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Squarespace Generated Over $500K Annually as a Solo Operation

Dane Atkinson · 1012 SquareSpace CEO Tried Acquiring First, Now King of SMB Data · May 2, 2018 · at 3:45

Dane Atkinson, former CEO of Squarespace, confirms to host Nathan Latka the revenue scale of Squarespace when Anthony Casalena was still running it alone.

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“Oh yeah. And of course a year is definitely making that kind of money.”

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The claim, plainly

Before Dane Atkinson joined as CEO, Anthony Casalena was generating over $500,000 per year in revenue as a one-person company at Squarespace.

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Assessment

The claim asserts that prior to Dane Atkinson joining as CEO in 2007, Anthony Casalena was generating over $500,000 per year in revenue while running Squarespace as a solo operation. Documented corporate histories and reporting from Inc. Magazine, The Hustle, and Entrepreneur confirm that Casalena operated Squarespace as a solo founder from 2003 to 2006, achieving approximately $1 million in annual revenue in 2006 before hiring Atkinson as CEO in 2007. Because $1 million exceeds the $500,000 floor specified in the claim, all elements of the statement are verified.

Anthony Casalena operated Squarespace as a solo founder handling all operations from its launch in 2004 through 2006.
Dane Atkinson was hired as CEO of Squarespace in 2007 and served until 2011.
Profiles published in Inc. Magazine (April 2017) and The Hustle (May 2021) document that Squarespace achieved $1 million in annual revenue in 2006 prior to expanding hiring and hiring Atkinson.

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[1] entrepreneur.com [2] forbes.com [3] wikipedia.org [4] entrepreneur.com [5] entrepreneur.com [6] revenuememo.com [7] forbes.com [8] highperformr.ai

Squarespace Dane Atkinson CEO 2007 revenue Squarespace revenue Anthony Casalena 2004 2005 2006 1 million Forbes Squarespace revenue 2006 2007 Anthony Casalena 500000 Dane Atkinson Squarespace S-1 revenue 2004 2005 2006 2007 Casalena "Squarespace" "1 million" 2006 OR 2007 "Casalena"

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