Simon runs SnapShooter, a service that performs scheduled server backups. We discuss:<ul><li>why backups is NOT a dull business</li><li>how the pandemic pushed him to make the jump to full-time</li><li>charging his first customer just $2/month - and quickly learning to charge much more</li><li>a "I did a rm -rf on the wrong server" story</li></ul>Links: <ul><li><a href="https://snapshooter.com/">SnapShooter</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/MrSimonBennett">Simon on Twitter</a></li></ul>

Simon runs SnapShooter, a service that performs scheduled server backups. We discuss:why backups is NOT a dull businesshow the pandemic pushed him to make the jump to full-timecharging his first customer just $2/month - and quickly learning to charge much morea "I did a rm -rf on the wrong server" storyLinks: SnapShooterSimon on Twitter

Simon runs SnapShooter, a service that performs scheduled server backups. We discuss:<ul><li>why backups is NOT a dull business</li><li>how the pandemic pushed him to make the jump to full-time</li><li>charging his first customer just $2/month - and quickly learning to charge much more</li><li>a "I did a rm -rf on the wrong server" story</li></ul>Links:&nbsp;<ul><li><a href="https://snapshooter.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">SnapShooter</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/MrSimonBennett" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simon on Twitter</a></li></ul>

#198: Backing up 170 Petabytes of customer data, with Simon Bennett of SnapShooter

This is the archive of Bootstrapped.fm. A seminal Bootstrapper-oriented podcast started in 2013 by Ian Landsman and Andrey Butov. The first iteration ran for 104 episodes. In 2019, Steve McLeod took over for another 139 episodes. We've set this podcast to release order so you can experience it as it was initially presented.

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#198: Backing up 170 Petabytes of customer data, with Simon Bennett of SnapShooter

#198: Backing up 170 Petabytes of customer data, with Simon Bennett of SnapShooter