#030 – Pivoting Your Way to Three Million Users with Vivek Ravisankar

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#030 – Pivoting Your Way to Three Million Users with Vivek Ravisankar

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Sep 28, 2017

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The founder of HackerRank tells the story of how he and his cofounder went from multiple failed businesses as brand new founders working from India to the creators of one of the most influential websites for programmers and tech companies.

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Sep 28, 2017

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Courtland Allen interviews the ambitious indie hackers who are turning their ideas and side projects into profitable online businesses. Explore the latest strategies and tools founders are using to capitalize on new opportunities, escape the 9-to-5 grind, and create their own personal revenue-generating machines. The future is indie!

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