PinnedLouis BarclayHow I got to $9.99 MRR after 7 yearsHere’s the tell-all behind the scenes story of how Cloakist got to $9.99 MRR after just 7 years4 min read·Dec 11, 2020----
Louis BarclayIf you’re reading this headline, it’s a minor miracleI have 214 Medium followers.2 min read·Feb 6, 2024----
Louis BarclayYou only need 2,450,000,000 True Fans to be successfulby Mark Zuckerberg3 min read·Jan 18, 2021----
Louis BarclayHow we got to $400 MRR in 5 monthsPrecisely no one has asked me how Cloakist got to $400 MRR in 5 months, probably because it’s not a particularly impressive outcome.6 min read·Dec 8, 2020----
Louis BarclayHow to delete WhatsApp, beyond the obvious partI recently deleted WhatsApp and I was surprised by how difficult it was.6 min read·Jul 6, 2020----
Louis BarclayWhy I deleted WhatsAppLast week I deleted WhatsApp. Here, I explain why, and why you also might want to.5 min read·Jun 30, 2020----
Louis BarclayBad Blocking Will Be The New Ad BlockingThere’s an elephant in the ad blocking room: built-in ads.4 min read·Feb 27, 2020----
Louis BarclayWhat installing the Messenger app tells us about FacebookMessenger’s onboarding is a great case study of manipulative design8 min read·Nov 18, 2019----
Louis BarclayinHackerNoon.comHow we got to no.1 on Product Hunt with a product built without codeSeedform shows it’s possible to make a fully-fledged SaaS app on a no code platform4 min read·Jul 4, 2019----
Louis BarclayMark Zuckerberg’s head on a fishHow to get your one-of-a-kind photo1 min read·Feb 12, 2019----