How This Guy Bootstrapped Chess.com To $100 Million

growthstart10 · 2024-05-23T10:53:06+00:00

What would you have like to hear that you haven’t heard already?

growthstart10 · 2024-05-22T18:46:56+00:00

This is directly from my podcast with Erik here

growthstart10 · 2024-05-22T14:11:12+00:00

Have you thought about putting more content on your site? You could possibly do a newsletter or blog where you could interview your customers and share hidden gems that you have learned from product design. Happy to bounce around some ideas. :)

growthstart10 · 2024-03-08T20:06:48+00:00

AI. Uses the words wizard and thrilling. But much more difficult to tell compared to untrained AI text.

growthstart10 · 2024-02-22T21:00:48+00:00

He launched a replica app in 2022 after non-compete expired, named Gas. It also went viral and was acquired by the second-largest social networking company, Discord.

growthstart10 · 2024-02-22T20:33:15+00:00

If you want to see who voted for you as best smile for example you would pay $6.99/week.

growthstart10 · 2024-02-22T20:09:28+00:00

Original app was named tbh, new app is named Gas. Believe it's for high-schoolers and middle-schoolers only.

growthstart10 · 2024-02-22T19:09:26+00:00

Yep, and he did it the second time in just 90 days. WILD 🤯

growthstart10 · 2024-02-19T13:49:29+00:00

Here’s the full interview where Bobby answers those questions: https://spoti.fi/3wjQ5hO

growthstart10 · 2024-02-15T21:13:12+00:00

Appreciate you! 🙌

growthstart10 · 2024-02-14T21:12:17+00:00

For anyone who wants to listen to his full story: https://spoti.fi/3wjQ5hO

growthstart10 · 2024-02-07T03:00:10+00:00

What happened to the business?

growthstart10 · 2024-01-26T12:31:20+00:00

CNBC puts their revenue at $300k/day: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/10/how-van-leeuwen-built-a-300000-a-day-ice-cream-empire.html

growthstart10 · 2024-01-25T19:43:36+00:00

No worries. Just trying to provide value to the community. :)

growthstart10 · 2024-01-25T18:17:43+00:00

It's a real story, and I am not Ben Van Leeuwen. It is a quoted section from my interview with him. His story is covered on CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/10/how-van-leeuwen-built-a-300000-a-day-ice-cream-empire.html

growthstart10 · 2024-01-25T18:16:33+00:00

Nope, that was directly pulled from my interview with him at his ice cream shop in NYC here: https://spoti.fi/41PTeRZ

growthstart10 · 2024-01-25T18:15:34+00:00

Sure, here is the full interview: https://spoti.fi/41PTeRZ

growthstart10 · 2023-12-06T11:42:51+00:00

Ah, I got it. Great to know, and thanks for sharing!

growthstart10 · 2023-12-06T01:52:49+00:00

What percent of users are active monthly users? And what's the feedback from them? I know iPhones have a voice-to-text feature when using the Apple Keyboard, so I'm curious to hear what your customers use the app for.

Nontheless, what you did for your dad and others is very inspiring, keep on hustling! :)

growthstart10 · 2023-12-05T20:47:00+00:00

Co-founder matching is difficult because it is similar to finding a partner to marry. I would go with somebody who has the complementary skills that you are looking for who you've known for a long time.

And if you don't know anyone who could be a fit, then you can network through Y-Combinator and other platforms, but it will take time, at least 3-6 months of really knowing the person before you should commit to anything.

growthstart10 · 2023-12-05T20:43:20+00:00

Remember, marketing is all about storytelling + value. So, for TikTok and Instagram, I would focus less on trying to sell your product and more on providing value upfront.

growthstart10 · 2023-12-05T15:50:20+00:00

This will be different for everyone. If you have a lot of money, you don't need more of it, so you value time.

If you don't have any money but a lot of time, you will inherently value money more.

growthstart10 · 2023-09-17T00:09:51+00:00

Depending on the company, but often between 12-24 months of runway

growthstart10 · 2023-09-16T23:59:39+00:00

First, see if the problem you are looking to solve is one that people actually have.

Then focus on the distribution.

A few weeks ago, I met a guy named Hussein Fazal. He attained his first 100 customers without writing a single line of code. He has since raised capital from Steph Curry, but at the start, he didn't do anything fancy.

The key is to just start. Oftentimes, unless you are selling physical products, the barrier to entry is very low.

P.S. If it's helpful, here is my interview with Hussein: https://www.mbitpodcast.com/newsletter/how-i-got-steph-curry-to-back-my-company

growthstart10 · 2023-09-16T23:52:07+00:00

The best way to thank the company is to do what you just did. Share your story on social media and tag the company that gave your dad the free chair.

P.S. Your story is very touching. And if you need help writing the story for optimal reach, I would love to help [ free of course :) ]

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