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Mar 23 • 15 tweets • 8 min read
The odds of getting struck by lightning are low.

But if you run around with a 20ft metal pole the odds go WAY up.

Building in public is like running around with a 20ft metal pole ⚡️⚡️⚡️

Build in Public Investor Update - Week 11/52, 2023:
Week over Week Growth Summary 📊

• ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue): $XM +0.78% (vs +1.16% last week)
• Subscribers: XK +2.52% (vs +2.99% last week)
Key Ask: Affiliate/Influencer Intros 🙏

• Running it back AGAIN because the intros are 💯 are you close to any influencers who we could chat with to discuss a partnership? Verticals of interest: Real Estate + E-Commerce (Amazon/Shopify). DM me (15% rev share opp for intro!)
Team 👥

• Current Full-Time Team (43)
• Hiring (Top 4 Roles): Finance #1, Lifecycle Marketing, Design #1, Account Manager
• Link to Careers Page: doola.com/careers
Mission 🔮

• Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human entrepreneurship and democratize access to the US financial ecosystem by empowering 1M founders globally to turn their dream idea into their dream US business 🇺🇸
doola Highlight 😄

• Shot our shot for a doola x Shopify partnership and got a call scheduled with Shopify. The post pitching the partnership also led to other inbound from companies who wanted to do a similar partnership (2 birds with one scone)

doola Lowlight 🫤

• We had some glitches in our new onboarding flow which led to a very poor experience entering information and we took a revenue hit because of this. We're sorry to all affected, we will and have to improve.
Personal Highlight 😄

• Went to my 5th @pitchandrunNYC and joined the 5x club

Personal Lowlight 🫤

• One of my favorite chapters from @mattmochary's book The Great CEO Within, is Chapter 6: On Time and Present. It's really helped me at work, but I need to apply the same principle to things outside of work (vs chronically finding myself 1-5 min late)
Thanks & Kudos 🎉

• @dunkhippo33 for partnership intro
• @chriszeoli for YouTube influencer intro
• @sahilbloom for onboarding flow feedback
• @no_fear_inc for the shoutout in his build in public post

Thanks & Kudos 🎉

• @jacobmlevy for candidate intro + wifi thread idea (dropping soon)
• @Matthewschulman for coach intro + book rec
• Lee for the patent idea
• @JerimiahLee for the LLC bat signal

Thanks & Kudos 🎉

• @zachpogrob for the tips on animation + OBSESSION 🏴
• @MayaBakhai for the candidate + B2B intro + feature in newsletter

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