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Secret Leaders with Dan Murray-Serter & Chris Donnelly

How Fanfix Founders exited for £52m in 10 months whilst graduating

Jan 16, 2024
52:27

Can you imagine graduating university and exiting for tens of millions at the same time? Cue Harry Gestetner and Simon Pompan, the Founders of Fanfix, a platform that helps creators better monetise their content. They built the business for mobile-first, multi-channel Gen-Z creators and their audiences (a bit like Patreon for Gen Z) - and their traction was so strong that SuperOrdinary bought them just 10 months after launch. Here's how.

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