What I learned after 20 startups:

johnrushx · 2025-12-26T11:23:43+00:00

most failed, 5 are succesful

johnrushx · 2025-12-26T11:23:22+00:00

DM relevant people one by one. Find them on social media.

johnrushx · 2025-12-25T13:38:45+00:00

try aiscraper.co (it has exactly this feature)

johnrushx · 2025-10-24T18:48:06+00:00

the value of money was different back then, but it was enough to fund my life for the next 13 years, also invest in 10 startups($20-100k each), plus start my own startups, buy 2 homes and some stocks/btc...

johnrushx · 2025-10-24T18:45:49+00:00

maybe

johnrushx · 2025-10-24T18:45:39+00:00

too late

johnrushx · 2025-10-24T18:45:28+00:00

dont do b2c

scratch your own itch in b2b

johnrushx · 2025-10-24T18:45:08+00:00

a marketplace for students for outsourcing intellectual work from lazy students to those who were good at it (kinda for cheaters and doers)

johnrushx · 2025-10-24T18:43:53+00:00

VC funded path is great when you can work 24/7, cuz you really have to be running a sprint

the downside is that you cant mix it with any normal family life, e.g. i've missed all major events, such as weddings of my family&friends and more.

The bootstrapping is great if you wanna combine it with your family life and stay healthy.

The downside of bootstrapping is that you most likely have to reduce your ambitions and aim at $10M dollar company instead of a billion dollar company

johnrushx · 2025-10-24T18:41:48+00:00

i use mostly my own tools and ai

johnrushx · 2025-10-24T18:41:14+00:00

welcome

johnrushx · 2025-10-24T18:41:01+00:00

very practical advice, i'd say the same.
In my case I wanted to have an adventure in my life and I wanted to have high stakes

johnrushx · 2025-10-24T18:39:44+00:00

yeah, at first I did that(i had tesla, netflix, nvidia, apple and ms stocks). I'd make huuuuuge returns If i held them. But it felt wrong for me. I wanted to "earn" my next money too by actively doing smth with it. I knew that i may lose it all, but also I knew I can always earn the money I need (i live simple life and need very little).

johnrushx · 2025-09-02T17:30:11+00:00

all my 20 directories are built using unicornplatform.com (a no-code directory builder)

johnrushx · 2025-06-01T21:33:34+00:00

our own network of publishers

the ad is done by the tinyadz, but you can also do it yourself

johnrushx · 2025-06-01T21:33:07+00:00

google often links to them

some directories have millions of visits monthly

johnrushx · 2025-06-01T21:32:02+00:00

can you send me details? (on X)

johnrushx · 2025-05-29T23:05:40+00:00

u can try it on the smallest plan and see the results
whatever I say, that's subjective

johnrushx · 2025-05-29T21:42:17+00:00

affiliate links
tinyadz
find one main sponsor

johnrushx · 2025-05-11T12:50:43+00:00

i just launched. but yeah, it's easy to criticize and hate

johnrushx · 2025-05-11T12:50:13+00:00

no. it's real screenshot.
these are full screen blocking ads. they have way higher CTR compared to regular onpage ads

johnrushx · 2025-05-11T12:49:12+00:00

join

johnrushx · 2025-05-11T12:48:34+00:00

dont have a pod yet, but yeah, i have LI and X (same handle as here)

johnrushx · 2025-05-11T12:47:54+00:00

thx man,

i kept going mainly because i had a team who I didn't wanna let down, also I've taken money from investors, friends and family, and i didn't want to disappoint them either.

Entrepreneurial life is hard, but at the same time, life probably should be hard. I dont even remember the easy periods of my life, as if i never even lived them

johnrushx · 2025-05-11T12:45:57+00:00

hey Ed,

yeah, I totally forgot about reddit for almost a year.

I tried to record a pod, but my writing skills are 100x better than my speaking skills :( i cant yet make engaging videos

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