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How Marc acquired customers
Tools used to build ShipFast
My journey took me from being a Paris waiter to an $80,000/month solopreneur over seven years of persistence. After 17 failed projects, I found success by building in public and leveraging social platforms.
When I launched ShipFast, I told my wife we'd be lucky to make $100. 5 months later, the product made a quarter million dollars at 90% profit. ShipFast became my main revenue source, reaching $64,500 in its first month after launching in September 2023.
ShipFast is a code base for programmers who want to create startups. It includes payments, emails, authentication and all the boring stuff so founders can focus on their unique features.
I create hilarious demo videos where I deepfake myself into movie scenes. My ByeDispute launch video featuring me as Leonardo DiCaprio's sidekick in Wolf of Wall Street went viral and drove significant sales.
17 failures before finding what works - persistence pays off
Build tools that solve your own problems as a developer
Creative, entertaining marketing videos can go viral
Cross-promote all your products in footers and sidebars
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Marc achieved 4 milestones on the path to $100K ARR
$1,000
$10,000
$250,000
The journey, decisions, and context behind this milestone
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