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EPISODE · Feb 11, 2023 · 1H 18M

Tibo & Tom - How to take a SaaS startup from idea to a $1M exit!

from The Undefeated Underdogs · host Sharath Kuruganty

👉🏼 About the Guests:Tibo and Tom are the cofounders of Tweethunter.io, a product that helps you up your Twitter game. After meeting at graduate school, they went on to team up across several startups (Taplio, Tweethunter.io, PonyExpress), finally creating Tweethunter.io and scaling it from $0 to a $1M exit.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.👉🏼 Description:Listen in as Sharath, Tom, and Tibo discuss building trust in your cofounders, coming back after failure, and building a large empire in the business world.Timestamps:0:00 | Episode highlight1:40 | Intro to Tom Jacquesson & Tibo Louis-Lucas2:57 | How Tibo sold his first product4:06 | Meeting your cofounder: How Tom & Tibo met9:58 | When to give up on your product13:50 | Signals to stop working on your startup18:40 | Life post first failed startup25:00 | Teachings from the first failure31:19 | How to establish trust as cofounders37:36 | Setting goals while building Tweethunter.io42:40 | Defining a startup's "aha!" moment45:25 | The risks founders take50:13 | Bringing on a third cofounder - the hows, whys, and whats53:37 | Tips to scale your business1:00:02 | Tom & Tibo's startup mistakes1:04:26 | Can you build a $1M company by being part-time?1:07:46 | Bootstrapping vs Venture Capital: thoughts from founders that have done both1:11:43 | Emotions on Tweethunter.io's sale1:16:41 | Closing thoughts👉🏼 Resources mentioned in the pod:Shoutout.soTweethunter.io: https://tweethunter.io/Pistache App: http://www.pistache-app.com/PonyExpress: https://ponyexpress.studio/👉🏼 Shoutouts to awesome people:JK Molina: https://jkmolina.com/👉🏼 Where to find Tom Jacquesson:Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomjacquessonLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasjacquesson/Tweethunter.io: https://tweethunter.io/Taplio: https://taplio.com/Pistache App: http://www.pistache-app.com/PonyExpress: https://ponyexpress.studio/👉🏼 Where to find Tibo Louis-Lucas:Twitter: https://twitter.com/tibo_makerLinkedin: https://fr.linkedin.com/in/thibaultll/Taplio: https://taplio.com/Pistache App: http://www.pistache-app.com/PonyExpress: https://ponyexpress.studio/👉🏼 Where to find Sharath:Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harathYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harathWebsite: https://5harath.com/Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/

👉🏼 About the Guests:Tibo and Tom are the cofounders of Tweethunter.io, a product that helps you up your Twitter game. After meeting at graduate school, they went on to team up across several startups (Taplio, Tweethunter.io, PonyExpress), finally creating Tweethunter.io and scaling it from $0 to a $1M exit.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.👉🏼 Description:Listen in as Sharath, Tom, and Tibo discuss building trust in your cofounders, coming back after failure, and building a large empire in the business world.Timestamps:0:00 | Episode highlight1:40 | Intro to Tom Jacquesson & Tibo Louis-Lucas2:57 | How Tibo sold his first product4:06 | Meeting your cofounder: How Tom & Tibo met9:58 | When to give up on your product13:50 | Signals to stop working on your startup18:40 | Life post first failed startup25:00 | Teachings from the first failure31:19 | How to establish trust as cofounders37:36 | Setting goals while building Tweethunter.io42:40 | Defining a startup's "aha!" moment45:25 | The risks founders take50:13 | Bringing on a third cofounder - the hows, whys, and whats53:37 | Tips to scale your business1:00:02 | Tom & Tibo's startup mistakes1:04:26 | Can you build a $1M company by being part-time?1:07:46 | Bootstrapping vs Venture Capital: thoughts from founders that have done both1:11:43 | Emotions on Tweethunter.io's sale1:16:41 | Closing thoughts👉🏼 Resources mentioned in the pod:Shoutout.soTweethunter.io: https://tweethunter.io/Pistache App: http://www.pistache-app.com/PonyExpress: https://ponyexpress.studio/👉🏼 Shoutouts to awesome people:JK Molina: https://jkmolina.com/👉🏼 Where to find Tom Jacquesson:Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomjacquessonLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasjacquesson/Tweethunter.io: https://tweethunter.io/Taplio: https://taplio.com/Pistache App: http://www.pistache-app.com/PonyExpress: https://ponyexpress.studio/👉🏼 Where to find Tibo Louis-Lucas:Twitter: https://twitter.com/tibo_makerLinkedin: https://fr.linkedin.com/in/thibaultll/Taplio: https://taplio.com/Pistache App: http://www.pistache-app.com/PonyExpress: https://ponyexpress.studio/👉🏼 Where to find Sharath:Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harathYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harathWebsite: https://5harath.com/Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/

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👉🏼 About the Guests:Tibo and Tom are the cofounders of Tweethunter.io, a product that helps you up your Twitter game. After meeting at graduate school, they went on to team up across several startups (Taplio, Tweethunter.io, PonyExpress), finally...

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