Welcome to Startup Tycoon! ??

Hi! Welcome to Startup Tycoon. I'm so glad you're here.

If we haven't met, I’m the Founder/CEO of Blaze, the #1 AI marketing tool for small businesses and teams of one.

I think I first unknowingly caught the founder bug growing up, playing awesome computer games like SimCity and Roller Coaster Tycoon.

I loved the ability to see my creations from above, plotting what to do next and seeing it come to life before my eyes.

Having now built three companies, the reality of starting and running an early-stage business is more like being being a character in the game itself. There is no map. You don't have a proven plan. It can be confusing, lonely, and full of setbacks and failures.

All of that was true for me too, but I made it through. In the last 5 years, I've raised $46M, successfully launched 3 products to millions of users, and grown a business from $0 to $10M ARR in <18 months with only 25 people.

With Startup Tycoon, I want to give you the "secret codes" to winning the game of startups: how to fundraise, find product market fit, crack distribution, achieve hypergrowth, and manage an extraordinary team.

In each newsletter, I'll share the tactical playbooks from my experience and other CEO friends about how we've become masters of the game.

If you're looking for empty wisdom, thoughts from people who have never built anything, or advice from founders who have failed, you're in the wrong place.

But if you're ready to make a bet on yourself and have the creativity, grit, and persistence it takes to win, then come on in. The water's warm, and I'm here to help.

- Adam

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