How This 23-Year-Old Started a $10 Million AI Company in 10 Months

The Dock with Omar Waseem - A podcast by Omar Waseem

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Alex Schachne cofounded and grew Leap from 0 to $500k+ in his first 10 months. This is the story of how he went from booking a one-way ticket across the country to building an AI company with a $10M valuation. Help us start companies from scratch in the Studio: f.inc/studio Links: · Alex: https://twitter.com/thealexshaq · Omar: https://twitter.com/omarwasm · Founders, Inc.: https://f.inc · Leap: https://tryleap.ai Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:22 - Background 6:32 - Choosing a marketing channel 17:02 - Turning viral moments into brand partnerships 24:33 - Do you need a personal brand? 34:57 - How AI will disrupt traditional media 40:32 - The plan for $5M ARR 58:01 - The next big AI opportunity 1:02:58 - Live brainstorm (Resend)