From Basement Build To 1.5 Million Users: A Chat With Elston Baretto, Founder And CEO Of Tiiny Host

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Elston Baretto, founder and CEO of Tiiny Host, recounts building the product from his basement into a platform used by roughly two million people to publish microsites without developers. He frames Tiiny around a DI.Y (Do It. Yourself) ethos that removes barriers to getting work live and credits investor rejections with forcing him to learn growth skills like SEO. The company now attracts significant organic traffic with zero ad spend and aims to bridge the gap between AI-generated prototypes and live deployment so individuals can ship without developer handoffs. Baretto also predicts teams will shift toward smaller, more senior groups focused on judgement as independent creators gain capability.

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