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Mistral.vc द्वारा प्रदान की गई सामग्री. एपिसोड, ग्राफिक्स और पॉडकास्ट विवरण सहित सभी पॉडकास्ट सामग्री Mistral.vc या उनके पॉडकास्ट प्लेटफ़ॉर्म पार्टनर द्वारा सीधे अपलोड और प्रदान की जाती है। यदि आपको लगता है कि कोई आपकी अनुमति के बिना आपके कॉपीराइट किए गए कार्य का उपयोग कर रहा है, तो आप यहां बताई गई प्रक्रिया का पालन कर सकते हैं https://hi.player.fm/legal।
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COVID nearly bankrupted him. Then with AI he grew from $0 to $25M ARR in 4 years. | Andrew Lockhead, Founder of Stay22
MP3•एपिसोड होम
Manage episode 417993993 series 3298391
Mistral.vc द्वारा प्रदान की गई सामग्री. एपिसोड, ग्राफिक्स और पॉडकास्ट विवरण सहित सभी पॉडकास्ट सामग्री Mistral.vc या उनके पॉडकास्ट प्लेटफ़ॉर्म पार्टनर द्वारा सीधे अपलोड और प्रदान की जाती है। यदि आपको लगता है कि कोई आपकी अनुमति के बिना आपके कॉपीराइट किए गए कार्य का उपयोग कर रहा है, तो आप यहां बताई गई प्रक्रिया का पालन कर सकते हैं https://hi.player.fm/legal।
His travel startup crashed 90% overnight. Here’s how he used AI to grow past $2M/year—to $2M a month:
For a while, Andrew was crushing it. Accelerator -> $750K pre-seed -> $2M ARR -> $2.5M seed round. Then COVID hit.
He was selling to events like CES, SXSW, etc. Revenue dropped from $160K/month to under $10K... overnight. Investors from his seed round refuse to wire funds.
After nearly going bankrupt, he finds a way to pivot. A year later, his business takes off.
He was selling to events like CES, SXSW, etc. Revenue dropped from $160K/month to under $10K... overnight. Investors from his seed round refuse to wire funds.
After nearly going bankrupt, he finds a way to pivot. A year later, his business takes off.
2020 - $0
2021 - $1M
2022 - $5M
2023 - $15M
Now - $24M.
2021 - $1M
2022 - $5M
2023 - $15M
Now - $24M.
Why you should listen:
- Andrew shares a technique to land early customers. He offered to PAY his customers to use the product.
- Learn how to deal with massive swings in revenue and unpredicted events. Early-stage founders are always one deal, one employee, one fundraise away from success... or failure.
- Learn why you "can never celebrate until the money is in the bank"
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:16) The Start of Stay22
(00:07:15) The Seed Round
(00:11:53) Pivoting the go to Market
(00:19:38) Investors Pulling out Due to Covid
(00:26:56) Finding the Opportunity in the Pandemic
(00:31:31) Tapping into the Blogger Market
(00:37:31) Growing Back from Zero
(00:38:49) Finding True Product Market Fit
(00:39:35) One Piece of Advice
- Learn how to deal with massive swings in revenue and unpredicted events. Early-stage founders are always one deal, one employee, one fundraise away from success... or failure.
- Learn why you "can never celebrate until the money is in the bank"
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:16) The Start of Stay22
(00:07:15) The Seed Round
(00:11:53) Pivoting the go to Market
(00:19:38) Investors Pulling out Due to Covid
(00:26:56) Finding the Opportunity in the Pandemic
(00:31:31) Tapping into the Blogger Market
(00:37:31) Growing Back from Zero
(00:38:49) Finding True Product Market Fit
(00:39:35) One Piece of Advice
अध्यायों
1. COVID nearly bankrupted him. Then with AI he grew from $0 to $25M ARR in 4 years. | Andrew Lockhead, Founder of Stay22 (00:00:00)
2. The Start of Stay22 (00:01:16)
3. The Seed Round (00:07:15)
4. Pivoting the go to market (00:11:53)
5. Investors Pulling out Due to Covid (00:19:38)
6. Finding the Opportunity in the Pandemic (00:26:56)
7. Tapping into the Blogger Market (00:31:31)
8. Growing Back from Zero (00:37:31)
9. Finding True Product Market Fit (00:38:49)
10. One Piece of Advice (00:39:35)
94 एपिसोडस
MP3•एपिसोड होम
Manage episode 417993993 series 3298391
Mistral.vc द्वारा प्रदान की गई सामग्री. एपिसोड, ग्राफिक्स और पॉडकास्ट विवरण सहित सभी पॉडकास्ट सामग्री Mistral.vc या उनके पॉडकास्ट प्लेटफ़ॉर्म पार्टनर द्वारा सीधे अपलोड और प्रदान की जाती है। यदि आपको लगता है कि कोई आपकी अनुमति के बिना आपके कॉपीराइट किए गए कार्य का उपयोग कर रहा है, तो आप यहां बताई गई प्रक्रिया का पालन कर सकते हैं https://hi.player.fm/legal।
His travel startup crashed 90% overnight. Here’s how he used AI to grow past $2M/year—to $2M a month:
For a while, Andrew was crushing it. Accelerator -> $750K pre-seed -> $2M ARR -> $2.5M seed round. Then COVID hit.
He was selling to events like CES, SXSW, etc. Revenue dropped from $160K/month to under $10K... overnight. Investors from his seed round refuse to wire funds.
After nearly going bankrupt, he finds a way to pivot. A year later, his business takes off.
He was selling to events like CES, SXSW, etc. Revenue dropped from $160K/month to under $10K... overnight. Investors from his seed round refuse to wire funds.
After nearly going bankrupt, he finds a way to pivot. A year later, his business takes off.
2020 - $0
2021 - $1M
2022 - $5M
2023 - $15M
Now - $24M.
2021 - $1M
2022 - $5M
2023 - $15M
Now - $24M.
Why you should listen:
- Andrew shares a technique to land early customers. He offered to PAY his customers to use the product.
- Learn how to deal with massive swings in revenue and unpredicted events. Early-stage founders are always one deal, one employee, one fundraise away from success... or failure.
- Learn why you "can never celebrate until the money is in the bank"
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:16) The Start of Stay22
(00:07:15) The Seed Round
(00:11:53) Pivoting the go to Market
(00:19:38) Investors Pulling out Due to Covid
(00:26:56) Finding the Opportunity in the Pandemic
(00:31:31) Tapping into the Blogger Market
(00:37:31) Growing Back from Zero
(00:38:49) Finding True Product Market Fit
(00:39:35) One Piece of Advice
- Learn how to deal with massive swings in revenue and unpredicted events. Early-stage founders are always one deal, one employee, one fundraise away from success... or failure.
- Learn why you "can never celebrate until the money is in the bank"
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:16) The Start of Stay22
(00:07:15) The Seed Round
(00:11:53) Pivoting the go to Market
(00:19:38) Investors Pulling out Due to Covid
(00:26:56) Finding the Opportunity in the Pandemic
(00:31:31) Tapping into the Blogger Market
(00:37:31) Growing Back from Zero
(00:38:49) Finding True Product Market Fit
(00:39:35) One Piece of Advice
अध्यायों
1. COVID nearly bankrupted him. Then with AI he grew from $0 to $25M ARR in 4 years. | Andrew Lockhead, Founder of Stay22 (00:00:00)
2. The Start of Stay22 (00:01:16)
3. The Seed Round (00:07:15)
4. Pivoting the go to market (00:11:53)
5. Investors Pulling out Due to Covid (00:19:38)
6. Finding the Opportunity in the Pandemic (00:26:56)
7. Tapping into the Blogger Market (00:31:31)
8. Growing Back from Zero (00:37:31)
9. Finding True Product Market Fit (00:38:49)
10. One Piece of Advice (00:39:35)
94 एपिसोडस
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