Million Dollar Exits Ep.1 with Tibo Louis-Lucas; Lessons from selling TweetHunter and becoming Maker Of The Year

Welcome to the debut episode of the “Million Dollar Exits”, a special  series brought to you by The Build In Public Podcast.

This episode features Tibo Louis-Lucas, founder that created and scaled Tweet Hunter, a SaaS startup, from idea to a multi-million dollar exit. He is also the Founder of Taplio, Co-Founder of Pony Express and recently received a “Maker of the Year” Golden Kitty award on Product Hunt.

In this interview, Tibo discusses his experience and perspectives on topics such as:

• Receiving an award for being the “Maker of the Year" on Product Hunt
• Tibo’s journey in building Tweet Hunter
• When and how did Tibo get the idea to start his business
• The importance of establishing trust as the foundation of a personal brand
• How Tibo and his co-founder decided to market personal branding and not just Tweet Hunter
• Tibo's thoughts when Guillaume, a middle school buddy who turned out to be his acquirer, approached him about the strategic acquisition
• The acquisition details they had with Lempire and their current ARR
• Navigating competitors and competition
• Tibo's 3 tips for those still in the validation phase
• Killer features of Tweet Hunter that made them stand out
• Tibo's journey from the validation points from having one customer to having $1k ARR
• Tibo's viewpoint on some Twitter users who dislike threads and his suggestions on how to embrace them
• Three useful Twitter audience-building tips
• What’s next for Tibo

Million Dollar Exits is a special podcast series that uncovers insider stories and actionable lessons with founders who went from an idea to 7-figure exits.

It is a special segment within the Build In Public Podcast - an interview show where KP chats with ambitious startup founders, CEOs, and top Internet creators to unpack their stories, insights, and lessons.

Shoutout To Our Episode Sponsor:
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Visit their website: https://www.paralect.com/?utm_source=milliondollarexits

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