Hi! I'm Guilherme Rizzo and I'm currently working on CSS Scan, CSS Scan Pro, and toast.log. CSS Scan is a browser extension that lets you check the CSS of any element you hover over, instantly. And you can copy the CSS code of any element on the internet with a single click.
After failing many times to build a "silicon valley"-ish startup, and after watching Pieter Level's video, I wanted to create and grow a bootstrap business. I came up with the idea because I was always interested in knowing the border-radius of a website I like, or a box-shadow, the font-family, etc. So, inspired by the extension WhatFont? I created CSS Scan. It took me 50 hours, here's the speed video:
So, I reached out to some Brazilian Developers Facebook groups, asking if they would pay $1 for this extension, and the result was good enough, so I started coding. After 50 hours of work, which took like maybe a month, I launched it on Product Hunt and it was a success (compared to my previous launches). In the beginning, the pricing model was Pay What You Want (but with a minimum of $1.99). After seeing some people paying $5, $10, $25, I slowly raised the price. Until one day it was already $10, so I made it a fixed pricing. Then I added packages of licenses (2 licenses, 5 licenses, 10 licenses) and kept raising the price. Today, the extension has more than 7,000 users from 116 different countries.
My biggest struggle was thinking too much about product. I'm now focusing more on marketing, sales and overall business strategy.
Depends on the month, some are busier. I usually work from 1 to 5 hours per day. But sometimes I don't work. There's some freedom - although I'm hoping to get even more with a recurring pricing model such as with CSS Scan Pro.
Every day I pick my notebook, write down what I need to do, and tick the boxes throughout the day. I post on Twitter every day - except Sundays. Sunday I turn off all my phones and computers and try my best to don't use internet or work at all.
I usually work at coffee shops, but I can also work from home.
I used to travel a lot in 2019, but now I'm staying in Taiwan and just traveling sometimes (inside the country).
I think it would be having 3 good bootstrapped business running at the same time: CSS Scan, CSS Scan Pro, and toast.log. It's very nice.
Good product, building an audience, constant launches/updates, learning business strategies and hacks.
The first launch of CSS Scan was very simple, I just posted on Product Hunt. The 50 hours video was nice though. Now I always try to warm up and get people ready through Twitter before I launch something (saying like, hey, I'll launch X product on X date), and tweeting like 2 weeks before, then 1 week, then 3 days, then 24 hours, etc.
Yes, I love Product Hunt and Betalist.
CSS Scan and toast.log: One-time payment.
CSS Scan Pro: Subscription
There's a feedback button on CSS Scan and CSS Scan Pro. I also add a support email on the receipts.

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Focus on the business side.
I used to be, I think. But now since the coronavirus I’ve been in Taiwan for almost a year, and I’m probably gonna stay one more year here. I do travel quite often inside Taiwan, between Kaohsiung - Kenting - Taipei - Changhua. I love this country.
With my business: CSS Scan, CSS Scan Pro, and toast.log. This is my full-time work since the beginning.
Thailand and Indonesia. Both are beautiful countries that are easy to live and the cost of living is really cheap. Most beautiful country I’ve been so far is Slovenia.
I recommend starting in an easy city like Chiang Mai, it’s gonna be fun and cheap. Lots of people can understand or speak English too. I’d also recommend starting a business so you have more freedom.
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