#087 – Examining the Repeated Successes of a Product-Focused Solo Founder with AJ of Carrd

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Introduction

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What Gets You Out of Bed Everyday?

02:24 • 2min

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How Do You Share Your Revenue?

04:25 • 2min

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How Do You Contextualize Your Business?

06:44 • 2min

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HTML5up

09:03 • 2min

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HTML5up Templates - Why Are So Many People Downloading Your Templates?

10:46 • 2min

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HTML5-Up

12:27 • 2min

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HTML5 and Pixilarity

14:26 • 2min

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Why Entrepreneurs Don't Build Great Websites

16:54 • 2min

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The Magic of Being a Self-Funded Founder

18:56 • 2min

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Is Twitter Really Working for You?

20:52 • 2min

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Using Twitter to Engage With Your Audience

23:04 • 2min

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You're a Lot Braver Than I Am

24:35 • 2min

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PIXLarity - I Wish I Could Be You AJ

26:27 • 2min

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Why Did You Choose Card Over Those Other Ideas?

28:22 • 2min

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Differentiating Card From the Competition

30:03 • 3min

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Validation for Card? Is It a Good Idea?

32:55 • 2min

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How Long Did It Take to Get the First Early Working Version of Card?

34:43 • 2min

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The Power of Analogies

36:27 • 2min

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I've Done More Planning

38:27 • 2min

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How Many Users Are You Getting From Twitter?

40:20 • 2min

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What's Your Business Model?

42:13 • 2min

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Launching With a Free and a Paid Plan?

44:05 • 2min

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Is Freemium a Special Case?

45:45 • 3min

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Is There Anything You Can't Change?

48:59 • 2min

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The Secret to Building a Website With Card

50:47 • 2min

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Marketing by Design - It's Not a Big Secret

52:52 • 3min

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Is There a Need to Build a Website?

55:31 • 3min

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How Do You Get in Touch With Your Customers?

58:29 • 3min

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Intuition Is the Key to Product Success

01:01:22 • 2min

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What Are Some Lessons You've Learned From Card?

01:03:12 • 2min

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How Do You Scale Up With It?

01:05:07 • 3min

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Is There a Bias in Favor of Automation?

01:07:51 • 2min

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What Is the Point of the Card?

01:10:14 • 2min

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What Advice Would You Give to People Just Starting Out?

01:11:46 • 2min

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