CopyAI hit $1.3M+ in revenue in 9 months, here are the biggest lessons we learned for each month:
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Sep 2020: Building a MVP
Make a good first impression. The design of your website is the first thing your visitor sees, so it has to look good.
Make a good first impression. The design of your website is the first thing your visitor sees, so it has to look good.
Oct 2020: Launch with a bang
Create momentum for your business to accelerate. Ask friends to help you share and retweet. We got 200k impressions, 7k website visits, and 2k signups!
Create momentum for your business to accelerate. Ask friends to help you share and retweet. We got 200k impressions, 7k website visits, and 2k signups!
Nov 2020: Create an annual plan.
This was @jeffchang30βs advice and it was one of the best pieces of advice we got. Annual plans help decrease churn and gives you up front cash to reinvest!
This was @jeffchang30βs advice and it was one of the best pieces of advice we got. Annual plans help decrease churn and gives you up front cash to reinvest!
Dec 2020: Don't burn out
Creating a startup is a marathon, not a sprint. It takes time (and work) to have a strong foundation. We used the holidays to focus on the bigger picture!
Creating a startup is a marathon, not a sprint. It takes time (and work) to have a strong foundation. We used the holidays to focus on the bigger picture!
Jan 2021: Deliver value with UI/UX
Good UI/UX allows users to complete their tasks faster, reducing the need for repeated actions. We reduced the number of clicks between tools from 5 to 1!
Good UI/UX allows users to complete their tasks faster, reducing the need for repeated actions. We reduced the number of clicks between tools from 5 to 1!
Feb 2021: Hiring employees is time-consuming and takes up a lot of your time.
The hours required to hire and onboard can be incredibly high! Keeping organized documentation can save you a lot of time!
The hours required to hire and onboard can be incredibly high! Keeping organized documentation can save you a lot of time!
Mar 2021: Onboarding is a major investment in time for every new employee.
Goal is to have new teammates contributing within a week!
Goal is to have new teammates contributing within a week!
Apr 2021: Set the stage for low ego, open communication.
Your team should feel comfortable bringing up issues and problems. Better to know and solve the problems than have your employees leave without telling you why.
Your team should feel comfortable bringing up issues and problems. Better to know and solve the problems than have your employees leave without telling you why.
May 2021: Startups need to have a big vision and execute on it.
Constantly experiment and derisk that vision over time.
Constantly experiment and derisk that vision over time.
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