#runway

The month I almost ran out of cash at $17K MRR

The month I had to let my first hire go at $22K MRR: a founder diary (2026)

I hired my first employee at $9,000 MRR and it was the best decision I had made, until revenue slid from a $27K peak back to $22K and a fixed salary became a slow leak. A 2026 diary on the math I avoided, why I waited four months too long, and how to do a first layoff with decency.

The month I quit my job at $11,200 MRR: a going-full-time diary (2026)

The month I finally quit my day job my SaaS read $11,200 MRR. A first-person 2026 diary on the number that actually let me leave (it was not the gross one), the test I used before giving notice, the runway math, and why my first full-time month grew slower, not faster.