Sharath Kuruganty

I'm Sharath πŸ‘‹πŸΌ I sold a startup while hustling at a full-time job. AMA.

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Hello there! I'm Sharath, founder, community builder, and content creator. Currently, I work at Threado as Head of Community, but in my free time, I build products, host a podcast, advise founders and help makers launch on Product Hunt! In the past, I built 15+ side projects using no-code tools and got the opportunity to work with prolific people like Naval Ravikant. I accidentally built a startup called Shoutout in my maker journey which grew to $30K ARR and eventually, I sold for 6 figures. All this happened when I was hustling at full-time jobs. As a startup operator, I got the opportunity to work for the most prominent brands in tech like Product Hunt, and On Deck where I nurtured community. Right now I’m tinkering with a couple of side-projects: - Blubi, a permanent home for your social content where you can use AI to remix it. - Next Step, a tight-knit community for first-time founders figuring out the next steps. I'm here to answer questions about SaaS, building in public, audience building, community, bootstrapping, no-code, and anything startups! AMA πŸ‘‡
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Svitlana Palamarchuk
Hi Sharath, This is really inspiring to hear! Juggling a full-time job with side projects is no small feat, and achieving such success is truly commendable. I'm particularly interested in your experience with no-code tools. Could you share a bit about how these tools have helped in your startup journey, especially when it comes to prototyping and iterating quickly? Also, how did you manage your time between your full-time job and your side projects? Any tips or strategies you'd recommend for those of us trying to balance a similar load?
Sharath Kuruganty
Thanks for the kind word @svitlana_palamarchuk Idea validation - Used Carrd to build the landing page MVP validation - Used Bubble to build the first MVP They massively helped me move fast. And the community supported me when I got stuck. I wrote a thread on some tips to balance a full-time job and side projects: https://twitter.com/5harath/stat...
Umesh G
Thanks for hosting AMA. How did you find first 100 users? I don't have an audience or personal brand in any social media. And my potential customers are not super tech savvy to do digital ads or social media campaign. Currently planning to create a DB manually by googling and do email or SMS campaign. Your thoughts on this or alternatives?
Ken Savage
What was your tech stack when you built Shoutout? Current customer here btw.
Ken Savage
@5harath you still answering questions? πŸ‘†πŸΌ
Mirza Sameeullah Baig
how can I work with you on your product of nextstep
Calli
What is the typical ARR of a company before you sell it? How do you know when to sell a company? Thank you for doing the AMA!
JQ Sirls
Always proud of you and watching you grow has been amazing! @5harath