsletter most Sundays (27 total)\nOther updatesBuilt a new house and moved in\nHad another baby (daughter)\nPersonal goals for 2024\nTylerMaintain exercise routine: 9k steps/day + 2 rucks/week + 200 pushups/week\nFinish house remodel\nRickRebuild daily exercise and writing habit\nBe more present with family when I’m with them\nRegular dates with Sable (2 per month minimum)\n4 vacations, with at least the next one scheduled at all times to look forward to\nProfessional updates from 2023\nThemes of the podcastYou can't optimize nothing (mostly applies to Rick)\nBack to the basics (mostly applies to Tyler)\nTylerGoals from last year❌ Get back to decent growth: $36k ARR/ $3k MRR per month\n✅ Sense of urgency on the dev team. No more 2-week projects that end up taking six months.\n🆗 End the year with three major product wins\nOther updates Announced the price increase for legacy customers \n ~3 new devs sort of. Dev team is feeling way better than ever before.\n Improved money management \nCoded a lot\nJoined LegUp Health as a side project\nRickGoals from last year✅ Retain JD full-time for another year\n🆗 Double the client base again (~200 clients) - 160 clients\n❌ Build V1 of LegUp Benefits and generate $1K per month in MRR from it (3-4 customers)\nOther updatesTyler joined LegUp Health as a partner\n Expanded services to group health insurance, and started figuring that out\n Made it to $100K annual revenue run rate + profitability in December\nProfessional goals for 2024\nTylerDon't worry about growth unless something unexpected happens\nFocus on customer delight: If you ask a typical customer whether LACRM improved in 2024, their answer should be...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-vSjqbtWTNll7MgeZyC2jEo8bjTVqYeUxyrd69Kpda4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI5MzgvMTU2Mzcx/ODYwMC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}