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Tim Leland

Founder & CEO, T.LY · 1 appearance on the record.

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Tim Leland is a software developer and solopreneur who founded T.LY, a link management, URL shortener, and QR code service. He is also known for creating popular browser extensions and utility apps, including Link Shortener Extension and Weather Extension.

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3 supported 0 partly supported 0 contradicted 1 not yet assessed 3 not checkable as stated how the 7 claims stand · each chip opens the sources

7 assertions · 2 insights · 5 disclosures · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 7 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 3 are resolved, 1 is not yet assessed, and 3 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Tim argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported
Leland: T.ly charges $5 per month for paid plans
“So I started off at five dollars a month and that's where I'm at right now.”
Tim Leland Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 3:12 His Chrome Extension Just Got $60k Offer, He Said No, Now 400k Users, $40k ARR

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We measure speaking style by listening to the audio itself, and a fair number needs at least 2,000 words from one person on tape we have measured. There is too little of Tim Leland on measured tape to publish a rate. This says nothing about how they speak.

Everything Tim Leland said on Top Founders that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Assertion Not checkable as stated
Leland: T.ly has over 600 paying customers
“I have over 600 paying customers.”
Tim Leland Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 3:47 His Chrome Extension Just Got $60k Offer, He Said No, Now 400k Users, $40k ARR
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Leland: T.ly generates over $4,000 per month in revenue
“So I'm actually over the 4000.”
Tim Leland Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 4:04 His Chrome Extension Just Got $60k Offer, He Said No, Now 400k Users, $40k ARR
Disclosure
Leland: T.ly Received a $60K Unofficial Acquisition Offer
“Like in the 60, 60,000.”
Tim Leland Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 7:04 His Chrome Extension Just Got $60k Offer, He Said No, Now 400k Users, $40k ARR
Disclosure
Leland Rejected $60K Early Acquisition Offer to Keep Growing T.ly
“I was kind of thinking that's, that would be, you know, a pretty good deal, but no, I want to keep growing it. And we both decided, you know, keep working at it.”
Tim Leland Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 7:16 His Chrome Extension Just Got $60k Offer, He Said No, Now 400k Users, $40k ARR
Insight
Leland: URL shortener costs stem from tracking redirects, not creating links
“So the biggest thing is not necessarily the links, but more so the tracking of the redirects. So that's where a lot of companies limit the number of redirects tracked per month. And that's where, you know, if somebody creates one link and it has, you know, Mil…”
Tim Leland Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 9:51 His Chrome Extension Just Got $60k Offer, He Said No, Now 400k Users, $40k ARR
Insight
Leland: Cross-Promoting Existing Chrome Extensions Drives New Installs
“Using your, using the extensions to promote each other. So somebody's already installing one That's always a good thing. So, you know, when you install mine, I kind of try to encourage people to check out some of my other extensions.”
Tim Leland Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 14:58 His Chrome Extension Just Got $60k Offer, He Said No, Now 400k Users, $40k ARR
Assertion Supported
Leland: T.ly charges $5 per month for paid plans
“So I started off at five dollars a month and that's where I'm at right now.”
Tim Leland Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 3:12 His Chrome Extension Just Got $60k Offer, He Said No, Now 400k Users, $40k ARR
Disclosure
Leland: T.ly is run solo on nights and weekends
“It's just me you know, kind of doing it almost as a side project on top of full-time jobs. So this is just you know, nights and weekends type of thing for me.”
Tim Leland Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 4:38 His Chrome Extension Just Got $60k Offer, He Said No, Now 400k Users, $40k ARR
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Leland: T.ly costs over $300 per month in hosting
“So hosting wise, I'm over 300 dollars a month.”
Tim Leland Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 5:58 His Chrome Extension Just Got $60k Offer, He Said No, Now 400k Users, $40k ARR
Disclosure
Leland: T.ly's largest plan offers 100,000 monthly links for $400
“So I have the largest plan I have right now is a 100,000 short links per month. And that's at 400 dollars a month.”
Tim Leland Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 7:48 His Chrome Extension Just Got $60k Offer, He Said No, Now 400k Users, $40k ARR
Disclosure
Leland: T.ly Has No Subscribers on Its $400 Monthly Top Tier
“I don't think anybody's on that one, but I have some on the a hundred dollar a month plans.”
Tim Leland Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 7:59 His Chrome Extension Just Got $60k Offer, He Said No, Now 400k Users, $40k ARR
Assertion Supported
Leland: TinyURL operated for 20 years before introducing paid plans
“You know, you look at like a tiny URL who's been around for 20 years and they, you know, are doing been giving it away for free. So now they do some other things through advertising and they actually recently introduced paid plans, but”
Tim Leland Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 10:47 His Chrome Extension Just Got $60k Offer, He Said No, Now 400k Users, $40k ARR
Assertion Supported
Leland Built a Weather Chrome Extension That Reached 200,000 Users
“I actually built a weather extension that grew to 200,000 users and It's still pretty popular.”
Tim Leland Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 11:28 His Chrome Extension Just Got $60k Offer, He Said No, Now 400k Users, $40k ARR
Assertion Open · timeframe Dec 2019
Leland: T.ly URL shortener extension had 60,000 users in 2019
“Back in 2019, it had 60,000 users. So that's kind of the growth of the past three years or so.”
Tim Leland Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 12:52 His Chrome Extension Just Got $60k Offer, He Said No, Now 400k Users, $40k ARR

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
His Chrome Extension Just Got $60k Offer, He Said No, Now 400k Users, $40k ARR Apr 6, 2022 7m
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