Million Dollar Exits Ep.5 with Chris Frantz: Stair-Stepping Approach To A Successful Exit

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

This episode features Chris Frantz, founder of an early-stage automated copywriting startup Snazzy AI, which he built and scaled to a multi-million-dollar exit to Unbounce.

In this interview, Chris shares his experience and thoughts on topics such as:
• His new startup company, Loops.so (a YC-backed email platform)
• How Chris designed Loops using his background knowledge and expertise
• Snazzy AI's successful journey that led to his multi-million-dollar exit
• How Chris met his co-founder Adam
• Why Chris chose the stair-stepping approach throughout his journey as a founder
• His thoughts about GTP-4 and how he integrates its use cases in his company
• Navigating working and being a founder as a side hustle
• Chris’ struggles and obstacles while building Snazzy
• Unscalable things Chris did while building Snazzy
• Myths and misconceptions about startup exits that Chris believes got debunked by his experience
• Chris’ 3 tips for those who want to have a Million Dollar Exit
• Critical activities in a startup that Chris believes will result in high leverage outcomes
• Tactical Advice for some founders that find difficulty in talking to their users
• Chris' time management as a founder and in other activities in life
• Dealing with copycats in business
• 3 big reflections of Chris in his YC experience

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.

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Links:
Chris’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/frantzfries
Loops website: https://loops.so/
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Million Dollar Exits Ep.5 with Chris Frantz: Stair-Stepping Approach To A Successful Exit
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