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Episode 1259

How to Grow Consumer SaaS to 225K Paying Customers - Next Unicorns: Fitbod CEO Allen Chen | E1259

Aug 4, 202151:53Watch on YouTube

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00:00 Intro Allen Chen, CEO of Fitbod

01:06 How Allen and Jason met

05:11 Fitbod Origins

08:19 Fitbods approach to connecting with customers

10:31 Organic Growth vs Paid Growth

11:42 LinkedIn - Post your first job for free at https://linkedIn.com/twist

13:15 The secret to paid marketing

15:33 Fitbod's history of onboarding and their revamp

17:44 The importance of gaining a users trust

20:12 Allen being the ideal customer profile for Fitbod

21:33 Allen's advice on having a strong funnel and finding the right audience

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25:22 The outlook on affiliate, influencer, and referral marketing

29:14 The plan to jump from 225K paying customers to 3x revenue

31:27 Jason explains his term "pegasus" and how it relates to Fitbod

33:42 Allen covers Fitbod's opportunities for raising in the future

35:05 Jason gives Allen an "unsolicited offer publicly" of $5M

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37:11 Allen asks Jason advice on getting his team to see liquidity

44:48 Jason explains the advantages of a corporate buyback and options to skip dilutions

46:30 Fitbod is hiring across all positions

48:35 Allen's experience with YC

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