Parvez's $30K MRR

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In the mail today :

1. Founder story: The story of Parvez’s $30k MRR business 🔥

2. Founder story: See how Steven sold $12M in fruit 🍎

3. Founder playbook: The founder of Deepmind Mustafa Suleyman 🚀

4. Founder story: How Marshall made $1M during Covid 🤯

5. Founderoo feedback: Win US$50 by leaving us a testimonial 🙏

Founder story

See how Parvez built ThriveDesk from scratch, reaching $30K+ ARR in just two years.

See how Parvez has achieved:

💰 $30K+ ARR
🚀 Bootstrapped ThriveDesk from scratch
🌐 10K+ monthly visitors
📈 Successful launch of a customer support SaaS
🎯 Over $100K raised through customer funding

Our takeaways from Parvez’s story:

👉 Start with personal experience to identify real-world problems.
👉 Build a community early to test and validate your ideas.
👉 Use customer feedback to refine and develop your product.
👉 Focus on SEO and strategic partnerships for customer acquisition.
👉 Maintain mental and physical health while growing the business.

"Building ThriveDesk was a labour of love, turning personal challenges into a solution for small businesses."

Founder story

See how Steven made $12M selling a fruit

At 24, Steven has earned over $12M in e-commerce. He began selling fidget spinners in high school and now runs various successful online businesses. His success stems from starting small, keeping costs low, and focusing on unique, high-quality products.

Founder playbook

Philosophy dropout at Oxford to founding DeepMind to becoming the CEO of Microsoft AI: Mustafa Suleyman’s AI Leadership

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

A few notes about Mustafa Suleyman:

🚀 Co-founder of DeepMind and Inflection AI
💼 CEO of Microsoft AI
📈 Inflection AI valued at $4B
💬 Co-authored ‘The Coming Wave’
🌐 Revolutionizing AI with a focus on ethical leadership

Our top 5 takeaways from Mustafa Suleyman’s journey:

👉 Embrace unconventional beginnings to drive innovation.
👉 Act on gaps in technology to make a societal impact.
👉 Collaborate with experts to bridge theory and practical applications.
👉 Prioritize ethical considerations in technological advancements.
👉 Adapt to challenges and remain resilient in the face of controversies.

Mustafa Suleyman's journey from a philosophy dropout at Oxford to a leading figure in AI showcases a crazy evolution. His passion for societal impact led him from early entrepreneurial ventures to founding DeepMind and, later, Inflection AI.

Founder story

The wild story of how Marshall Haas made $1,036,175.00 during Covid.

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