Vikram Pai

This number is now 25%

Definitely true for most but not true for me. I’ve invested over Rs.2cr of money I made through my agency *last year* into @ReferRush and I still run experiments without any emotion - just as a calculated risk taker. You just have to find profitability fast and then ways to do it cheaply.

@big_duca My gf called Claude cloud

I went to a fancy ass dinner with my gf. I just kept saying stuff like “AI can’t eat this ricotta like me”. And she was just like wtf are you saying. We live in an autistic bubble.

Merchants are relentless with us on support. The demand for @referrush is real. They’re literally clawing features out of us. Insane levels of PMF.

@big_duca Relatable tweets are what rises to the top

Man 23,000 likes on this crap. It’s a good thing someone that is as unintelligent as me only works on… Tax software?

@big_duca Thoughts on free trial?

Only idiots offer free versions of their products. Awaken has a free version. Problem is the people attracted to that are often horrible. Our rudest users are always the ones who pay us the least. It’s amazing how consistent it is.

@RetentionAdam Adam where can I join this community? My x game is much better than LinkedIn. I get many of my customers through my presence here

When my friend raised $6M and I told him I was sad to lose another bootstrapper to the VC dark side, he said something that totally dumfounded me. Him: “We're building a generational company and not planning on raising any additional funds.” I couldn’t stop thinking about this. He’s building SwanAI - an AI tool taking on Claude and Clay. He joined my community, took my LinkedIn course, and from zero built what I honestly thought was a better version of both my LinkedIn content strategy AND my RB2B product. I mean that. The guy is exceptional. But is it actually possible to build a generational AI company that fights Claude and Clay on $6M? Claude just raised $30 billion. Do his investors genuinely think $6M closes that gap? My guess is no. I think they like Amos and his team so much that they’re happy to go along for the ride, and I don't blame them…but what if they'd just bootstrapped to $10M ARR first? At that point, they could have made a real decision - keep going independently, or raise from a position of strength. Instead, they now have to go very, very, very big. That pressure is real, and it doesn't go away. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe $6M is exactly what they need, and Amos proves me wrong in two years. I'd genuinely love that outcome. But I keep coming back to: what would bootstrapping to $10M ARR first have cost them, really?

How silly of me forgot how far i've come, just because i still have to go far

Rules can always be bent, they’re made by humans. We’re also technically funded because of @TheWTFund

@testedoktharun @ReferRush We make shit happen 🦍

@vikpai @ReferRush Isn't this only for VC funded startups?

So @ReferRush just got $25,000 in Google Cloud credits! That’s ~20% of our infra costs covered. When you’re bootstrapped, this isn’t just “credits” It’s: •More experiments •Faster shipping •Longer runway •Less dilution pressure We’re using this to go deeper on AI-powered referrals for ecommerce brands. Build → measure → iterate → repeat.

The whole stupid @pmarca introspection debacle has taught me that talking about the current niche thing gets you attention. Attention is $$$ Follow the incentives.

@immortaldip @myfrido Yeah I’ve bought a bunch

@vikpai @myfrido have you actually used their products ?

If the @MyFrido team were in America they’d be worth $1B + by now. India eCom is just hard mode.

There is an entire goth emo community that is in love with ChatGPT’s 4o model that’s called Keep4o People are so desperate to be validated they loved the sycophantic & non-judgmental model.

@Dixit__Nikhil @myfrido I effectively join every merchant that uses @ReferRush Their long term victory is ReferRush’s ultimate victory. Our incentives are aligned.

@vikpai @myfrido Have you joined myfrido?

I’ve been building for 6 years since I was 19 and failed four ideas Now that @ReferRush is working with a combined $10B+ in valuation brands, I’m realizing to build a great product you have to be a slave to your customers and also not listen to them at all.

I suck up to no one Except my customers I am their slave and their prophet. Whatever they want, I must deliver What they don’t know they want, I must deliver.

ReferRush is exceptionally hard because we sell to SMBs and enterprise. It’s also extremely satisfying and brings us lot of energy seeing our merchants win. Proud to power the new India D2C wave 🇮🇳

@big_duca Hahaha this stuff cracking me up

Sorry my bros, working 12-16h a day ain’t enough anymore. I’m “lazy”. I apologize for building the worst crypto tax software around 😭