Dmytro Krasun, a backend engineer with over 10 years of experience, left his well-paying job in November 2021, right after his second child was born. Instead of looking for another job, he decided to take a risk—building his own SaaS product.
Fast forward to today, his company ScreenshotOne (a screenshot API for developers) is making $13K MRR, fully bootstrapped. Here’s how he did it.
Dmytro knew he wanted to build something technical—an API-based product that leveraged his backend expertise while avoiding complex UI design. After brainstorming ideas, he saw a recurring problem: developers needed an easy way to capture website screenshots programmatically.
Despite existing competitors in the space, he took it as market validation rather than a red flag. He launched ScreenshotOne in May 2022, starting with a minimal product focused on performance and reliability.
Like most bootstrapped founders, he started small. His first paying customers arrived within 3 months, and by November 2022, he was making $111 MRR.
Solving a real pain point – Developers wanted screenshots without cookie banners, ads, or layout issues.
Simple, scalable tech – He used Google Chrome for rendering and Google Cloud Platform for performance.
Organic marketing – He grew a Twitter audience (10K+ followers) and used SEO to rank for “screenshot API.”
Over time, ScreenshotOne grew into a profitable SaaS with over 100+ paying customers, including companies that generate 550,000+ screenshots per month using his API.
What worked for scaling:
SEO & content marketing – Ranking for relevant search terms brought in long-term traffic.
Twitter engagement – Sharing his journey, updates, and technical insights attracted developers.
Iterating based on feedback – Features like ad-blocking and better rendering gave him a competitive edge.
Key Lessons
Competition means demand – Instead of worrying about existing players, he used them as a sign of market opportunity.
$100 MRR feels slow, but growth compounds – Once he hit product-market fit, things started moving faster.
Balancing family & bootstrapping is tough – But building something sustainable was worth the challenge.
Now, ScreenshotOne continues to grow, proving that solo bootstrapped SaaS can be both profitable and sustainable.