Build In Public Podcast cover image

Build In Public Podcast

Million Dollar Exits Ep.1 with Tibo Louis-Lucas; Lessons from selling TweetHunter and becoming Maker Of The Year

Mar 13, 2023
45:49

Welcome to the debut episode of the “Million Dollar Exits”, a special  series brought to you by The Build In Public Podcast.


This episode features Tibo Louis-Lucas, founder that created and scaled Tweet Hunter, a SaaS startup, from idea to a multi-million dollar exit. He is also the Founder of Taplio, Co-Founder of Pony Express and recently received a “Maker of the Year” Golden Kitty award on Product Hunt.


In this interview, Tibo discusses his experience and perspectives on topics such as:


• Receiving an award for being the “Maker of the Year" on Product Hunt

• Tibo’s journey in building Tweet Hunter

• When and how did Tibo get the idea to start his business

• The importance of establishing trust as the foundation of a personal brand

• How Tibo and his co-founder decided to market personal branding and not just Tweet Hunter

• Tibo's thoughts when Guillaume, a middle school buddy who turned out to be his acquirer, approached him about the strategic acquisition

• The acquisition details they had with Lempire and their current ARR

• Navigating competitors and competition

• Tibo's 3 tips for those still in the validation phase

• Killer features of Tweet Hunter that made them stand out

• Tibo's journey from the validation points from having one customer to having $1k ARR

• Tibo's viewpoint on some Twitter users who dislike threads and his suggestions on how to embrace them

• Three useful Twitter audience-building tips

• What’s next for Tibo


Million Dollar Exits is a special podcast series that uncovers insider stories and actionable lessons with founders who went from an idea to 7-figure exits.

It is a special segment within the Build In Public Podcast - an interview show where KP chats with ambitious startup founders, CEOs, and top Internet creators to unpack their stories, insights, and lessons.

Shoutout To Our Episode Sponsor:

Paralect is a venture studio built to design, build and launch a product for you that is ready to sell in under 2 months. Start with no-code or go full-stack right away.
Visit their website: https://www.paralect.com/?utm_source=milliondollarexits

Share your thoughts in the comment section.

Thanks for listening, would love it if you can spread the word and share this with your friends/peers on Twitter/Linkedin/other platforms.


Links:

Tibo’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/tibo_maker

KP’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisiskp_

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode