S2E27 The 12 Most Shocking Surprises on Our Way to $1M ARR
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Sobre este episodio
It took eWebinar 18 months to go from idea to product launch, then another 36 months to hit $1M ARR; this is the core theme of this season. That's a total of 54 months from incorporation date.
You might have read about companies that get to $1M in a year, much less now with AI startups and the world riding that wave. Those are outliers and not the norm. 36 months to $1M is actually the median, even for funded companies.
“Normal” is not newsworthy and doesn’t get the media spotlight it deserves so you might feel like you’re moving too slow even when you’re in the right place.
On this season finale episode, Melissa and Todd dive into the 12 most shocking surprises on their way to $1M ARR after everything they tried, learned, and failed, which formed the foundation by which they continued to iterate on the business and product.
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Takeaways:
• Things they thought would have a huge impact, but didn’t
• Assumptions that made them think they’d get to $1M faster
• Things that took a lot more effort and time than anticipated
• Why you don’t need fancy metrics to prioritize roadmap
• Why $1M is not the magic number even though it seems like it is
Conectar con Melissa
- Sigue a Melissa Kwan en LinkedIn, donde comparte semanalmente historias y lecciones de su viaje como fundadora.
- Encuéntrala en @themelissakwan en Instagram, TikTok, Twitter y YouTube, donde comparte vídeos cortos de consejos de negocios y otras bombas de verdad.
Acerca de ProfitLed
En la segunda temporada de ProfitLed, Melissa (CEO y cofundadora de eWebinar) y Todd (COO) profundizan en un tema por episodio sobre su "Viaje a los 1M$" en eWebinar.
Comparten historias de guerra, errores y lecciones aprendidas mientras hacían crecer la empresa hasta alcanzar un millón de ARR en 36 meses. Su objetivo es desmitificar el bootstrapping compartiendo su experiencia, y contarte cómo es realmente descubrir las cosas sobre la marcha.
ProfitLed es un podcast por y para fundadores lo suficientemente valientes (y locos) como para hacer crecer sus startups hasta la rentabilidad sin capital riesgo.
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