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Our startup has grown from $1M to $3M revenue in 7 months — major driver in marketing was SEO. We absolutely love it, yet, it intimidates so many! So, in 9 tweets, we'll explain SEO using the analogy of a LIBRARY - guarantee you'll understand it like never before :) Thread 🧵
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Karthik Sridharan@KarthikS2206·
A founder’s role is to do things they swore they would never do... ...because, their startup needs it. I always disliked social media. BUT, joined Twitter and LinkedIn in 2021. I then swore I would never enter Instagram. BUT, today, I am launching my Instagram channel 😂 I’m calling it “Terminal by Flexiple”, where we’ll cover stories of entrepreneurs and companies that changed the world. I would love your support by following me on Instagram: instagram.com/terminal.flexi…
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Karthik Sridharan@KarthikS2206·
8 years of building startups taught me one thing: Never make the same mistake TWICE. And, I want to save you from the same painful lessons. That's why I've put together 101 hard-earned insights from my journey to a $3M+ bootstrapped startup 👇
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Karthik Sridharan@KarthikS2206·
1st-time founders: - Fantasize about "million-dollar scale" at $0 revenue - Fail to build a product that solves a problem 2nd-time founders: - Start with a small, targeted user base - Iterate based on feedback What other mistakes do you think 1st-time founders should avoid?
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Karthik Sridharan@KarthikS2206·
2020: All of us thrown into sudden “remoteness” 2021-22: We adjust & start getting good at remote work 2023-24: We forget all our learnings of remote work So, here's our report: "Don't Let Remote Work Fail You Now" to help you 👇
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Karthik Sridharan@KarthikS2206·
The second best part of being a founder: you learn from your own mistakes. The best part: you can learn from the mistakes of founders who failed before you.
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Karthik Sridharan@KarthikS2206·
I find most productivity advice on the internet good in theory but sucks in reality. So, I spoke to 21 top engineers at Google, Amazon, & top startups to learn what really works. I've compiled their best insights into 1 report to help you: → 2x your productivity → Hit your daily goals
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Karthik Sridharan@KarthikS2206·
9 Hard Truths About Bootstrapping No One Tells You:
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Karthik Sridharan@KarthikS2206·
Sat down and wrote about my entire social media framework that got me ~140k followers on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Karthik Sridharan@KarthikS2206·
The 7 lessons I learned about building startups, the hard way...
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Karthik Sridharan@KarthikS2206·
In 2020, I had ZERO social media presence. I had 2 likes on my posts ⇒ my 2 co-founders 😂 Now, I’ve ~60k followers on X and ~80k on LinkedIn. Here’s my 4P framework…
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Karthik Sridharan@KarthikS2206·
Sat down and wrote lessons from 7 years of bootstrapping my startup
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We used to burn a lot of cash on Google ads with ZERO ROI. Lesson learned: Paid ads ≠ marketing. So we pivoted to the "Organic Growth Formula": SEO + Social Media The result ⇒ Revenue skyrocketed from $700K to $3M! Here's the exact 3-step process we used:
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Karthik Sridharan@KarthikS2206·
I've got a confession to make: I was DEAD wrong about marketing. I thought: Outbound sales = You suck at marketing. After 2 failed startups, I’ve changed my approach. Here’s why you should too 👇
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Karthik Sridharan@KarthikS2206·
So this is what they mean by a "10x engineer"...
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Karthik Sridharan@KarthikS2206·
Struggling to land your first B2B customers? You're not alone. It's the question that haunts every new entrepreneur. But I've cracked the code before. Here's how I got Flexiple's first 10 customers 👇
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Karthik Sridharan@KarthikS2206·
Like every founder, I loved building new features and hated marketing. Result: Two FAILED products. Then, I adopted the C/D marketing framework and grew my startup to millions of dollars. Let me explain 👇
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Karthik Sridharan@KarthikS2206·
Unpopular opinion: You should build a services company first. Use that as a "VC investor" for your future dream startup. Here are 4 BIG reasons why 👇
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Even after 7 years, I just love helping companies build their dream teams! Flexiple.com is truly becoming the smartest way to hire top developers 💙
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We knew how to code. But didn’t have the time. So, we used the "NoCode Millionaire Method" to build Flexiple. Here's the exact $80/mo stack we used to scale it to millions:
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Karthik Sridharan@KarthikS2206·
BIG day! After 10 months of work, I'm excited to launch Flexiple's new offering: - Hire dream full-time engineers, not just contractors! - 4 handpicked profiles each week, guaranteed - Sourcing to joining support Would love your support 💙 Link: flexiple.com/full-time
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