I break down my top insights from recent conversations with four founders who won in unconventional ways. You’ll hear how Noah turned LinkedIn posts into his primary sales channel (without ever going viral), why Dan’s startup survived a brutal 95% downround but ended up at $400M ARR two years later, how Adam turned a stagnant $3M ARR business into a $25M cash cow by solving one overlooked customer pain point. Plus, and how Cleerly used a 17 day-from- bankruptcy moment as its turning point.
Why You Should Listen
• How to turn LinkedIn into your best sales channel without going viral
• Why a 95% downround doesn’t mean your startup is over
• How near-failure experiences can lead to breakthrough growth
• The power of uncovering overlooked customer problems to drive massive profits
• Why constraints and limited resources can become your biggest advantage
Keywords
product market fit, startup growth, LinkedIn lead generation, fundraising, downround, bootstrapping, founder lessons, pivoting, scaling startups, entrepreneurship
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:01 How Stacker Leveraged LinkedIn for Explosive Growth
00:04:43 Clutch’s Wild Ride from Unicorn to Nearly Bankrupt and Back
00:07:38 Navigating Market Cycles as a Founder
00:08:32 Retention.com’s Pivot from Stagnation to Massive Profits
00:13:33 Cleerly’s Near-Death Moment with Only 17 Days of Runway
00:16:21 Why Constraints Are a Secret Weapon
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