ELO ladder · each rank is its own board
The tiers of cope
$0 – $0 / mo
Homeless
No paid hijack. Organic for now.
“Zero dollars. Infinite tweets. A waitlist is not a company, it's a coping document.”
@alexcooldev
$1 – $999 / mo
Pity Purchase
No paid hijack. Organic for now.
“One Stripe ping and you're posting 'we hit PMF.' Your mom bought the lifetime deal.”
@robj3d3$1,000 – $5,000 / mo
Ramen & Noodles
No paid hijack. Organic for now.
“Ramen profitable. Cute. Your landlord still wants to be paid in currency, not vibes.”
@tdinh_me$5,001 – $9,999 / mo
Still 9-5
No paid hijack. Organic for now.
“Same money as a job, none of the benefits, twice the Slack. You didn't escape. You rebranded.”
@marckohlbrugge$10,000 – $25,000 / mo
No More 9-5
No paid hijack. Organic for now.
“You quit. Now you work 80 hours and call it freedom. The boss is you, and you're a tyrant.”
@dvassallo$25,001 – $100,000 / mo
Rich AF
No paid hijack. Organic for now.
“Stop calling it a side project. This prints more than your old boss and you still tweet like you're broke.”
@marclou$100,001 – $500,000 / mo
Fuck You Money
No paid hijack. Organic for now.
“You could disappear. You won't. You'll screenshot the dashboard at 1am like a gremlin.”
@levelsio$500,001+ / mo
Tech Oligarch
No paid hijack. Organic for now.
“This isn't indie. It's a tax strategy with a landing page. Touch grass. You won't.”
@vitaliidodonov