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Chen predicts Testimonial.to will hit $100,000 ARR by late 2021

Daman Chen · Quit $200k Job for $4k MRR Side Project, Can he Hit $100k by December? · Jun 10, 2021 · at 5:51

Testimonial.to founder Daman Chen forecasts reaching $100,000 in ARR by the end of 2021 based on growth trajectory.

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“I think, you know, based on the current trajectory of the growth and I will have high chance to reach a 100,000 dollars.”

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The claim, plainly

Testimonial.to will reach $100,000 in annual recurring revenue (ARR) by December 31, 2021.

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Assessment

On June 10, 2021, then-founder Damon Chen predicted that Testimonial.to would reach $100,000 in annual recurring revenue (ARR) by December 31, 2021. According to public metrics, an Indie Hackers AMA published by Chen in October 2021, and subsequent SaaS case study analyses, Testimonial.to reached $100,000 ARR (~$8,333 MRR) ahead of schedule in September 2021 and closed out 2021 at approximately $132,000 ARR.

In an Indie Hackers disclosure on October 5, 2021, founder Damon Chen confirmed Testimonial.to reached $100,000 ARR (~$8.3K MRR) in September 2021.
Subsequent case studies and SaaS databases (including GetLatka and Growth Partners Media) verified that Testimonial.to crossed $100K ARR in September 2021 and completed 2021 with $132K ARR.

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[1] indiehackers.com [2] indiehackers.com [3] growthpartners.online [4] getlatka.com [5] creatoreconomy.so [6] supabird.io

Damon Chen Testimonial.to MRR December 2021 OR November 2021 OR October 2021 OR September 2021 OR August 2021 OR July 2021 "Testimonial.to" MRR December 2021 OR "13k MRR" 2021 "Testimonial.to" ARR 2021 OR "MRR" 2021 "100k" OR "100,000" Damon Chen "Hit $100K ARR after 9 months" "testimonial.to" "Testimonial.to" "Damon Chen" "Open Startup" OR "revenue" 2021

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