Michelle Marceline - How to build an unfair advantage from a disadvantage!
👉🏼 About the Guest:
Michelle Marceline is a co-founder at Typedream (W20), a no-code site, blog, and form builder, and a previous cofounder at Cotter. She's been featured on Forbes 30U30 2022, Build In Public with KP, and more!
Michelle Marceline is a co-founder at Typedream (W20), a no-code site, blog, and form builder, and a previous cofounder at Cotter. She's been featured on Forbes 30U30 2022, Build In Public with KP, and more!
👉🏼 About the Host:
Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.
Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.
👉🏼 Description:
Listen in as Sharath and Michelle discuss founding Typedream (YC W20) with a co-founding team of 5, immigrant hunger, pivoting their startup repeatedly, and growing Typedream from 0 to N.
Timestamps:
Listen in as Sharath and Michelle discuss founding Typedream (YC W20) with a co-founding team of 5, immigrant hunger, pivoting their startup repeatedly, and growing Typedream from 0 to N.
Timestamps:
- 00:00: Episode Highlight
- 2:40: Introduction to Michelle, co-founder at Typedream (YC W20)
- 3:46: Michelle's journey from immigrant to Green Card holder
- 7:50: Typedream's founding story: 5 founders, from fintech to no-code builder
- 15:38: Pivoting a company during Y Combinator: The ups and downs
- 19:30: Starting up again as a team post-acquisition
- 20:55: Typedream's Zero -> One Go-To-Market strategy
- 23:08: Product Hunt's impact on growing Typedream
- 27:28: Typedream's Build in Public Strategy
- 30:02: Michelle's day-to-day as a non-technical founder
- 33:14: The toughest part of being a founder
- 34:54: Lessons learned as Typedream grows from One -> N
- 36:43: Typedream's Creator Community and how it helps the company grow
- 37:23: Does Building in Public help One -> N growth?
- 39:02: Battle-tested Go-To-Market lessons
- 42:42: Typedream's soft pivot into a content creator setup
- 47:01: Outreach to Typedream's ideal creators: the how, why, and impacts
- 49:07: Typedream's craziest creation stories
- 50:35: Typedream's darkest hours
- 52:07: Michelle's role models
- 53:21: The importance of immigrant hunger in building
- 56:50: Closing thoughts for founders
- 58:13: Outro
👉🏼 Resources:
- Shaan Puri: https://www.shaanpuri.com/
- Sam Parr: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parrsam
- My First Million Podcast: https://www.mfmpod.com/
👉🏼 Where to find Michelle Marceline:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/michwirantono
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-marcelline
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michwirantono/
- Typedream (YC W20): https://typedream.com/
👉🏼 Where to find Sharath:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harath
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harath
- Website: https://5harath.com/
- Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/