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Everything about the Simeon product, analytics, finance, and tips as a builder

By Moshymercy

Churn, Explained: Why This One Metric Confuses Every First-Time Founder

Customer churn and revenue churn aren't the same number, and mixing them up leads to decisions based on the wrong signal. Here's the distinction that matters.

By Moshymercy

Freelancers and Designers Selling Templates: Aggregating Gumroad + Lemon Squeezy + Stripe Without a Spreadsheet

Freelancers and designers who sell digital templates often end up spread across three platforms with three different fee structures. Here's how to actually track what you keep.

By Moshymercy

Tracking Multi-Provider Revenue as a B2B SaaS Founder

Most SaaS revenue advice assumes you're on one billing platform. Here's what changes once you're actually running Stripe alongside a Merchant of Record.

By Moshymercy

Fee Comparison: Stripe vs Polar vs Paddle vs Lemon Squeezy vs Gumroad in 2026

A side-by-side breakdown of what each major provider actually charges in 2026, including the fee changes from Polar and BigCommerce that shifted the math this year.

By Moshymercy

What Is MRR? A Plain-English Definition for Founders Who Hate Jargon

MRR isn't complicated, but most explanations make it sound that way. Here's what it actually means, how it's calculated, and where founders get it wrong.

By Moshymercy

Real Net Revenue for Shopify + Etsy Sellers: The Double-Fee-Counting Trap

Selling on both Shopify and Etsy means reconciling two completely different fee structures. Here's where sellers most often miscount what they actually kept.