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John Hu
@JayHoovy
founder of Stan ($40M ARR) former Goldman / Stanford MBA sharing everything I’ve learned for free
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Pumped to announce that Stan has officially opened an office in New York!!! If you’d have told 10yr old me that one day I’d run a company with: - an office on Venice Beach in LA - an office on the lake in Toronto - an office in the best city in the world (New York!!) I never would’ve believed you. It’s so crazy to me that Stan is now a “real thing”: We’ve helped over 80,000 Creator Entrepreneurs build their dream life. We’ve helped 51+ Entrepreneurs become millionaires. And we employ dozens of awesome people with full time incomes. The opening of our New York office signals that we’re building towards something even bigger. If you’re based in NYC and you want to join a high caliber team, shoot me a note. P.S. If you’ve seen me ripping around a Citi bike lately, that’s why ;)
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Every now and then, you get to make art. This video is that for me: my hope is you might see your own struggles in it and get a bit of release. To anyone struggling - keep going. You’ve got this.
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For all Founders, I’m convinced your success just comes down to constantly asking yourself: “What is repeatable and compounding?” Blink a few years later, and you’ll have a real flywheel on your hands.
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If everyone hasn't realized by now - building startups is just the new age version of war and nationbuilding: Entering new markets = taking new land Competition = warring countries Compounding moats = building competitive advantage Strategy = how will you outmaneuver the competition
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We're bringing 100 Founders into the woods for 14 days to compete for millions of $. Our goal is simple: get as many of these Founders from $0 to Revenue in just 14 days. But there's a twist: We're making it a reality show - teams will compete Squid Games x Shark Tank style for an oppty to pitch Tier 1 VCs for millions of $ at the end. We'll teach them our entire playbook we used to Build in Public to $40M ARR. And we're bringing top Entrepreneurs like GaryVee, Daymond John, Sophia Amoruso and Zach Yadegari to mentor everyone. We're here to prove one thing: Anyone, anywhere can change their life and make millions if they just have the hustle. And we're here to help them. Let's go have some fun 😈 Hope you tune in!
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Day 1 of 14 of Launchpad 🚀 We welcomed all 100 Founders today...and @vitaliidodonov caused absolute panic. The energy was insane when everyone arrived at campus!! It was so hype going up there with Vitalii and giving our welcome presentation. Everyone was cheering and having a great time. We reminded them how important these 14 days are. We're going to teach these Founders the entire playbook of how to go from $0 to revenue in 2 weeks. And we've got the world's top Entrepreneurs like @garyvee, @sophiaamoruso, and @TheSharkDaymond mentor them daily. But with that being said. Only the top 5 out of 30 teams will have a chance to pitch to Tier 1 VCs for millions. So we laid out the scoring structure: 1.⁠ ⁠How they build in public (volume of posts) 2.⁠ ⁠How much they hustle for customers (demos and sales) Then... Vitalii caused absolute chaos 😈 At the end of Vitalii’s presentation he dropped a bomb that the first challenge was starting there and then. And after 24 hours 1/3 of the Founders there will be eliminated. This means the bottom 10 teams will be cut just one day after arriving. Crazy right? I can't wait to see which teams crush it and pull ahead. I'll see you tomorrow with an update.
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No better feeling than having a living legend pull up for our Founders at Launchpad The energy at camp right now is UNREAL.
THE SQUAD IS HERE 😈 14 days to change 100 Founders' lives, LFG!! @vitaliidodonov @brycent
All of the problems you have as an Early Stage Founder: - Not enough customers - No one will give you a chance - No one pays attention to you - No one knows you exist - Investors are super hard to convince Can in large part be solved by: Building in Public. BiP forces you to get significantly better at telling your story and learn what resonates. And the social media algorithms will connect you with people who believe in you and what you're doing. This is why we're putting on Launchpad next week: Specifically to teach 100 Founders how to do this, and to prove to the world that this is the new playbook to go from 0-to-1. I'm excited for you to watch all of the content that will come out of Launchpad, as there will be immense value, and it'll also be a ton of fun. Watch us cook, and see if we can truly deliver on our promise of helping these Founders crush it.
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In the 1900s, America was the land of opportunity. In the 2000s, the Internet is the land of opportunity.
I love when I order delivery and the restaurant sends multiple pairs of silverware Like nah bish this family meal for 4 is entirely for me 😂
If you want to be successful, you need to learn how to be bored. It's too easy to consume in today's world: - Feeling discomfort? Immediately open up your phone and swipe social - Bored? Open YouTube or Spotify to numb it all - Hungry? Immediately open DoorDash and order food The people who will win in today's world are the ones who create more than they consume. Stop filling your mind with endless garbage, and have the strength to unplug in a world going increasingly frenetic and crazy.
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I have a firm belief that if you want to start something, it takes: - 2 years to start seeing any real payoff - 5 years to feel like you're getting good at it - 10 years to build a generational run that truly starts to compound Most people will never get to that level of commitment and consistency. Don't be one of them. Pick a game that you actually want to play for that long. Then double down and crush it.
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And here's the missing part... The short 🍑 bought for $20,000 by @jayhoovy for I was afraid the QR code wouldn't be scannable, but it is! Enes (who also printed the tattoos) did a really good job. D-2
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Pumped for you Zach! LFG
Everyone’s been asking what’s next after selling Cal AI. Introducing Persona. Others couldn’t figure out the interface, we did.
Hell ya. Proud of Josh and the team!
StreetTalk has reached 8 figures in ARR and $100M in attributable revenue. Today we're Introducing AGC: Authentic Generated Content™. AGC is the world's first ad that nobody knows is an ad. Advertising has become fake: -Celebrity endorsements became Influencer Marketing. -Influencer marketing became "UGC" -and now we have AI UGC... People want to buy from other people. 71% of consumers regret influencer driven purchases.  We built AGC to be completely different.  How it works: 1. We record hours of footage of real people using your product.  2. We clip these reactions into creative using our team of real human editors. The key difference: instead of strategizing content, we shoot hours of real authentic reactions then we clips these reactions rather than the other way around. It's @garyvee method of documenting and not creating. So far it's working: on avg AGC leads to a 4x ROAS on new customer revenue.  Everything in my life has lead to this moment. In highschool I was called “an idiot ”. I was in special ed. I dropped out of college with a 2.1 GPA with full conviction Street Interviews were the future of advertising.  I had a massive chip on my shoulder. I still do. I channel that energy into building StreetTalk. This is my life’s work. If you’re a client, friend or supporter, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.
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Most startup accelerators push founders to polish slide decks and pitch to a room of bored investors. I raised $5M for my company with a few TikToks. And now we're teaching this to everyone for free. From Oct 4-19, we are taking 100 Founders to a beautiful camp outside of NYC and teaching them everything we know about Building in Public. You'll live in cabins with zero distractions, build a world-class product, acquire real customers live, and ship every day while the entire competition gets filmed on camera for a Netflix-level production. You'll get the same playbook my cofounder @vtddnv and I have used multiple times to scale a new product from $0 to $1M in weeks. Then at the end of the 14 days, you'll have the chance to pitch Tier 1 VCs for millions in investment. We're covering all lodging, food, education and production. And you'll get a ton of free distribution from being a part of the show. You just get to show up, compete, and build. Applications are open now.
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This might be the biggest thing we've ever done at Stan. Introducing Launchpad. We just rented out a beautiful camp in upstate New York. This October, we're filling it with 30 early-stage teams for 14 days. Here's what every team gets: - Masterclasses from $B+ founders, and everything we know about going 0>1 - A beautiful camp to lock in (lake, campfires, & 29 other teams who get it) - A production crew on site who will help you with content + reach - The opportunity to pitch for millions to Tier 1 VCs I genuinely believe that these 14 days will be some of the most helpful days of your startup career. And the entire thing will be covered for free (lodging, meals, and transport). We're going to read over 1,000 applications to find the 30 teams we believe can actually do this. If you know a Founder who's going to be rockstar-level successful, please send this to them ($500 referral bonus for every person who gets accepted). Applications close September 28. Apply here: Let's find them.
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We just bought the domain for $750,000 😳 When I first started Stan, I was so broke that the best domain I could afford was 🫠 Eventually we got and that was a huge win. tried to charge us hundreds of thousands of dollar. But we were a tiny company barely making $500k. I still remember thinking, "lol I will never pay that for a domain". So there's something really special about this moment. The most special part though is that Alyssa Williams, our first ever business hire, got the deal done. Alyssa's been with us in the trenches since day one, back before we had anything. It's a beautiful full circle moment for all of us. It might sound silly, but I'm realizing buying is a beautiful symbol of grinding for years, and then seeing the fruits of your labor manifest into the real world. So this is your reminder that you can start with a shitty domain like no money, and tons of people doubting you. And one day - you can have an incredible team, incredible mission, and a 4 letter .com domain ;) Onwards and upwards Stan team!
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