Txtcart Surpasses $4.8M ARR

The “QuIt YoUr JoB aNd Go aLL iN” narrative is BS.

I only quit my day job after hitting $50K MRR.

That's probably the only reason the company exists today.

Started it in college as a side hustle.

The original goal was laughably small.

$10K/month in revenue, 40% margins, and $2,500 for me.

That was the dream. Just some extra money while I worked my real job.

After graduation, I worked in construction from 7 am to 7 pm.

And worked on TxtCart from 7 pm to 11 pm every night for more than three years.

Everyone loves the story of betting everything on day #1.

I've seen that movie before…

> Founders quit their jobs before seeing revenue
> Blow through savings in months
> Then fold when the money's gone.

90% of businesses that fail do so because they run out of capital.

If you're bootstrapping, you need a steady income. Savings don't last.

Having that paycheck let me grow TxtCart without financial stress. I funded it through leftover money from my job.

Scaled slowly, stayed profitable, never raised a dollar.

Only left when the business could actually PAY ME.

And look, I’m sitting at $4.8M ARR today.

(Follow me @kylebigley for daily posts like this as I scale TxtCart to the #1 SMS platform for DTC brands.)