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SaaStr Jason Lemkin-get from $1m to $10m ARR; Calm Alex Tew-land 100,000 users before launch | E698

E698 • Jan 3, 2017 • 50 mins

In this episode, Jason Calacanis is joined by Alex Tew and Jason Lemkin. They discuss the journey from startup to $10m, the importance of brand protection and growth, and share experiences from their ventures like 'calm' and 'million dollar homepage'. They also cover the concept of 'purple cow', marketing hackathons, and more.

Speakers

Jason Lemkin

Guest • 50%

Alex Tew

Guest • 36%

Chapters

0:00	Opening
2:28	m - $10m: Next Up
14:27	1 100 (Customers) is 1000. Just Done 10x Over Again. Double Down on What is Working.
20:15	1 Guard Your Mini-Brand. And Start to Be the CEO & Company You Will be at $20m ARR.
23:23	It Gets Better. As Do You.
28:50	calm
29:14	million dollar homepage
31:42	make a purple cow
32:46	shoe throwing incident
34:52	do nothing for 2 minutes
36:43	checky
38:29	failed experiments
39:10	1. tap into zeitgest
40:28	generate ideas
42:32	marketing hackathon

Transcript

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