Build In Public Podcast - Million Dollar Exits Ep.7 with Joe France: From Millionaire To Zero To Becoming A Millionaire Again

Million Dollar Exits Ep.7 with Joe France: From Millionaire To Zero To Becoming A Millionaire Again

05/30/23 • 57 min

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

This episode features Joe France - founder of The Independent You, a newsletter and course. He previously built Admax, a media company in Southeast Asia, and grew it up to its multi-million dollar acquisition.

In this interview, Joe and KP ventured into exploring topics about Joe's journey and exchanging their thoughts and insights about:

Joe’s current project “The Independent You”
His story and experiences on having multiple million dollar exits
Mindset shifts from then and now
The 2 faces of the word “millionaire” and the misconceptions that surround it
Why you would want to be a millionaire or to be financially free
Focusing on things that make more impact
Defining failure and its toughest critic
Different business models and hypotheses
Matching demand with what you really want to do
Joe’s experiences and recovery from failure
Joe’s roadmap for the next months

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

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:

Joe’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheIndependentU

Independent You Newsletter: https://join.theindependentyou.com/

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

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

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

In this interview, Joe and KP ventured into exploring topics about Joe's journey and exchanging their thoughts and insights about:

Joe’s current project “The Independent You”
His story and experiences on having multiple million dollar exits
Mindset shifts from then and now
The 2 faces of the word “millionaire” and the misconceptions that surround it
Why you would want to be a millionaire or to be financially free
Focusing on things that make more impact
Defining failure and its toughest critic
Different business models and hypotheses
Matching demand with what you really want to do
Joe’s experiences and recovery from failure
Joe’s roadmap for the next months

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.

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

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:

Joe’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheIndependentU

Independent You Newsletter: https://join.theindependentyou.com/

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

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

Previous Episode

The Key Ingredients: Uncovering the Secrets of a Successful AI Product (feat. Louis Pereira)

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast!

Today's episode features Louis Pereira, founder of AudioPen – an AI tool that transforms unstructured voice notes into concisely summarized text. Louis is a prolific no-code product builder, and also a writer.

Since the recording of this episode, AudioPen has officially launched on ProductHunt and became #1 Product of the Day!

In this interview, KP and Louis delve into insightful topics, themes and ideas such as:

• The process behind the creation of AudioPen

• Louis’ journey before launching AudioPen

• How to know if a product is going to be a success or not

• AudioPen beta testers that became subscribers

• Strategies for attracting subscribers

• What the future will be like for Louis and how he would look back

• Keys to building and growing a successful AI product

• The positive results of enjoying what you’re doing

• Advantages of building in public on Twitter

• How Louis manages his 9-5 and 5-9 life as a builder

• Life perspectives and how this can help or affect you as a builder

• Louis’ non-obvious observation throughout his founder journey

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:

Louis’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/louispereira

AudioPen: https://audiopen.ai/

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

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

Next Episode

Million Dollar Exits Ep.8 with Alex Isora: How To Create An Acquire-Worthy SaaS

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

This episode features Alexander Isora - founder of Unicorn Platform, a SaaS tool that Alex bootstrapped, grew and sold after ~4 years.

In this interview, Alex and KP tackled different topics about Alex’s experiences throughout his journey and their personal thoughts about:
● Why Alex started Unicorn Platform
● His thought process when he was still starting
● His zero to one phase; how Alex got his first customers
● Unicorn Platform’s validation as an idea and its growth pace
● Switching from a lifetime deal as a business model to MRR model SaaS
● Alex’s key lessons and observations from his first $1000 MRR
● How to create loyal customers and super fans
● Preparing a product for acquisition from day 1
● John, founder of MarsX and buyer of Unicorn Platform
● The agreement between Alex and John upon the acquisition
● Alex’s tips for people who want to have a successful exit
● Misconceptions debunked through Alex’s experience
● Reflections and advice for when failures come
● How Alex manages the wide range of competition and copycats
● Alex’s main goal for Unicorn Platform for the next 3 years

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

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:

Alex’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexanderisora

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

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