How to Start a Company on the Side | Mike Potter, Founder of Rewind

A Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for Founders
01/03/2022 22 min Temporada 1 Episodio 6
How to Start a Company on the Side | Mike Potter, Founder of Rewind

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To launch a startup you have to leave your job and spend considerable capital, with no guarantee of success. It involves considerable risk, right?Not for Mike.Mike started Rewind- a company now approaching unicorn status- fully on the side. It started off as a project, and neither Mike nor his co-founders took any salary cuts to get Rewind off the ground. Instead, they worked nights and weekends, steadily growing MRR and joined one at a time as the startup became self-sufficient.If you have an idea but aren't ready to go all in, check out this episode and learn how to start it on the side. Send me a message to let me know what you think!

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