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@joahlove
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@smartrmail
: How These Two Founders Built A $1M/Year Email Marketing Platform From Melbourne with
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Starter Story's main goal has (and always will be) to inspire and help others start their own business.
Messages like these are the best.
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@fantomagency
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@gsuite
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—
@annodominibeats
, on starting
@modernproducers
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"We did this for the rest of senior year and ended up selling 20,000 pairs of socks."
— Taylor Offer, on starting
@FeatSocks
👇
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Sell services.
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@rmrkapp
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@Amazon
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@stripe
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@bing
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@LeaveMeAloneApp
: How This Traveling Couple Built An App That Helps You Unsubscribe From Unwanted Emails with
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@blocksurvey
: On Starting A Company From A Hackathon And Generating $20K In Grants with
@WilsonBrightJ
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I remember we exchanged DMs in 2017 - one month after Starter Story launched.
Just amazing to hear these kinds of stories.
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@getsuperlemon
: How We Developed A $29K/Month WhatsApp Plugin For Shopify with
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Some say you shouldn't mix love with business. We've made a list of successful couples to prove that it can be done 💖
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: How I Started A $5.5K/Month Zapier Specialist Agency with
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😎 New interview!! 😎
@iloveugly
: How I Started $3.6M New Zealand Fashion Brand I Love Ugly with
@iloveugly
👉 Product: every day premium menswear
💵 $300,000/mo
🎬 Started: October 2008
🗺 Auckland City
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🎉 New interview!! 🎉
@Trumpexcel
: How I Started A Profitable Business Helping Millions Of People Learn Excel with
@TrumpExcel
👉 Product: Online Excel training.
💵 $10,000/mo
🎬 Started: May 2013
🗺 Noida, UP
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: How We Developed A $6K/Month Online Video Editing Software with
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@NotionHQ
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@videojaguar_com
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@latermedia
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@unsplash
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@pixabay
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@ahrefs
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🚨 New interview!! 🚨
@Bluetickio
: How I Achieved $1K MRR Without Writing A Single Line of Code with
@SingleFounder
👉 Product: Automated email follow up software.
💵 $1,500/mo
🎬 Started: January 2017
🗺 Worcester
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New interview:
@SinOficina_com
: How I Started A $3K/Month Online Coworking For Freelance And Entrepreneurs with
@BoscoSoler
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😎 New interview!! 😎
Growth Gorilla: How I Started A $10K/Month SEO Link Building Agency with
@AlanGGorilla
👉 Product: Link building services for SaaS.
💵 $10,000/mo
🎬 Started: April 2018
🗺 Winchester
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15 ways to make money without leaving your neighbourhood (real examples)
🖥 Fix tech gadgets 👉 $120K/mo
🪠 Plumbing co 👉 $40K/mo
🚙 DIY car wash 👉 $5K/mo
🧽 Cleaning 👉 $100K/mo
♻️ Junk removal 👉 $15K/mo
Full list and links to the case studies 👇
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@skyverge
runs their online business:
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@gsuite
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@WordPress
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@zapier
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@helpscout
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@basecamp
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@intercom
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@figmadesign
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@github
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@zoom_us
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@segment
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@clubhouse
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@lookback
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In every interview at Starter Story, we make it a point to ask SPECIFICS about how entrepreneurs started, built, and grew their businesses.
Surprisingly you won't find those kinds of things in interviews, even in respected business publications like
@Forbes
.
And readers notice!
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New interview:
@modestmanstyle
: How We Focused On Content Creation And Doubled Traffic And Revenue This Year with
@mcgoff
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Low on funding? No problem! We've curated a list of successful businesses that were started with less than $1K
📝
@katiedid_what
📊
@Kamphey
💰
@TheSavvyCouple
✏️
@JodiLynnCarlson
💈
@beardbrand
🧼
@OutlawSoaps
👇
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How
@goodsthatmatter
runs their online business:
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@Shopify
for platform
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@googleanalytics
for analytics
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@ShippingEasy
for shipping
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@gsuite
for productivity
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@PayPal
@stripe
@shopify
@Square
for payments
-
@QuickBooks
for accounting
Read more 👉
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Amazing stories on our weekly newsletter:
🔹 A guy that got crushed on Shark Tank that now makes $6M/year
🔹 The $36K/mo Shopify plugin side hustle
🔹 Building a $40K/mo SaaS with a 3-person team
🔹 7 awesome job opportunities from our network
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"Think long term and enjoy the journey. Working for yourself is incredible, but at minimum, it will take many months and more realistically many years until you will “make it.”"
—
@Pat_Stedman
, on starting
@Pat_Stedman
👇
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How
@vapeclubmy
runs their online business:
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@Shopify
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@klaviyo
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@GetOkendo
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@buffer
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@smilerewards
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@trello
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@ReferralCandy
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@upwork
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@ahrefs
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@LeadDyno
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@tradegecko
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How
@sustainablychc
runs their online business:
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@MailChimp
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@Pinterest
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@canva
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@gsuite
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@asana
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@Adobe
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@refersion
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@shareasale
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@AvantLink
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@Skimlinks
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@rewardStyle
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@CJNetwork
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@impactmartech
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@unsplash
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@freshbooks
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New interview:
@nocodemvp
: Creating And Launching A $6000/Month Course As A Stay-At-Home Dad with
@bramk
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New interview:
@cleanvoiceAI
: How I Left My Job To Build An AI Podcast Editing Tool with
@adrian_spataru
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How
@browserless
runs their online business:
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@stripe
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@Adobe
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@trello
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@reddit
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@unsplash
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@digitalocean
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@github
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@SendGrid
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@gsuite
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@1Password
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@reactjs
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@nodejs
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@docusaurus
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How
@gadzhiiman
runs their online business:
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@TrustSpot
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@canva
- Seed FS
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@clickfunnels
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@clickfunnels
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The internet is changing *who* gets hired, and it's only just the beginning.
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How
@l0veisproject
runs their online business:
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@Shopify
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@klaviyo
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@facebook
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@instagram
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@twitter
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@YouTube
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@Pinterest
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@LinkedIn
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@Snapchat
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@FacebookAds
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@instagram
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@adwords
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@Yotpo
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@hootsuite
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@googleanalytics
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How
@scribly_io
runs their online business:
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@MailChimp
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@twitter
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@LinkedIn
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@googleanalytics
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@gsuite
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@slack
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@PayPal
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@stripe
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@TransferWise
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@airtable
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@HubSpot
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@trello
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@unsplash
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@ahrefs
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@webflow
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@airtable
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How
@heydayfootwear
runs their online business:
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@Shopify
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@klaviyo
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@goshippo
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@zipifyapps
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@tryshoelace
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@bold_commerce
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@recartapp
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@savemysales
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@socialphotosapp
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Craft Oak: Starting And Growing A Customized Maps Startup to $60k/month with
@craftandoak
---
🏙 Product: City & star maps.
💵 Revenue: $60k/mo
😲 Started only one year ago!
🌉 Based in Bay Area, CA
---
Read the full interview 👉 .
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New interview:
@nwsmarketing
: How I Started A $12K/Month Digital Marketing Agency While Traveling Around The World with
@mgentrepreneur
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How
@framedtweets
runs their online business:
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@Shopify
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@Amazon
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@klaviyo
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@GetOkendo
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@gsuite
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@shopify
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@amazonpay
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@Apple
-
@NotionHQ
-
@luckyorange
0
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New interview:
@iKnightscope
: Knightscope Update: How We've Generated $13M In Lifetime Revenue with
@WSantanaLi
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👊 New interview!! 👊
@SheetsGiggles
: Starting A Bed Sheet Business Making $600K In First 8 Months
👉 Product: Eucalyptus bedding.
💵 $76,000/mo
🎬 Started: May 2018
🗺 Denver, CO
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Weddings are coming back strong for sure. Learn from these success stories to start your own business in this $53.4B industry 👇
💍
@QALORing
✍️
@TheHaikuGuys
👔
@lawrencehunt_co
🍰
@kyrasbakeshop
💎
@taylorandhart
🪒
@CanYouHandlebar
📸
@PBSupplyCo
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New interview:
@digitaldreamlab
: On Building An Education Tech Company With Projected Revenue Of $3M with
@hancharjacob
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New interview:
@ABThumbnailTest
: How This Developer Is Building A Suite Of Tools For Creators with
@roxkstar74
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How
@pushpressapp
runs their online business:
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@gsuite
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@asana
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@stripe
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@WordPress
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@Xero
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@zapier
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@HubSpot
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@fiverr
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@sketchapp
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@Grammarly
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@apple
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@intercom
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@getaudacity
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@ahrefs
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@wpengine
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@semrush
-
@github
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How
@513kicks
runs their online business:
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@WooCommerce
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@MailChimp
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@Pinterest
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@hootsuite
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@SumoMe
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@gsuite
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@WordPress
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@eBay
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@USPS
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@venmo
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@googledocs
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@ups
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@unsplash
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@ahrefs
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@wpengine
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@semrush
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How The Match Artist runs their online business:
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@canva
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@gsuite
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@stripe
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@zapier
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@HubSpot
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@trello
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@getdrip
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@upwork
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@typeform
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@lucidchart
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@bonjoroapp
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@PixiesetApp
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@ButterCMS
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@booklikeaboss
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"Just do it. Most people don’t know what they’re talking about, or they assume the reasons they were successful apply to everyone. Everything is so situation dependent."
—
@trevmckeendrick
, on starting Salem Software👇
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New interview:
@RemoteTools
: On Launching A Website Focused On The Remote Community with
@hrishiptweets
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🚨 New interview!! 🚨
@rightmessageapp
: How We Grew Our SaaS To $30K MRR In One Year with
@shaisc
👉 Product: Website personalization made easy.
💵 $30,000/mo
🎬 Started: January 2018
🗺 Remote
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New interview:
@unicornplatform
: How I Launched A $2.5K/Month Landing Page Builder with
@alexanderisora
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"When I started this business my dream was to create a successful location-independent company that I could run from anywhere with an internet connection, and that’s exactly what I have built."
— Daryl Mander, on starting Big Flare👇
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New interview:
@refinerHQ
: How I Created A $3K/Month Customer Survey Software with
@mdausinger
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New interview:
@pmproplugin
: How We Developed A $100K/Month Paid Memberships Plugin For WordPress with
@jason_coleman
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Hey there!
Tomorrow's newsletter will feature a GREAT post by a $26M exit founder – aka
@Raleigh_MnA
He'll break down how to find the perfect co-founder for you
Red flags? He knows all about them
Subscribe now and don't miss it! (it's free) 👇
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How
@huntakillerinc
runs their online business:
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@Shopify
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@klaviyo
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@hootsuite
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@ShipStation
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@recharge
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@WordPress
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@zapier
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@SurveyMonkey
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@intercom
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@cratejoy
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@typeform
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@webflow
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@Cloudflare
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@squarespace
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@avalara
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How
@johnleedumas
runs their online business:
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@Shopify
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@gsuite
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@asana
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@ScheduleOnce
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@Infusionsoft
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@clickfunnels
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@ScreenFlow
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This is a pretty amazing interview with Dan who built and grew a gym management SaaS to $100k/mo with no investors.
They even opened their own gym so they could understand their users better than any of the competition.
It was an honor to tell the
@pushpressapp
story on
@starter_story
today! Thank you
@thepatwalls
for the opportunity. I'm forever grateful to the startup and hacker community, and I'm here to help any founder in any way I can!
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How
@samueljwilcox
runs their online business:
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@gsuite
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@asana
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@zapier
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@NotionHQ
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@Calendly
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@toggl
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@gsuite
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@zoom_us
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@lucidchart
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@Ontraport
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How
@growershouse
runs their online business:
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@Amazon
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@klaviyo
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@BingAds
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@Yotpo
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@ShipStation
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@gsuite
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@asana
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@amazonpay
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@QuickBooks
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@eBay
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@HubSpot
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@google
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@bing
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@fiverr
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@trello
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@reddit
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@AskFreshdesk
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