# Laravel Keeps Teams Lean. The Artisan of the Day Is Steve Beyatte.

DevFeed: [Laravel Keeps Teams Lean. The Artisan of the Day Is Steve Beyatte.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/laravel-keeps-teams-lean-the-artisan-of-the-day-is-steve-beyatte-3776.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://laravel.com/blog/laravel-keeps-teams-lean-the-artisan-of-the-day-is-steve-beyatte>)

Author: Ana Tavares

Published: 2025-09-23T15:28:05Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Laravel Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/laravel-blog.md>)

Topics: [Laravel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/laravel.md>), [D](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/d.md>), [Next.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/next-js.md>), [AI search](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-search.md>)

Tags: [ai-search](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-search.md>), [efficiency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/efficiency.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [laravel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/laravel.md>), [next-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/next-js.md>), [revenue](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/revenue.md>), [rust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rust.md>), [startups](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/startups.md>)

## AI overview

Steve Beyatte describes how Laravel and Laravel Backpack helped him build and scale lean startups. His company Funden reached $100,000 in monthly revenue within its first year and was acquired for more than seven figures, while Press Ranger is applying the same fast, low-overhead approach.

## Source excerpt

Steve Beyatte shares how Laravel powers his lean startups, scaling to seven-figure exits and $1M revenue faster than big engineering teams.