🇫🇷 150K a month for this French SaaS business

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1. Founder story: The $150K MRR French SaaS business 🇫🇷

2. Founder playbook: Alex Hormozi’s $100M empire 💪

3. Video playbook: Matt’s $460M egg empire 🐓

4. Video playbook: Alex’s $10M portfolio of businesses 🚀

5. Video short: Being a founder is tough ⚡️

6. A quote: A quote about entrepreneurs ❤️

1. Founder story

🇫🇷 How Evaboot's ingenious lead generation tool skyrocketed to $150K monthly revenue.

•🚀 From a simple LinkedIn post to a whopping $150K MRR!

Imagine being in the throes of a global pandemic and transforming an audacious LinkedIn post into a successful SaaS venture!

This is the extraordinary journey of JB Jezequel and Robin Zouein, founders of Evaboot.

🇫🇷 From Parisian roots to Lyon's business school
Jean-Baptiste's entrepreneurial voyage began in the heart of Paris, moving swiftly to Lyon, where he concocted his first startup: a therapist-connecting mobile app.

💡 A Spark ignites Evaboot
A simple code by Robin, coupled with JB's knack for lead generation, gave birth to Evaboot - an ingenious tool simplifying lead generation through data scraping.

🚀 Blasting off with a bold LinkedIn post
Their journey took off with a "fake it till you make it" LinkedIn post, testing the waters and validating their idea during the tumultuous COVID times.

🎉 Celebrate small wins: First 10 Subscribers
A hundred conversations later, they secured their first ten subscribers, setting the stage for Evaboot's evolution.

📈 Scaling heights: $150K MRR & 80K organic visitors
From strategic SEO playbooks to thoughtful customer engagement, Evaboot skyrocketed, amassing 1,200 subscribers and $150K in monthly revenue.

🔑 A Lesson in perseverance and adaptability
Every founder can learn from their journey: Adapt, pivot, and never stop learning. The quest isn't just about financial gains but constant intellectual stimulation.

Read the full story on Founderoo.

2. Founder playbook

💪  The amazing story of Alex Hormozi and his $100M business empire

🌱 1. An Ambitious Start
At 24, Alex plunged into entrepreneurship but faced setbacks when his gym venture collapsed.

🛌 2. A Bumpy Road
Amidst financial strain, he found solace and determination on a friend's futon.

💪 3. Turning Point: Sales Mastery 
Alex pivoted, selling business optimization programs to struggling gyms and sharpening his sales prowess.

🚀 4. Gym Launch: A Lifeline for Gyms 
Identifying a crucial gap, Alex's Gym Launch promised revival to failing gyms, asking for payment only upon profitability.

🔄 5. Innovation: Licensing for Scale
By switching to a licensing model, Alex catapulted his venture, extending his impact beyond gym launches.

🧠 6. Lifelong Learning
Alex believes in adaptive change, evolving from a fitness expert to a sought-after business mentor.

💰 7. Going Big: Strategic Scaling 
Selling his companies, including Gym Launch, for $46 million, Alex underscores the power of focus.

❤️ 8. Emotional Resilience
Amidst success, Alex's journey towards forgiving and reconciling with his estranged father showcases his emotional resilience.

🎉 9. Ultimate Scale
Harnessing resources, Alex aims to scale his ventures to a staggering $1 billion. 💰🚀

🌟 Significant Lesson
Alex's journey teaches us the significance of adaptability and resilience in the face of adversity. His ability to pivot, innovate, and learn ceaselessly is a lesson for every founder.

Read the full story on Founderoo.

3. Video playbook

🐓 See how Matt created a $460 million business selling $10 Eggs

Meet Matt O'Hayer, a serial entrepreneur who's launched 50 businesses! In 2007, he embarked on a journey to create a network of family-run farms producing top-notch, pasture-raised eggs. Starting with just 27 acres and 20 hens in Austin, TX, watch how Matt's dream hatched into a $460 million venture: Vital Farms! This story is nuts.

4. Video playbook

🚀 The Multipreneur: See how Alex is building a $10M portfolio of income streams.

In this video, Pat Walls travelled to New York City to connect with Alex Lieberman, the entrepreneur who sold his newsletter for a whopping $75 million. Now, Alex is embarking on a new journey to become a Multipreneur. Alex reveals his strategy for establishing a personal holding company consisting of multiple small businesses, and he also shares the ingenious, resourceful approach he took to launch his initial business idea.

5. Video short

⚡️ Being a founder is tough

6. A quote about entrepreneurs ❤️

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