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#email case studies
3 sourced case studies tagged #email. Every number links inline to the page it came from; self-reported figures are labelled as such.
- Buttondown: customer funding, deliberately limited free growth
- Skiff: a Notion acquisition still meant a product shutdown
- Kit: Nathan Barry's bootstrapped creator email tool past $50M ARR
SaaS2 sources · 2 min
Buttondown: customer funding, deliberately limited free growth
Justin Duke’s newsletter tool reached paying customers soon after launch. Its stated model prioritizes sustainable pricing and support over maximum free adoption.
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SaaS2 sources · 1 min
Skiff: a Notion acquisition still meant a product shutdown
Skiff’s encrypted workspace joined Notion, but its mail and collaboration services closed. Acquisition and customer continuity are different outcomes.
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SaaS3 sources · 2 min
Kit: Nathan Barry's bootstrapped creator email tool past $50M ARR
Formerly ConvertKit, Kit is Nathan Barry's creator platform. In 2025 he wrote that Kit hit $50M ARR; a December podcast episode celebrated the same milestone.
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