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Building a Startup Against the Odds
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1:17:01 - 1:20:55 (03:54)

The founder describes how he built a startup company despite initial criticism and skepticism, and how his company differs from other similar products in the market.

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The makers of an unnamed app talk about their struggles to innovate and differentiate from Snapchat, while also facing issues with user retention.
1:17:01 - 1:18:01 (01:00)
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Snapchat
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The makers of an unnamed app talk about their struggles to innovate and differentiate from Snapchat, while also facing issues with user retention.

Chapter
Building a Startup Against the Odds
Episode
Shaan's Story: How I Made My First $1,000,000 By Age 31
Podcast
My First Million
Retention is one of the most critical aspects of a successful business but is also challenging to solve as it is similar to dating.
1:18:01 - 1:18:44 (00:42)
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Business
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Retention is one of the most critical aspects of a successful business but is also challenging to solve as it is similar to dating. It is not easy to make users or customers commit and stay engaged with your product or service.

Chapter
Building a Startup Against the Odds
Episode
Shaan's Story: How I Made My First $1,000,000 By Age 31
Podcast
My First Million
The transcript talks about the challenges of growing a business and how spamming people with notifications to use an app and increase the number of users isn't the best way to solve problems.
1:18:44 - 1:19:42 (00:58)
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Business
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The transcript talks about the challenges of growing a business and how spamming people with notifications to use an app and increase the number of users isn't the best way to solve problems. It also cites examples of how increasing an email list of 10,000 people to 5 million can lead to revenue of $100 million.

Chapter
Building a Startup Against the Odds
Episode
Shaan's Story: How I Made My First $1,000,000 By Age 31
Podcast
My First Million
He was like, I'm actually amazing at operating things, but you guys are always way better at inventing new shit, and we would just copy you.
1:19:42 - 1:20:55 (01:12)
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Business
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He was like, I'm actually amazing at operating things, but you guys are always way better at inventing new shit, and we would just copy you.

Chapter
Building a Startup Against the Odds
Episode
Shaan's Story: How I Made My First $1,000,000 By Age 31
Podcast
My First Million