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📮 $33K MRR - simple email forwarding service

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First quick update - last week I had a goof up, a technical glitch because of which you might not have received this email.

Sorry for that, I have linked last week’s email at the bottom of this, please do check it out. Now, today’s story - ImprovMX

ImprovMx is a simple email forwarding service doing $33K MRR.

Bootstrapped
Built as a side project
Grown to a small team of 5

And the founder still has a full time job on the side 🤯

I mean, the startup is his side project, he makes a ton more from his job ofc. (or I think so)

This is their revenue chart -

TLDR;

Key Lessons

Acquisition can be smarter than building from scratch - they bought an existing product with proven demand and organic traffic, then monetized it successfully
Full-time dedication isn't mandatory - the founders built a $33K MRR business while keeping their day jobs, using strategies like 4-day work weeks to maintain balance
Patient growth beats rapid scaling - they focused on sustainable development over 6 years rather than chasing aggressive growth, proving lifestyle businesses can be highly profitable

Read the full case study -

$33K MRR - Simple email forwarding service

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superframeworks.com/blog/improvmx

(👆I keep this page updated with their latest revenue numbers and new insights from their journey)

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