Archives / Year: 2008
New release: Balsamiq Mockups 1.5
I am extremely pleased to announce the immediate availability of Balsamiq Mockups version 1.5. This is a FREE upgrade for all Mockups versions. Download links: Mockups for Desktop, for...
By Peldi
Hit $100,000 in revenue, time to start looking up
I feel a bit sheepish posting this since I don't want to come across as bragging, but a promise is a promise, so here it goes... I just recently...
By Peldi
Personal: whatโs your story? Why start Balsamiq?
The following is a story that I told many people already, but didn't think was interesting enough to put on my blog until a certain Tamales Princess I know...
By Peldi
New product: Mockups for Jira Personal
I know I know, it might not be the smartest thing to release a new product every day, but I'm too excited to sit on this one. The news:...
By Peldi
500 customers!
I just sold a license to my 500th customer! That's a much bigger number that I expected to reach in such a short time (it's been less than 3...
By Peldi
Mockups for Jira: now shipping!
I am thrilled to announce the immediate availability of Balsamiq Mockups for JIRA, the latest version of Balsamiq Mockups. You can download it, test it and if you wish,...
By Peldi
$10,000 in revenue in the first 6 weeks
The huge amount of attention that my "Profitable, in 3 weeks!" post has received so far tells me that there's a thirst for financial results of small bootstrapped startups...
By Peldi
New release: Balsamiq Mockups 1.1
The news: Mockups version 1.1 is available as of today as a free upgrade to all customers. What to do: go get it! For your desktop and for Atlassian...
By Peldi
Profitable, in 3 weeks!
Sorry for tooting my own horn here but I think my current and potential customers will be happy to hear that business is going well, so here it goes....
By Peldi
Mockups for Desktop 1.1 alpha - Not for the faint of heart
A full 16 days after the release of Mockups 1.0, an alpha version of 1.1 is ready for testing for the braves amongst you. ๐ Version 1.1 is scheduled...
By Peldi
Balsamiq: week one recap
Hi everyone. It's been now a full week since my official launch, and my what a ride it has been! I know the adventure is just getting started, but...
By Peldi
New micro-release!
I want to write a "launch post-mortem" entry tomorrow, but for now I wanted to encourage you to go download the new release of Mockups, as there are some...
By Peldi
Launch: Balsamiq is open for business!
What's happening: Balsamiq Studios LLC is launching today. What it means to you: Balsamiq Mockups 1.0 is now officially for sale, both as a Confluence plugin and as a...
By Peldi
Mockups demo: over 100 downloads in 6 days
So I uploaded Mockups for Desktop to the Adobe AIR marketplace on Monday, and already it's showing 102 downloads of the demo app, plus my entry page is generating...
By Peldi
Introductory email to a lawyer
One of the reasons I have this blog is to help others like me who might be starting a software company on their own (micro-ISV-ers?). So if you are...
By Peldi