The Software Engineer Weekly

The Software Engineer Weekly

My Product Almost Died.

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Kevin Naughton Jr.
Jun 29, 2026
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At the beginning of April, I hit a major milestone with my SaaS platform, Ferryman: a new MRR peak of $1,346. On social media, milestones like that look like a clean, linear rocket ship to the top. But behind the scenes, the reality of building a business is highly volatile, unpredictable, and psychologically brutal.

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