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He grew to $22M ARR in 4 years—but regrets spending so much on growth. | Chris Walker, Founder of Refine Labs

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He grew to $22M ARR in 4 years—but regrets spending so much on growth. | Chris Walker, Founder of Refine Labs

FromA Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for Founders


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He grew to $22M ARR in 4 years—but regrets spending so much on growth. | Chris Walker, Founder of Refine Labs

FromA Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for Founders

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Jun 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Chris is the founder of Refine Labs & Passetto. He bootstrapped Refine Labs to $22M in revenue. He's also a LinkedIn Top Voice with 150K followers. On this episode, Chirs shares the story of how he got Refine Labs off the ground, what he did to grow so fast, and also why he regrets spending so much on growth instead of focusing on profitability.  He goes exceptionally deep on sales and marketing and provides tactical advice you can steal.  Why you should listen:Learn when to switch away from founder-driven sales Why sales velocity is the key metric you need to trackHow to use customer feedback to drive a consistent marketing campaign and drive organic inbound. How to know if you have product-market fit based on customer satisfaction and retention.Why Chris regrets not focusing more on cash flow profitability vs growth.Keywords:entrepreneurship, founder sales, marketing, customer insights, zero-to-one growth, go-to-market strategy,  product management, growth strategy, product-market fitTimestamps:(00:00:00) Intro(00:01:21) Starting e-commerce companies on the side(00:04:56) Going all in(00:11:30) Balancing sales and marketing(00:18:05) Focusing on Customer FeedbackLanding the first customers(00:27:19) Why you should not spend on advertising(00:37:55) His most viral marketing campaign(00:41:04) Finding Product Market Fit
Released:
Jun 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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As an early-stage founder you have one goal: find product-market fit.  On The Product Market Fit Show, we explore the 0 to 1 journeys of the most successful startups. We go deep and provide detailed examples you can steal. Our goal is simple. We want to understand product-market fit better than anyone on the planet.