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🚀 Midjourney's founder story

🚀 Midjourney's founder story

Launching a $1M every month 🔥

Guy Ligertwood & Farzan Maghami
September 23, 2023

Hi Guy & Farzan here, 👋

Hope you’ve had a good week. Let’s go…

Read time: 10 mins.

In the mail:

Founder story: The story of espresso, the unique touch device 🍿
Founder playbook: The founder story of MidJourney 🚀
Video playbook: How Hunter is launching a new $1M biz per month 🔥
Video playbook: $3.2M per year in his 20’s 💪
Video short: 3 lessons that have shaped Vusi’s life ⚡️
Links: Five links we found interesting 🧐

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1. Founder story

🍿 Discover the journey of Fabian, Gary, Scott, and Will as they turn a simple need into espresso, a touch device transforming work.

🚀 "If worry won't fix it, don't worry." - Gary Caldarola

Meet Gary Caldarola - A Sydney native with Italian roots who found his passion for building race cars at university. Driven by the same hardworking spirit of his grandparents, Gary's professional odyssey took him through engineering giants, a hot solar startup, and then to espresso.

Gary's Playbook:

From Five Dock to Cabarita in Sydney.
Double degree adventure: From Commerce-Engineering to Physics-Mechatronics!
Thrills with Formula SAE.
Diverse roles, from SKM Sinclair Knight Merz to Cochlear and ResMed.
The jump into the world of startups.

🔥 One Major Lesson: Setting artificial deadlines is CRUCIAL. Gauge the market, adapt, iterate, and most importantly - NEVER give up!

Gary's espresso story is just a drop in the vast coffee ocean of his entrepreneurial journey. Their product? A game-changer - optimizing work efficiency everywhere. And guess what? This story started with a casual chat over an espresso ☕.

If you ever wonder about Gary's secret sauce, remember he lives by the mantra: "I've failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

Want to dive deep into Gary's story and the magic behind espresso? Check out the full story on Founderoo!

2. Founder playbook

🚀 Navigating Uncharted Waters: The Inspiring Journey of David Holz and Mid-Journey.

"Navigating Uncharted Waters is not about staying adrift, but setting the sails right." - David Holz, Founder of Mid-Journey.

David Holz’s saga is not just a story but a playbook for aspiring founders:

🌴 South Florida Origins: A curious child, modding Star Wars games and influenced by a dentist dad who sailed the Caribbean. Early signs? Tech prodigy in the making!
🎓 Academic Escapades: From Physics and Applied Math to stints at NASA and the Max Planck Institute. But the siren call of entrepreneurship was irresistible.
🤖 Leap Motion & Lessons: Gesture tech was the future, and while Apple's deal didn't pan out, the seeds of innovation were sown.
🎨 Mid-Journey's Emergence: AI image revolution on the horizon! With 18M members on Discord, David’s vision of artistry via AI wasn't just a dream but a vivid reality!
💡 Keys to Success: Community on Discord, Consumer-centricity, Bootstrapping, and continual Learning. Each is a pillar holding Mid-Journey's legacy.
🎭 The Big Debate: AI in artistry - a boon or bane? For David, AI is like water. Essential, life-giving, but with a potential ripple effect.

Golden Lesson for Founders: Adaptability is the bridge between failure and success. David's dance with Leap Motion was the prelude, but with Mid-Journey, he choreographed a ballet of innovation.

Dive deep into the waves of David’s inspiring odyssey on Founderoo.

3. Video playbook

🔥 Hunter is launching a new $1M Business every month

In this video, Pat Walls travelled to Chicago to catch up with Hunter Hammonds, the visionary aiming to establish twelve businesses, each worth $1,000,000, in just a year. He delves into his unique approach, his rapid scaling strategy, and how he's leveraging productized services to fuel a grander dream.

4. Video playbook

💪 How Sebastian makes $3.2 Million a year in his 20s

In Scottsdale, Arizona, Jordan teams up with millionaire entrepreneur and YouTube sensation Sebastian Giorgio. Delving deep into Sebastian's journey, the duo tours Sebastian's workplace, luxurious car collection, and a multi-million dollar house he's building from scratch. Starting with a humble upbringing and jobs like working at Taco Bell, Sebastian skyrocketed to success through dropshipping. He advocates the potential of platforms like TikTok for budding entrepreneurs.