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Tamiste: Fyma had zero paying customers one year ago

Tavi Tamiste · Camera Analytics SaaS Hits $6k MRR, Raised $1.5m at $4m Valuation · Nov 28, 2021 · at 10:11

Tavi Tamiste, CTO of Fyma, reflects on the startup's zero-revenue status a year prior to scaling to $6k MRR.

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“I think a year ago we were launching our first version of the web application and we didn't have any paying customers.”

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