Karthik Sridharan @KarthikS2206
Founder, https://t.co/Btmehr3Eoq ($3 million revenue, bootstrapped) & https://t.co/hrCI0qRpTo | Sharing my experiences to help you learn, build & scale your startup journey flexiple.com Joined January 2019-
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Calendly is a $3B call scheduling app, but it didn't start that way: Attempt 1: Dating app [FAILED ❌] Attempt 2: Selling projectors [FAILED ❌] Attempt 3: Selling grills [FAILED ❌] Attempt 4: Calendar app [SUCCESS ✅] Lesson: Stay true to your startup journey, not the idea.
Interviewer: "At our company, we value honesty and transparency. It's one of our core values." Candidate: "That’s great! What's the salary range for this role?" Interviewer: "Sorry, we can only share that after 3 rounds of interviews."
Sridhar Vembu bootstrapped Zoho to a billion dollars and does this from a small village…. Now, that's the energy I'm chasing.
Friends from engineering: "Bhai, coming to Bangalore on the 22nd. Booked a hotel for all of us. Let's party!" Friends from MBA: "Hey, I hope you're well. I'm in town on the 22nd. Let's get some coffee. Let me know and I'll send an invite."
That big business secret you're looking for is to simply create value, NOT chase valuations. In a world of constant showmanship, focusing on building a sustainable business is a lost art.
Hot take: 99% of PMs don’t even know what Product Management is.
Amazon vs. Walmart market cap over the years: 2001: Amazon: $4B Walmart: $256B 2015: Amazon: $318B Walmart: $196B 2018: Amazon: $737B Walmart: $270B It took Amazon 21 years to surpass Walmart in market cap, but only 3 more years to triple it. Slowly, then suddenly.
“Based on all my experience, I know bootstrapping will take you so far. You need VC money to really create impact.” > Mohit, 22, Fresh grad from IIM-A at popular VC
Each April, I remember that building a profitable startup in India that pays crores in taxes is useless.
In college, when all you did was talk to people around you and did nothing tangible, you were given a D+ and expelled. But in real life, when you do the same thing, you're called an Associate at a VC and given a 30 LPA salary.
Thinking of millions of dollars, when you have made ZERO money online is just stupid. First ask yourself, "What can I do to get my first customer and earn my first dollar?" Do that. Then, do that better.
BIG day! After 10 months of work, I'm excited to launch Flexiple's new offering: - Hire dream full-time engineers, not just contractors! - 4 handpicked profiles each week, guaranteed - Sourcing to joining support Would love your support 💙 Link: flexiple.com/full-time
Launching Flexiple's new offering tomorrow! Lots of hard work has gone into this. Super super excited 🎉
Startup Founders in 2021: "Join us and get a BMW bike, a Macbook of your choice, and a $1,000 home office allowance!" Startup Founders in 2024: "Join us and enjoy free Lays and Kurkure in the pantry. And, don't forget to bring your own chair to the office."
There is a special place in hell for those who claim their parents are sick just to move to a better-paying job. Just tell the truth man. We all are professionals.
STOP building a product that scales. Before creating a solution that works. Then pour fuel and scale it exponentially. Remember, a non-working solution scaled infinitely is still a solution that sucks.
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@KarthikS2206 Another lesson: Behind every stage of success is a list of hidden stairs of failure. #success #failure
@KarthikS2206 Well said Sir I've a tiny startup With not only big idea but With millions of blessings I've developed a pain relief Oil no chemicals all natural Ingredients and tried and Tested on people with very Positive feedback Can I share details on dm Or yr mail id if u can share
@KarthikS2206 Yep, and no hesitation to switch from grills to calendar app Totally unrelated products
@KarthikS2206 Possible - if everyone as a society regard failures equally as high as success
@KarthikS2206 U mean ideas don't work but without idea how does one start with journey
@KarthikS2206 I wouldn’t agree. Don’t startup for the sake of it. One must really love the problem they are solving.
Eventually, Teams grew exponentially due to the ecosystem Microsoft had built, despite Slack being a far superior offering. So, here’s my request - stick this on your wall: “I will NOT ignore marketing”.
As a founder, I firmly believe this: "A mediocre product with great marketing will beat an exceptional product with poor marketing." Every. Single. Time. Superior tech alone means nothing if customers don't hear your story. Why? Because...
Proud moment 😍 Today my wife (@Hi_Aadi) quit her job to build her own business. 3 years ago when I quit the corporate rat race, she stood by me like a rock to support me. Today, as she embarks on this exciting new journey, I'm glad that I'm in a position to support her.…
Finally ReviewReplyAI ⭐ was approved in the Chrome Web Store 🥳 It also got its first sale, it's $10 💵 Not much but encouraging 💪🏻 Oh man, I didn't know it was so complicated 😅 It's a loop... submit, go to review, get rejected, make the changes, submit, go to review 🔄
I did it🥳 The Chrome Extension "Review Reply AI" is ready! In less than 48 hours 😅 - Learned how and built the extension 1. Inject in Google reviews - Created an API to 1. Generate responses 2. Validate the API Key Due to the grant offering 50% OFF (coupon EARLYBIRD)
@KarthikS2206 Consistency is key. It’s important to stay consistent.
@KarthikS2206 Why did you repeat the same thing twice? Just curious
@KarthikS2206 When they say 'transparency,' they mean transparent about everything except the salary! 😂
Has anyone been to DigitalOcean's docs website recently? They now have an AI chatbot at the bottom right 🥳
April was special... because @Peerlist made its first dollar! This month, we completed one year of Peerlist Hire, and also got our first paying customer 💚 P.S. To celebrate our first anniversary, we are giving some good discounts to our early adopters! If you are hiring,…
@KarthikS2206 Recruiter on first call asking how much do you make?I am like why do you wanna know? Are you making me an offer? Recruiter says,I wanna know if you fit the salary range. I asked,what is your salary range? Recruiter says it is confidential. I said my pay also confidential.😂
@KarthikS2206 He’s the most underrated founder/CEO right now
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