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Chen: Testimonial.to will reach multi-million dollar scale in 3-5 years

Daman Chen · Quit $200k Job for $4k MRR Side Project, Can he Hit $100k by December? · Jun 10, 2021 · at 11:39

Daman Chen, founder of Testimonial.to, forecasts his company's revenue growth while explaining his choice of advisor.

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“I have confidence that I bring testimony to multimillion dollars in next, you know, I would say three to five years.”

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The claim, plainly

Testimonial will reach multi-million dollars in annual revenue within 3 to 5 years (by June 2026).

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Assessment

On June 10, 2021, founder Damon Chen stated that Testimonial (testimonial.to) would reach multi-million dollars in annual revenue within 3 to 5 years (by June 10, 2026). As of the stated deadline of June 10, 2026, Testimonial had reached approximately $800,000 to $1,000,000 in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), while Chen's entire multi-product portfolio generated approximately $1.3 million annually. Although Testimonial reached $2,000,000 in cumulative lifetime revenue by 2024, it did not achieve multi-million dollars ($2,000,000+) in annual revenue within the 5-year window.

November 2023 disclosures reported Testimonial at approximately $800,000 ARR and Chen's total portfolio ARR at $1.3 million.
A retrospective profile published by SupaBird in August 2025 documented that Testimonial achieved $2,000,000 in cumulative lifetime revenue across four years rather than annual revenue.
Benchmarking data from February and July 2026 placed Testimonial's ARR between $800,000 and $1,000,000, falling short of the $2,000,000 annual revenue threshold by the June 10, 2026 horizon.

Checked against

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assessed as of 2026-09-02

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Disclosure

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“I have a little bit over a hundred active subscribers right now.”

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Prediction Held up

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

“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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Disclosure

Chen: Testimonial.to grew without paid ads or cold outbound emails

“I actually don't have any other marketing channels, so I don't have any code email outbound. I don't have, I don't run any paid ads”

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“It's less than a 100,000 dollars.”

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