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What does Starter Story use to run their business?

Loom

Other

80 using

What Pat has to say about Loom

$10/month for one of the best time saving tools out there. You can spend hours writing emails, or just minutes recording a Loom. If you're bootstrapped and don't have time to bullshit, then you must add Loom to your workflow.

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Frame.io

Other

6 using

What Pat has to say about Frame.io

Amazing tool for working with editors and running a video content operation async.

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Heroku

Platform

50 using

What Pat has to say about Heroku

I spend ~$800/month for everything including all caching, database, and servers and it just keeps things really simple so I can focus on the business.

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Quickbooks

Accounting

520 using

What Pat has to say about Quickbooks

Never reinvent the wheel when it comes to accounting. My accountants interface with Quickbooks and make it really easy to view financial statements and do tax stuff. Highly recommend going with the standard stuff here.

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Rails

Stack

9 using

What Pat has to say about Rails

Rails is the best. Been on it for 7+ years and wouldn't switch to anything else. I'm a huge fan.

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Sentry

Other

10 using

What Pat has to say about Sentry

Sentry is a great, affordable tool for bug alerts and performance issues. Been using them for years - I'm a huge fan of what they built.

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Stripe

Payments

708 using

What Pat has to say about Stripe

Stripe is amazing. Yes, the fees can be a bit crazy sometimes, but I still love it. I wish they had Paypal integration.

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Upwork

Hiring

429 using

What Pat has to say about Upwork

We spend $4,000-$5,000 per month on freelancers. I've used Upwork for years and have found amazing freelancers through the platform. It just takes some time to find the good ones, but once you do, it's so worth it.

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Klaviyo

289 using

What Pat has to say about Klaviyo

We spend ~$4.5K per month on email and SMS marketing. That might sound like a lot, but more than half of our revenue can be directly attributed to Klaviyo. It is a game changing tool, and it is miles ahead of the competition. It's expensive, but worth it.

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Mercury

Accounting

6 using

What Pat has to say about Mercury

We use Mercury for banking, and treasury, and it's free! It is a great product and all founders should bank with them IMO. They constantly go above and beyond, their support is top notch, and their app is a delight to use.

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Posthog

Analytics

10 using

What Pat has to say about Posthog

We use Posthog for analytics, AB testing, and funnel tracking. It is a great alternative to GA (which totally sucks now), and their pricing is really good. Full disclosure, we do have a partnership with Posthog, but I was a fan and paying user of their product for months before. Everyone building on the web should Posthog.

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