How My Company Went From Zero to a $10 Million Run Rate

Founder's Journal

Morning Brew

Careers, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Episode 55: Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista) chats with former podcast co-host Jesse Pujji to reflect on the growth of his business, Growth Assistant, how he came up with the idea, and how he was able to build it from ground zero. Send us an email and let us know what you think of the idea! [email protected] #FoundersJournal #Startups #Entrepreneur Listen to Founder’s Journal here: https://link.chtbl.com/OV4W93_W Watch Founder’s Journal here: https://www.youtube.com/@FoundersJournal/ Subscribe to Morning Brew! Sign up for free today: https://bit.ly/morningbrewyt Follow The Brew! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/morningbrew/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MorningBrew Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@morningbrew Follow Alex! Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up everyone, welcome back to another episode of Founder's Journal,
0:03.5	the best podcast for the entrepreneurial mind. I'm your host Alex Lieberman,
0:07.3	co-founder and executive chairman of Morning Brew. It is time for another short but actionable
0:12.5	Founder's Journal interview. I was super excited to chat with my good friend and former podcast
0:17.9	co-host Jesse Pujee, the CEO of Venture Studio Gateway X. During our conversation,
0:24.0	we talk about one of Jesse's portfolio companies that he co-founded called Growth Assistant,
0:29.1	which has been an absolute rocket ship. In just two and a half years, the company has gone from
0:34.0	zero to a $10 million run rate and has more than 350 offshore assistance. We talk about a ton of
0:41.1	stuff, including how he came up with the idea, why he picked his co-founder and CEO Adrian,
0:46.9	how he thinks about product market fit, what are the biggest lessons from building this business,
0:51.5	and what channels have been most important to acquire customers. Take a listen.
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1:58.8	Mr. Jesse Poogee, welcome back to the podcast. I miss you. I miss you too. It's good to be back.
2:04.5	I feel very nostalgic right now, but I'm very excited to have you as part of Founder's Journal.
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