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Self-service scheduling software turned an overlooked workflow into a $19M-a-year SaaS business.
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Gavin Zuklinski started Acuity Scheduling around 2008 as a part-time, bootstrapped project. It let small businesses publish appointment availability and accept bookings online, at a time when online scheduling was not yet a familiar category. Early traction was gradual. When the market began looking for scheduling tools, Acuity had already accumulated product experience and brand recognition. Zuklinski says the company reached about $19 million in annual revenue before Squarespace acquired it in 2019 for a multi-eight-figure sum. Plans were roughly $10 and $19 per month, alongside a free plan. He did not build the company with an exit as the goal; he considered Squarespace a product fit and valued the prospect of stronger back-office support for a team that had reached around 30 employees. The interview also introduces Breely, his newer small-business software project, but gives no traction number for it. This breakdown covers Acuity, whose scale and exit were described by the interviewer and founder, without independent financial documentation.
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Join the Unicorn Club — $5/moCancel anytime, in one clickData credibility: The interviewer and founder described Acuity at about $19 million annual revenue and a multi-eight-figure acquisition by Squarespace in 2019. These are creator-reported statements in an interview; no public filing, dashboard, or transaction document was cited. Pricing and employee count are also recollections by the founder.
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