Build In Public Podcast - Million Dollar Exits Ep.5 with Chris Frantz: Stair-Stepping Approach To A Successful Exit

Million Dollar Exits Ep.5 with Chris Frantz: Stair-Stepping Approach To A Successful Exit

04/18/23 • 42 min

Welcome to the fifth episode of “Million Dollar Exits” - a special series brought to you by The Build In Public Podcast.

This episode features Chris Frantz, founder of an early-stage automated copywriting startup Snazzy AI, which he built and scaled to a multi-million-dollar exit to Unbounce.

In this interview, Chris shares his experience and thoughts on topics such as:
• His new startup company, Loops.so (a YC-backed email platform)
• How Chris designed Loops using his background knowledge and expertise
• Snazzy AI's successful journey that led to his multi-million-dollar exit
• How Chris met his co-founder Adam
• Why Chris chose the stair-stepping approach throughout his journey as a founder
• His thoughts about GTP-4 and how he integrates its use cases in his company
• Navigating working and being a founder as a side hustle
• Chris’ struggles and obstacles while building Snazzy
• Unscalable things Chris did while building Snazzy
• Myths and misconceptions about startup exits that Chris believes got debunked by his experience
• Chris’ 3 tips for those who want to have a Million Dollar Exit
• Critical activities in a startup that Chris believes will result in high leverage outcomes
• Tactical Advice for some founders that find difficulty in talking to their users
• Chris' time management as a founder and in other activities in life
• Dealing with copycats in business
• 3 big reflections of Chris in his YC experience

Million Dollar Exits is a special podcast series that uncovers insider stories and actionable lessons with founders who went from an idea to 7-figure exits.
It is a special segment within the Build In Public Podcast - an interview show where KP chats with ambitious startup founders, CEOs, and top Internet creators to unpack their stories, insights, and lessons.

Shoutout To Our Episode Sponsor:
Paralect is a venture studio built to design, build and launch a product for you that is ready to sell in under 2 months. Start with no-code or go full-stack right away.
Visit their website: https://www.paralect.com/?utm_source=milliondollarexits

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Links:
Chris’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/frantzfries
Loops website: https://loops.so/
KP’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisiskp_
KP's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KarthikPuvvadaKP

Welcome to the fifth episode of “Million Dollar Exits” - a special series brought to you by The Build In Public Podcast.

This episode features Chris Frantz, founder of an early-stage automated copywriting startup Snazzy AI, which he built and scaled to a multi-million-dollar exit to Unbounce.

Previous Episode

Million Dollar Exits Ep.4 with Arvid Kahl: How to Succeed in Bootstrapping a Business

Welcome to the fourth episode of “Million Dollar Exits” - a special series brought to you by The Build In Public Podcast.

This episode features Arvid Kahl, co-founder of FeedbackPanda - an online teacher productivity SaaS company, that he and his partner built, bootstrapped to $55k MRR, and sold in under two years.

In this interview, Arvid shares his bootstrapping expertise and in-depth knowledge on topics such as:

• Arvid’s thoughts on why just a few founders choose to bootstrap

• Growth-to-Profitability shift and current market trends

• Train Theory: a founder’s long-term journey

• The benefits and the pressure from bootstrapping

• How to deal with failures in business

• What changed after Arvid reached 100k Twitter followers

• Arvid's journey in building FeedbackPanda 5 years ago vs. how he would have built it now

• Tips on how to find a great SaaS idea

• Arvid's advice on scaling a startup from 0 to 1,000 MRR and then to 55k MRR

• The importance of building reputation with your customers

• Considerations in pursuing a bootstrapped business

• The theory of invalidating ideas

• Mistakes and lessons from his bootstrapped startup

• Arvid's advice for people with the same aspirations

Million Dollar Exits is a special podcast series that uncovers insider stories and actionable lessons with founders who went from an idea to 7-figure exits.

It is a special segment within the Build In Public Podcast - an interview show where KP chats with ambitious startup founders, CEOs, and top Internet creators to unpack their stories, insights, and lessons.

Shoutout To Our Episode Sponsor:

Paralect is a venture studio built to design, build and launch a product for you that is ready to sell in under 2 months. Start with no-code or go full-stack right away.

Visit their website: https://www.paralect.com/?utm_source=milliondollarexits

Share your thoughts in the comment section.

Thanks for listening! Would love it if you can spread the word and share this with your friends/peers on Twitter/LinkedIn/other platforms.

Links:

Arvid’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/arvidkahl

Arvid’s website: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/

KP’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisiskp_

KP's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KarthikPuvvadaKP

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Writing Hacks and Curiosity Gaps: Secrets Of Substack (feat. Linda Lebrun)

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast!

Today's episode features Linda Lebrun, the person behind Writer Partnerships at Substack.com which is a subscription network based on writing, podcasting, community, and other forms of culture-making. The network has more than 35 million active subscriptions, including 2 million paid subscriptions.

In this interview, Linda shares her thoughts and insights on topics such as:

• How she ended up joining Substack

• Linda's first two months at Substack

• Challenges she faced in her early days at Substack and how she overcame them

• What attributes does Substack look for in a content creator that entice them to reach out

• Linda’s thoughts about writers finding their niche

• Some examples of successful niches in Substack

• Best performing features in Substack

• Linda’s tips on how to become a top writer in Substack

• The significance of proofreading before publishing content

• Linda’s writing hacks

• Putting in reps and work on curiosity gap when writing

• The significance of tone in excellent content writing

Build In Public Podcast is an interview show where KP chats with ambitious startup founders, CEOs, and top Internet creators to unpack their stories, insights, and lessons.

Thanks for listening!

Links:

Linda’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/SubstackLinda

KP’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisiskp_

KP's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KarthikPuvvadaKP