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Season 01: Building From Zero

Building Swift

One founder. One ambition. Building a technology company from the ground up.

Status: Pre-launch: planning the first product

The founder

Grant

I'm Grant, founder of Swift Site Solutions Ltd in Rugby, with 8 years' experience in web design and development. This is where I log the journey of building a technology company, one milestone at a time.

継続は力 · Persistence is power

Ch. 01Founder stats

Founder Statistics

Actual results, not targets. Updated 3 Nov 2026.

Monthly recurring revenueMRR
£0
Software subscribers
0
Products launched
0
In the labPlanned or in development
1
Ventures
1
Total software revenue
£0

Ch. 02Main quest

Main Quest

The product being built right now.

Project 01

Planning

The first proprietary software product from Swift Site Solutions. Details will be shared here as it takes shape.

Build progress0%

Latest milestone

Product planned

Next milestone

Start building the first version

Ch. 03Progression

Long-Term Objectives

Targets, not results. Each one is only marked complete when it has actually happened.

Objectives complete0 / 9
  1. 01In progress

    First software product launch

  2. 02Locked

    First paying software customer

  3. 03Locked

    £1,000 monthly recurring revenue

  4. 04Locked

    £5,000 monthly recurring revenue

  5. 05Locked

    £10,000 monthly recurring revenue

  6. 06Locked

    First team member

  7. 07Locked

    Second venture launched

  8. 08Locked

    First business acquisition

  9. 09Locked

    Financial freedom

Ch. 04R&D

Product Laboratory

Current and future software ventures.

  • Planned

    Project 01

    Software

    The first proprietary software product. Name and details coming soon.

    Stage: Planning

Ch. 05Log

Development Timeline

Every significant moment, in order.

  1. Latest

    Building Swift goes public

    The founder dashboard launches. From here, every milestone gets logged.

Ch. 06Video log

Founder Journal

The journey on video, episode by episode.

Episode 01 is on its way

Subscribe to the channel to catch it when it lands.

Ch. 07The why

Freedom Tracker

The bigger reason behind all of this. These are where the journey is heading, not things already achieved.

  • Financial independence

    Income from products, not hours.

    Status: locked
  • Building a portfolio of businesses

    One company first, then more built on the same foundations.

    Status: in progress
  • Creating time freedom

    Choosing how each day is spent.

    Status: locked
  • Enabling more travel

    Working from anywhere, and seeing more of it.

    Status: locked
  • Providing financial security for family

    A business that looks after the people who matter.

    Status: locked