Six Figures in Six Days - James Traf (Founder @ Super)

My guest today is James Traf who is the founder of Super which turns your Notion pages into websites. In this episode, we discuss the following: - What led Traf to the field of design - Why Traf's first ever design job only lasted for 3 months - Traf's experience doing freelance design work - How Traf finds freelance clients - Why Traf applied to Y Combinator - Traf's Y Combinator experience - How much do startups founders pay themselves in the bay area - Why Traf prefers building bootstrapped internet businesses over venture funded startups - Why Traf left the bay area - Why Traf created an iOS icon set - Traf's icon set goes viral and makes $100,000 in 6 days - Why Traf's success was 7 years in the making - Traf sends MKBHD an email - Why Traf wants to own his time - Why Traf decided to not join Uber, Airbnb as an employee - Why Traf started Super - How Traf met his Super cofounder Jason - How Traf communicates with his remote cofounder Jason - Traf's marketing plan for Super - Importance of associating yourself with a growing market - How Traf deals with internet trolls - Super revenue and user stats - Why hiring a customer support rep is only a stop gap fix for bootstrap business - Why Traf turned down VC funding for Super - How Traf juggles multiple side projects - Feature roadmap for Super - Traf's advice for designers - How to get in touch with Traf For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/