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182: Daniel Fayle — Door-to-door to $2M ARR

182: Daniel Fayle — Door-to-door to $2M ARR

Daniel shares his journey to $2M ARR, from early marketing stunts to running a stable business.

The Bootstrapped Founder

January 18, 202353m 8s

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Show Notes

Today, I’m talking to Daniel Fayle — co-founder of Chekkit, a business he and his team have boostrapped to $2mil in ARR. We’ll touch on finding the right vertical to get started, how to do things that don’t scale, and what choices need to be made to get a business to 7 figures. 

00:00:00 Daniel Fayle

00:05:35 Getting started with Chekkit

00:09:00 Local marketing & picking verticals

00:12:05 When to hire a team?

00:17:25 Integrations

00:22:33 Pricing choices

00:25:32 How to be inspired by competition?

00:29:54 The importance of customer support

00:36:31 Setting limits on free trials

00:41:55 Use the tech that your customers use

00:47:15 How to stay on top of your game

- Door-to-door to $2M ARR with Daniel Fayle
- Find your Following, my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course
- Zero to Sold & The Embedded Entrepreneur, my books on entrepreneurship

This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire


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