❤️ $250K in one year for Santiago

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In the mail today :

1. Founder story: From 0 to $250K in one year for Santiago 🇦🇷

2. Founder story: Jessica & Rod’s $226M toy startup 🧸

3. Founder playbook: Andrew Gazdecki & Acquire.com 🔥

4. Founder advice: Tim’s honest business advice 🚀

5. Founder quote: Tom Brady telling us we’re not special 💪

 Founder story 

From Argentina to $250K ARR: See how Santiago built DataWars, a hands-on Data Science training platform in just one year.

See how Santiago:

🚀 Scaled DataWars to $250K ARR in just one year
🎯 Built a hands-on Data Science platform that companies pay for
🌍 Grew from Argentina to leading a team across the US & Italy

Our top 3 takeaways from Santiago's journey:

👉 Why he made his platform completely free for 6 months
👉 How he turned free users into his best marketing channel
👉 When is the right time to start your startup

Must-read for founders who: Want to learn how a developer from Argentina built a profitable tech business by doing the opposite of what most startups do.

Founder story

See how Jessica and Rod's toy startup has 350K subscribers and $226M revenue in 2023.

Lovevery's developmental toys and play kits help parents nurture young minds. Founded in 2015 by Jessica Rolph and Rod Morris, this fast-growing company now serves over 350,000 subscribers and hit $226M in 2023 revenue. By staying true to quality over profit, Rolph and Morris' Lovevery empowers parents to give their kids the very best start.

 Founder playbook 

See how Andrew Gazdecki scaled Bizness Apps to $10M ARR and built Acquire.com to revolutionize startup exits.

(founder playbooks are the strategies used by successful founders).

See how Andrew:

🚀 Built and scaled Bizness Apps to $10M ARR before an all-cash exit
🎯 Launched Acquire.com to simplify startup acquisitions without charging sellers
🌍 Expanded his team across China, Russia, and Ukraine, creating a global network

Our top 3 takeaways from Andrew’s journey:

👉 Why he made Bizness Apps free at first to gain traction
👉 How he tapped into community power, attracting 2.5 million impressions on Twitter
👉 His “MicroSPAC” approach for helping operators acquire businesses without capital

Must-read for founders who: Want to learn how an entrepreneur disrupted the M&A market by prioritizing founders and building a community-driven acquisition platform.

 Founder advice

Loving the honest business advice from Tim…

 Founder quote

Tom Brady telling us we’re not special…

“To be successful at anything, you don’t have to be special. You just have to be what most people aren’t: consistent, determined and willing to work for it. No shortcuts!”
(Tom Brady)

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Guy + Farzan
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