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Kyle Nolan

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Kyle Nolan

@_knolan

🧑‍💻 Bootstrapping projectionlab.com 📈 Currently $1M+ ARR

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Joined March 2010

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Kyle Nolan
@_knolan
Nov 13, 2023
Huge update!!! I just quit my job and I am going all-in on projectionlab.com! 🥳🔥 2.5 years ago, I never would have dreamed this was possible. From my first internet dollar to $200k+ ARR, there has been no hockey stick growth chart, no AI hype involved, and no singular
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Kyle Nolan
@_knolan
Jun 30, 2025
We did it!! $1,000,000 in annual recurring revenue. With zero funding. 🥹 And I'm still processing that this is real. No AI hype. No VC money. Just 4 years of hard work building good software to solve a real problem we had ourselves. And never giving up. When I started
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Kyle Nolan
@_knolan
Apr 16, 2023
🎉 My side project just reached $100k ARR!! 🥹 Two years ago, I never would have thought this was possible. In fact, there was a time when I was one day away from halting work on it. I had built an event-based finance simulator to replace one of my convoluted spreadsheets. I
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Kyle Nolan
@_knolan
Jul 9, 2024
$40k per month?!! 🤯 When I started projectionlab.com as a side project three years ago, I didn't think I'd make $40k PERIOD! I was a normal engineer with a day job, who didn't know the first thing about entrepreneurship. I loved making things since I was a kid. But I
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Kyle Nolan
@_knolan
Aug 31, 2023
My side project just hit $200k ARR! 🥹 Does that mean it should not be a side project anymore? Even though I'm shocked and elated it could ever get this far, there is an insecure voice in my head that still reminds me it could all go to zero overnight 😬 It took over 2 years
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Kyle Nolan
@_knolan
Sep 10, 2023
Big Update!! I just dropped to part-time at my day job after hitting $200k ARR with my side project 🔥 projectionlab.com has now graduated to the main project! 😎 The whole first year, I put in 4+ hours every night after work, and all day & night on most weekends and
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Kyle Nolan
@_knolan
Jun 16, 2023
My side project hit $10K MRR!! 🥳 It took 2+ years of bootstrapping solo on nights and weekends, and frankly I did not believe I would get this far. I remember an old tweet from @yongfook about the idea of a community for $10k+ MRR founders. At the time, I felt like that would
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Kyle Nolan
@_knolan
Oct 25, 2024
$50k+ MRR?!! 😱 4 years ago, this seemed literally impossible. If you asked what my odds were of ever making a living building indie software... I would have said: 1-5% Back then: ❌ $0 MRR ❌ No marketing experience ❌ Graveyard of side projects I never tried to monetize 💡
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Kyle Nolan
@_knolan
Feb 5, 2025
We hit $1M in total revenue and closed out January at $70k MRR! 🔥 In the early days, I never imagined @Projection_Lab would help 100,000+ people plan for a better life. There were lean months, late nights, and moments of doubt. You can see in the revenue chart: it's been a
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Kyle Nolan
@_knolan
Jun 12, 2025
google cloud: "No major incidents" ....... YOU SURE ABOUT THAT? 🙃
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Kyle Nolan
@_knolan
Feb 28, 2024
Half a million in total revenue?! 🤯 As a bootstrapped indie business, I NEVER imaged my little app could get this far! In 3 years, projectionlab.com has gone from an idea in my head, to a tool that helps thousands of people make better decisions and plan for how to live
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Kyle Nolan
@_knolan
Jan 23, 2024
Wow, 2023 was a wild ride!! 🔥 💍 Got engaged 🛑 Quit my corporate job! 📈 Bootstrapped projectionlab.com to 3,200+ customers One year ago, I was a risk-averse engineer destined for another decade of corporate life... But in a surprising twist of fate, today I'm running
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Kyle Nolan
@_knolan
Dec 15, 2023
A month ago, I left my corporate job to go all-in on my side project! 🎉 And today, @projection_lab is doing $24k+ / mo. But something I struggle with is giving myself permission to ever relax or take a break. Solopreneurship feels a little bit like the movie It Follows. 👻
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Kyle Nolan
@_knolan
Apr 17, 2024
ProjectionLab just reached 4,000 customers! It's been a big year. And much of that is thanks to the support and encouragement from all of you 🙏 Looking forward, there's still so much I'm excited to build that I struggle getting to sleep at night!
4,000 Reasons to Remain Focused - ProjectionLab
From projectionlab.com
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